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/ Wrote: Sep 07, 2010 10:24 PM

I loved the man on the street interview that Hannity had with a black guy in Harlem. It went something like this: Q: What do you think of Sen. Obama's running mate, Sarah Palin? A: Fantastic. She is a smart woman and will bring a lot to the office. Q; Do you agree with Sen. Obama that the Bush tax cuts should be made permanent so that we can create jobs? A: 100%. We shouldn't have to pay taxes and it hurts workers when their bosses don't have enough money. Q: Do you approve of Sen. Obama's decision to stay in Iraq for 100 years to protect the Iraqis? A: I think that is what we should do. We should protect those people. Q: Do you agree with Sen. Obama that abortions so be illegal and abortion doctors sent to...

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Political Fables

President Barack Obama boldly proclaims, "The buck stops here!" But, whenever his policies are criticized, he acts as if the buck stopped with George W. Bush.

The party line that we are likely to be hearing from now until the November elections is that Obama "inherited" the big federal budget deficits and that he has to "clean up the mess" left in the economy by the Republicans. This may convince those who want to be convinced, but it will not stand up under scrutiny.

No President of the United States can create either a budget deficit or a budget surplus. All spending bills...

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