Oberstar: We need a “carbon regime”
Plus, Mr. Cheerful wows his constituents subjects. Chip Cravaack and Jim Oberstar met for the first time in a debate this week in Minnesota’s 8th CD, which Oberstar has represented for 18 terms as its...
View ArticleGoldberg: NPR drove a stake through the heart of liberalism
Tolerance and open dialogue rejected. As noted earlier, the firing of Juan Williams has more than one level of irony. As Joe Scarborough Tweeted earlier today (emphasis mine): Juan Williams gets fired...
View ArticleVideo: Crowder returns in “Evil Rich People”
Meet the "Richies." He’s back, and just in time. Steven Crowder says he “feels just like a Johnny Quest character” as he explores the Lifestyles of the Rich and Greedy, at least as defined by Democrats...
View ArticleNew study shows ObamaCare subsidies potentially five times higher in first...
Red ink: it's what's in it. In passing ObamaCare, Democrats argued that it would provide a net relief to the budget deficit in its balance of new taxes and fees, drastic cuts to Medicare Advantage, and...
View ArticleRepublican up 10 in OR-5?
Harbinger? It’s hard to cover Congressional races and give all 435 attention, simply because the effort in keeping up with the vast number of races would prove overwhelming. A few races that get...
View ArticleNPR CEO: Juan Williams’s views of Muslims should be between him and his...
Unreal. Like Andy Levy said last night on Twitter: Polygraph ‘em. Take the whole NPR braintrust, wire them up, and ask them if they’ve ever felt momentarily skittish about flying with Muslim passengers...
View ArticleObama: You know who’s a pretty good president? Me
B+. What better way to celebrate a new low in his quarterly approval rating than with a little self-congratulation? Obama gave the upbeat assessment of his own performance during a stem-winding speech...
View ArticleSurprise: Fox News signs Juan Williams to new $2 million deal
Jackpot. When I joked about him being the richest man in town, little did I know. The best part of this is the prospect of a feeding frenzy among Fox’s other lefty contributors to try to cash in by...
View ArticlePelosi on the midterms: “I would rather be in our position right now than...
It's come to this. The headline at New York mag says it all. Baghdad Bob just e-mailed me: “Make her stop.” How bad is it going to be? Here’s the new data from Pew. Note the trends in both columns....
View ArticleDamn: Barney Frank 49, Sean Bielat 37
Follow the leader. Not a disastrous poll — there are still 12 percent undecided — but after news broke about Frank having to loan himself money, I was hoping/thinking it’d be within single digits. Not...
View ArticleMegyn Kelly to CAIR: What’s your problem with Juan Williams?
"Are you happy now?" A long clip, with things picking up at 7:30 when Hooper demands to know whether Kelly herself has ever felt a frisson of apprehension about flying with passengers in Muslim garb....
View ArticleValerie Jarrett: We completely understand this voter anger — about the...
Nuance. Alternate headline: “Valerie Jarrett completely misunderstands voter anger.” If you don’t have time to watch this now, no worries: You’ll be hearing the same talking point verbatim on the...
View ArticleThe Ed Morrissey Show: Duane “Generalissimo” Patterson & the Week in Review
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 attempt to tolerate the intolerance...
View ArticleGallup poll predicts “major House shakeup”
Worse than 1994? The tea leaves have not improved much for Democrats despite rumors of a surge in their base as Election Day approaches. In Gallup’s latest survey on generic re-elect numbers in...
View ArticleRasmussen shows dead heat in MN gubernatorial race
Down to the wire. Today’s Rasmussen survey in Minnesota’s gubernatorial race will likely be the last before the election, and it sheds little light on how the outcome will look. DFL nominee Mark...
View ArticleVideo: Will parents get school choice in Arizona?
Or will the ACLU shut it down? On November 3rd, when conservatives across the nation hope to celebrate a massive victory in the midterm elections, parents in Phoenix will instead cast their eyes to the...
View ArticleThe myth of the lousy Tea Party candidate?
Experience. We’ve heard this refrain all during the midterm primaries and general election cycle this year: the Tea Party has pushed inexperienced candidates into Congressional and Senate races who are...
View ArticleJuan Williams: I used to think the right was the intolerant side
"I think they were looking for a reason to get rid of me." Heh. Between this and his hint-hinting on “Fox & Friends” this morning that maybe it’s time for NPR to leave the government-funded nest,...
View ArticleSmart power: Obama set to introduce teleprompter to Indian parliament
Terrific. When I saw this headline, I finally realized what it must feel like to be a batter watching a hanging curveball float towards the plate. My eyes lit up, I tell you. The parliament building’s...
View ArticleBreaking: New Wikileaks docs reveal Iraqi security forces have been torturing...
Oof. Supposedly it’s the biggest leak of U.S. intel in history. Normally I’d wait to blog it until I’ve had a chance to read all the articles, but we’re talking about a dozen or more stories here;...
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