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Obama presser: Read my lips, no new taxes — until 2013
"We cannot allow this moment to pass." Lileks is irritated by The One’s irritation here at having to compromise with those darned Republican troglodytes, but given how much he gave away for an...
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Gallup: Bush’s job approval now higher than Obama’s
Fortunes. Via Jim Geraghty, a reminder that Inauguration Day 2009 seems, oh, so looong ago. Actually, The One’s daily approval rating stands at 47 percent today, so he and the Bushitler find themselves...
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GOP 2012 candidate: I’ve smoked weed, I’m pro-choice, I support gay unions,...
What could go wrong? Dude, I think this might be the guy. After pointing out that the United States accounts for half of worldwide spending on defense, Johnson suggests the defense budget might need to...
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Want to balance the budget? It’s easier than we think
Numbers. Most people, including me, tend to think that balancing the budget is a Herculean task. I look at the yearly deficit numbers racked up by our self-proclaimed Blue Dog President and I wonder...
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Quotes of the day
Revolt. “It is not easy to consider challenging the first African-American to be elected as President of the United States. But, regrettably, I believe that the time has come to do this. “It is time...
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Obamateurism of the Day
Research fail. Can you name the national motto? If you pick “In God We Trust,” then you’re doing better than our President. Barack Obama attempted to explain how our national motto supports diversity,...
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White House, Congress publicly blaming each other for tax deal
Obama's "Read my lips" moment? It’s safe to say that no one on the Democratic side of the aisle took the news of the tax deal very well. Democrats in Congress took to the airwaves to blast Obama for...
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Tax deal a good, not great, bargain for Republicans
2012 showdown. It’s victory! It’s defeat! It’s the end of Obama! It’s the end of the world! The deal to keep the current tax rates in place has received soaring praise and bitter criticism on the...
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Assange surrenders; Visa cuts off payments, Swiss close bank account; Update:...
Plus, FBI sting nails another potential erstwhile spy. This doesn’t really count as breaking news, since Julian Assange’s lawyers more or less pledged that the Wikileaks founder would present himself...
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Remembering Pearl Harbor: 69 Years
Echoes. Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. … Always...
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Chart of the … year
Res ipsa loquitur. Quite a few people have had the same reaction to this chart from Business Insider and Calculated Risk as John Derbyshire at The Corner, which is to offer a res ipsa loquitur rather...
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One and done? Update: Poll shows 74% of Obama contributors opposed
Triangulation flop? If Barack Obama hoped to launch his triangulation strategy with his tax-cut deal, so far it has failed to impress. Charles Hurt, a frequent critic of Obama at the New York Post,...
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Palin: Just say no to state bailouts
Novelty. Or, perhaps more accurately, just say no to another round of state bailouts. Sarah Palin takes note of a WSJ report over the weekend that passed with little notice about Republican efforts to...
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The Ed Morrissey Show: Andrew Malcolm
3 pm ET! Today on The Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we welcome the Prince of Twitter and LA Times blogger Andrew Malcolm for our weekly Tuesdays with Andrew discussion of media and politics! We’ll...
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Appropriations Committee needs an oversight panel
The man to run it. If Republicans are serious about cutting spending, Heritage’s Robert Bluey argues in Politico, they have to reform the process first. All three candidates vying for the chair of...
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Video: Sharpton wants FCC to take Limbaugh off the air
Prior restraint. Al Sharpton does get one thing right in this discussion with Ed Schultz on MSNBC: the First Amendment doesn’t give Rush Limbaugh the right to have his show broadcast on the public...
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ObamaCare waivers now up to 222
Waffling. If the US passes a law that then requires the government to issue over two hundred waivers in the first few months to avoid disastrous consequences for enforcement, doesn’t that indicate a...
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Obama to cave on coal, nuclear power next?
Hmmmmmm. Maybe there’s something to this triangulation strategy after all. A day after Barack Obama enraged his base by cutting a deal to extend Bush-era tax rates for another two years, Energy...
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Angry Obama on tax cuts: GOP are “hostage takers,” liberals are...
Oh my. Ace’s co-blogger DrewM had the best take on this afternoon’s presser turned mini-meltdown: “Man, if Obama is Spock, he’s in the middle of the Pon Farr.” Two clips for you, the first of him...
View ArticleElizabeth Edwards dies
Just 61 years old. The doctors stopped treating her cancer a few days ago because it would be “unproductive” and she posted a farewell message on Facebook only yesterday. Her youngest son is 10. The...
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