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ABC: Why must Sarah Palin insert herself into this story by defending herself...
Voodoo. I think it might be time to stop writing about the coverage, not because I’m bored with it or because there’s nothing left to say, but because I simply can’t achieve the Loughnerian dream state...
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RFK Jr: You know, my uncle was also shot amid a climate of right-wing hate
Magic. Be sure to read the last post about Palin before you read Junior’s reminiscences or else you might not appreciate what a quintessential example this is of the left’s magical thinking about...
View ArticleFirst man in: Herman Cain announces presidential exploratory committee
We already sort of knew this, but now it’s officially official. And thus does the 2012 primary season begin, my friends. Two important questions now. One: What’s his role in the Arizona shootings?...
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Finally: Dupnik releases police reports on Loughner, family
Background. There were no missed red flags as far as I can tell. The Arizona Republic has brief summaries of 12 reports, the most damning of which involve him being drunk at school and being caught...
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Open thread: Obama’s speech in Arizona
Healing. The memorial service should be underway at 8 p.m. ET, naturally airing live on all the cable news nets. I hope he does well; the victims deserve a thoughtful tribute. But I can’t say I’m...
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Palin aide: She’s getting death threats at unprecedented levels
Rhetoric. I almost wish that this wasn’t being reported as it’ll only inflame things further among fringe types, but after four days of screeching about Palin the murderer, who can blame her staff for...
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Obama’s speech: “[T]he truth is that none of us can know exactly what...
"Bad things happen, and we must guard against simple explanations in the aftermath." Normally I’d wait for video to post but that could take an hour or more, so here are his remarks as prepared for...
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Quotes of the day
Pile on. “Former Alaska GOP Gov. Sarah Palin missed a prime opportunity on Wednesday to demonstrate that she can play on the presidential stage, top Republicans say… “‘You have to see it through her...
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Presidentism of the Day
Stepping up. Yes, I know I usually start weekdays with an amateurish stumble du jour from our nation’s Chief Executive, but in light of his speech last night, President Barack Obama deserves credit for...
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New poll shows Americans still not buying media spin on Tucson shootings
53% think commentators exploiting tragedy. The last poll from CBS that showed Americans rejecting the “extreme rhetoric” blame game was taken in the first couple of days after the shooting. This...
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Weekly initial jobless claims bounce back to 2010 range
Holidays over. The Department of Labor reports today that the number of initial jobless claims jumped 35,000 last week to 445,000, ending a string of weekly reports that showed some decline from the...
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Moody’s, S&P issue warning to US on bond ratings
Greece is the word, is the word, is the word ... Mind you, these are the same bond-rating agencies that Congress has blamed for the financial collapse in 2008 for being too lenient with their credit...
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Video: Federal policies failing the Central Valley
Smelt bad. Reason TV gives a report on the problems plaguing California’s Central Valley, once a breadbasket to the world, and now a government-created basket case of dust, unemployment, poverty, and...
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Norquist: Time to start talking about saving money by pulling out of Af-Pak...
Why start there? Grover Norquist says he isn’t calling for a pullout, at least not yet, but that he just wants to start a conversation, according to this report from Foreign Policy. The cost of...
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What if you threw a nuclear-tour party and no one came?
The Lonely Guy. Iran has embarked on a big public-relations push to drive a wedge between the West and its trading partners in China and Russia this week. While warning the US that the West’s “last...
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Poll: 71% of Americans oppose raising the debt ceiling
Consensus. Has the mainstream gone Tea Party, or the Tea Party gone mainstream? Despite warnings from the White House of the “deeply irresponsible” nature of “play[ing] chicken” with the national...
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No, Boehner didn’t “snub” memorial rally
And other memes that should go away. This obnoxious meme began last night when word got out that House Speaker John Boehner didn’t travel with Barack Obama to Arizona for last night’s memorial in...
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Video: Obama’s midterm report card
Fail? Hey, I think Bill Whittle is being a little unfair here. Where’s the Lily Ledbetter Act? Bill scores the first two years of Barack Obama’s presidency based on Obama’s own campaign promises, and...
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The Ed Morrissey Show: A couple of really great guests …
3 pm ET! … I think. Today on The Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we may have Kerry Picket and Mary Katharine Ham– or we may have a Face the Chat! I’m still waiting for confirmations, but we’ll have a...
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GOP to act quickly on ObamaCare 1099 repeal
Focus on bipartisanship. The new Republican majority will present an interesting test case for two of Barack Obama’s favorite claims of late with a push to repeal one of the worst problems in...
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