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Obama: GOP victory would mean “hand-to-hand combat” in Congress next year
It's on. First Biden’s fantasizing about strangling people, now The One’s ready to affix bayonets. I wonder: Is this the pressure of looming electoral catastrophe getting to them? Or is it just …...
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Chumponomics
Emotions. The tale of Gene Cranick’s house fire provides a fascinating opportunity to study the intersection of market economics and government action. Cranick is a resident of Obion County,...
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Chris Christie on expensive new tunnel/boondoggle: Sorry, we’re broke
"A neverending hook." Via Cubachi, alternate headline: “Tomorrow’s Glenn Beck ‘Chris Christie porn’ today!” The quick and dirty background: New Jersey’s been plotting a new commuter train tunnel into...
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Rumors swirl: Democrat set to drop out in Florida and endorse Charlie Crist?
Nightmare. Nothing concrete, but this nightmare scenario has been on our collective radar screen for so long that it only stands to reason that something must be up. Simply put, Meek can’t win; with...
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Great news: Federal judge finds ObamaCare mandate constitutional
The beginning of the end. The worst part? This really is well in line with the Supreme Court’s ridiculously expansive Commerce Clause jurisprudence. You can’t opt out of interstate marijuana commerce...
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Hot new idea from New York: Let’s ban sugary drinks for people on food stamps
Great. Alternate headline: “Poor people to be deprived of one of few remaining simple pleasures.” Bloomberg and Paterson planned to announce Thursday that they are seeking permission from the U.S....
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Quotes of the day
2012. “If the GOP’s ’12 nominee was out there, wouldn’t that person already have a considerable following? After all, conservatives and Republicans right now are displaying unprecedented enthusiasm,...
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Obamateurism of the Day
Morose-colored glasses. Democrats have spent the last two years claiming that massive spending would solve our economic woes, that Cash for Clunkers would somehow amplify car demand in the long term,...
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Unemployment steady at 9.6%, 95,000 jobs lost in September; Update:...
Stagnation. The unemployment rate continued at its August level in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, steady at 9.6% despite the net loss of almost 100,000 jobs in the month. That...
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Biden: “You’re the dullest audience I’ve ever spoken to”
Losing voters, one gaffe at a time. Is it too late to start a Bidenism of the Day? Alas, Andrew Malcolm usually has that beat well covered, but in this case, the Hill reports on the just-reconfirmed...
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Poll shocker of the day: Dingell at 39% in Michigan?
Goodbye kiss? Michigan’s 15th CD has had a John Dingell in Congress since before most of its constituents were born, first with FDR’s inauguration in 1933 with John Sr., and then since 1955 with the...
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Democrat backed fake Tea Party candidate to split vote in NJ-03
Phony. How desperate have Democrats become to keep their grip on power? Even some of their colleagues have become disgusted enough with their machinations to start speaking out in New Jersey’s 3rd CD,...
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Rossi moves ahead of Murray in two polls
Momentum? The state of Washington may soon join the Republican wave that appears ready to crash nationwide, dealing a serious blow to Democrats’ hopes of holding the Senate. In two polls this morning,...
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Video: The tax-hike strategy session
"We've got to put some lipstick on this pig." Heritage For America has teamed up with veteran character actor Clint Howard for a series of humorous web videos about the policies that are strangling...
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Brown campaign strategized over calling Whitman a “whore”
Intellectual bankruptcy. Look on the bright side. It’s an improvement over Jerry Brown’s earlier comment comparing Meg Whitman to Nazi propaganda minister Josef Goebbels: With evident frustration,...
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The Ed Morrissey Show: The Week in Review with Duane “Generalissimo” Patterson
3 pm ET! Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we’ll take a look at the past week with Duane “Generalissimo” Patterson of the Hugh Hewitt Show. Duane and I will discuss the latest jobless numbers,...
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CBS poll shows GOP widening lead in Congressional ballot, Obama losing ground...
44 at 44% overall approval. Yesterday, the CBS poll showed some bad news for Barack Obama and the Democrats, perhaps driven in part by an attempt to correct earlier sample fudging. Voter approval on...
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Grand jury about to dig deep into Edwards’ campaign financing?
Beyond Rielle. It seems that the Department of Justice is interested in more than just the funding that kept Rielle Hunter quiet during the presidential campaign of John Edwards. The Daily Beast’s...
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Video: Interview with Clint Howard
Engagement. Earlier today, I had the pleasure of interviewing veteran character actor Clint Howard, who now headlines a series of short web spots for Heritage for America. Clint is one of the most...
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Rasmussen still shows virtual tie in MN governor race
Down to the wire. Will the Republican wave reach as far politically to the one state that never voted for Ronald Reagan in his two presidential races? The jury is still out, according to the latest...
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