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Report: Pence reportedly won’t run for president; Update: Confirmed
In or out? No surprise. News broke 20 minutes ago that he’ll reveal his decision tonight to the Indy Star, which was itself a sign that he’d pass on the White House and stay local. And according to an...
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Chris Christie porn: “You’re going to have to make choices”
"It stinks, but it's reality. And no one can be shielded from this reality anymore." Ryan and Bachmann did well, but as an antidote to The One’s dissociative psychological break from fiscal reality,...
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White House chooses new guy to lie to you about how bad our fiscal situation is
Terrific. Congrats, Jay. Remember, answering any question about debt and sustainability is an easy three-step process. First, acknowledge in terms as vaguely as possible that we’re near a “tipping...
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Unanimous: Illinois Supreme Court rules Rahm is eligible for mayor
7-0. A very sharp Chicago-lawyer pal read this post the other day and tut-tutted me by claiming it wasn’t a foregone conclusion that the Illinois Supremes would rule the other way. Okay then. A cheer...
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It begins: First “Mitch Daniels for president” ad now airing
Red ink. Via Left Coast Rebel, more big news on a day where Pence has already declared himself out and Huntsman seems close to declaring himself in? Nah. This isn’t one of Mitch the Knife’s own spots...
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Video: The greatest robot movie of all time?
Dude. I’m not even going to call this a palate cleanser. This is so insane, it actually qualifies as news, if only because it’s further proof of American decline. First India goes and makes the...
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DeMint advisors: He might run in 2012 if there’s no “suitably conservative”...
Hmmm. My Christmas list this year: (3) New iPad with two, count ‘em, two cameras; (2) field-level tickets to the Pro Bowl, natch; (1) Palin/DeMint primary showdown. Winner gets the nomination, loser...
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Biden: Hey, Mubarak’s not a dictator
Nuance. The guy’s been governing under “emergency” powers for 30 years. As we speak, his security forces have reportedly cut off access to Facebook and Twitter in order to handicap tomorrow’s protests....
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Obama: Let’s have a debate about legalizing drugs
Aw. Via RCP, don’t get excited. For one thing, The One insists flat out here that he opposes legalization. Beyond that, you should know by now that inviting a “debate” or, better yet, a “national...
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Quotes of the day
Strange bedfellows. “No matter what political disagreements you may have had with President Reagan— and I certainly had my share — there is no denying his leadership in the world, or his gift for...
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‘Civility’ just a ruse to neuter Republicans
Deception. The civility narrative that grew legs after the shooting in Arizona is really just a ruse to keep Republicans from calling Democrats what America knows they are – Socialists. After all, it’s...
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ElBaradei Joins Protests, Says Mubarak Regime on “Last Legs”
Last Legs Mohamed ElBaradei has given an exclusive interview to the Guardian: “I’m sending a message to the Guardian and to the world that Egypt is being isolated by a regime on its last legs,” he...
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Democrats Seek Political Advantage in Rejecting Entitlement Reform (Update)
Privatize equals no more? For decades, money collected through Social Security payroll taxes has gone via “securities” into the Treasury’s general fund. From there, the money was spent on all sorts of...
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Orrin Hatch on proposed Balanced Budget Amendment
Offense. Mark Levin had Orrin Hatch on his radio show to talk about the newly proposed Balanced Budget Amendment by himself and John Cornyn. Levin fully supports it and says that it is fundamental to...
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“Big Oil” Can’t Win for Losing UPDATE: Who is organizing this?
Going Green is SO 2008 It’s no secret that the large energy industry players, more commonly known as “Big Oil” to their detractors, are a source of limitless evil in progressive lore. In fact it’s...
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Egypt in flames: Ruling party’s headquarters burning in Cairo after massive...
Eruption. Things are happening fast so let’s get a thread up. A 6 p.m. curfew has been imposed and, thus far, widely ignored. Tanks are starting to roll as I write this and there are reports on Twitter...
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Beck goes nuclear – blasts Chris Matthews over balloon-head comment on...
"Ballon-head could get popped by a Pinhead!" I have been waiting for this all week long. It’s so gut wrenching to hear Chris Matthews go on and on about Michele Bachmann, using his platform to deride...
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Disappointing 4th Quarter Still the Best Growth in 4 Years
Worse than expected. Reuters offers this “snap-analysis” of the fourth quarter GDP numbers released this morning: At first glance, the 3.2 percent growth rate for gross domestic product looks light,...
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Oil Rigs – and Jobs – Already Moving Out of Gulf
Buh-bye We have previously covered the disappointing response from the Obama administration in approving new drilling permits following last summer’s oil spill in the gulf, warning that such an...
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Hawaii to Balance Budget by Selling Obama Birth Certificates
Entrepreneurship With so many states battling massive budget problems it’s no surprise that some of them might start getting creative in new ways to raise cash. Hawaii is clearly blazing a new trail in...
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