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Dem senator: Negotiating with the GOP on taxes is almost like negotiating...
Nuance. Score one for Mark Halperin: They really are having a collective nervous breakdown over this. In fairness, Menendez isn’t making a moral comparison, just a dimwitted analogy about the perils of...
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Oh my: Scott Brown and Susan Collins to vote yes on repealing DADT
60? That makes 60 votes for cloture, assuming Reid can keep the entire Democratic caucus in line. I’m not aware of any defectors yet but Tester, McCaskill, Ben Nelson and a few other red-state Dems who...
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The HARRY Awards: Who’s the Hot Air Readership Republican of the Year?
It's poll time. Loading… This post was promoted from GreenRoom to HotAir.com.To see the comments on the original post, look here. Read this post »
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Video: Obama addresses the troops in Afghanistan
"You will succeed in your mission." The money line: “When so many other institutions seem to be shirking their responsibilities, you’ve embraced your responsibilities.” When I heard about his surprise...
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Video: The worst thing ever recorded in any medium
It's come to this. We got more e-mail tips today about this clip than we did about the new unemployment numbers. With good reason: It’s a 20-megaton schlock warhead, the most devastatingly campy weapon...
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Audio fun: Bristol Palin goofs on Olbermann
The worst person in the world. A follow-up to last night’s QOTD. It’s the KWHL hosts who do most of the goofing, actually, with Bristol giggling along. But if Olby’s willingness to speak truth to power...
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O’Donnell ended campaign with almost $1 million in campaign treasury
Hmmmm. Commenters in the Headlines thread are grumbling about this, no doubt remembering that (a) she’s been accused before by former aides of using campaign donations for personal expenses and (b) she...
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Video: The funniest “celebrity” in D.C.
Hmmmm. Two clips from last night’s contest. Righty blogosphere fave Mary Katharine Ham was one of the judges, and proved she’s a gamer by trying her own hand at stand-up, albeit briefly, to warm up the...
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Quotes of the day
Rebel without a cause. “Julian. “I am a former British diplomat. In the course of my former duties I helped to coordinate multilateral action against a brutal regime in the Balkans, impose sanctions on...
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NARN, the Censured Edition!
1-3 CT with video and chat! I’ve gotten to this a little late this morning, but assuming I can get out of my driveway this morning, we will have a NARN edition this afternoon — although it will only be...
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The Full Cost of the Drilling Moratorium
Permitoriums don't save pelicans, people. While the original story of the new drilling moratorium was covered here at Hot Air, the new unemployment numbers which came out this week highlight an even...
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Is Keynesianism dead?
Or is it just mostly dead? Investors Business Daily titles its editorial today, “Keynesianism, RIP,” declaring the government-spending stimulus philosophy discredited in the wake of the 19th...
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Senate tax bills die on floor
"The most astounding theory I have ever seen." To the surprise of no one, two attempts by Senate Democrats to raise taxes in the middle of economic stagnation failed to clear procedural votes this...
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Climate Fund with No Impact on Climate Becomes Miracle Money Stash
Don't need no stinking carbon permits. A number of conservative and libertarian types have pointed out that these days, smokers are basically “smoking for the children.” States are relying heavily on...
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Hillary, don’t go
Doing her job. Wikileaks is making waves again this week, and the immediate consequences of its revelations are lapping onto the shore of at least one administration official: Secretary of State...
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Quotes of the day
Disappointment. “President Obama’s failure to stand his ground in ongoing negotiations with Republicans on key issues from taxes to jobless benefits has stirred howls of protest from many of his...
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Poll: What was the Obamateurism of the Week?
Self-realization. It’s time to play Let’s Make a Deal on the OOTW, otherwise known as How To Achieve Prominence Without Really Trying To Take Terrorists. If you have trouble deciding, just remember...
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NFL week 13 open thread
The big game. Today is the biggest game on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ schedule, even bigger than the upcoming game against the Jets. For one thing, the Baltimore Ravens are their main divisional rival,...
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Do we need a “repeal amendment”?
Or just a repeal of one? A couple of months ago, Randy Barnett at Cato proposed a new amendment to the Constitution that would give the states the power to repeal acts of Congress. It’s certainly an...
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And the 2010 HARRY Award goes to…
You like us! You really like us! A big thanks to everyone that participated in this First Annual HARRY balloting. In 24 hours, over 4000 readers cast their ballots for the best and worst of the 2010...
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