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Byron YorkWith Mitt Romney's defeat and the loss of Republican seats in both House and Senate, the balance of power in the GOP has shifted. Republican governors -- the one group that actually increased its numbers on Nov. 6 -- believe they should take a bigger and more influential role in establishing the party's direction. ... more
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Mitt Romney and the Politics of Virtue Wed Oct 3Marvin FolkertsmaWhen Mitt Romney blurted out his now notorious 47-percent lament, liberal gaffe-o-meters went ballistic, acting as though he were an American Ebenezer Scrooge who had just shoved Tiny Tim Cratchit into a ditch and then burned down a crutch factory. As several observers have noted, this amorphous statistic includes myriads of worthy beneficiaries indeed, such as veterans, social security recipients, the physically or mentally disabled, the deserving poor, and those utterly unable to take care of themselves in a society where the federal government has assumed tasks that once were the preserve of families, churches, voluntary organizations, and state or local governments. And the president’s advocates have leapt on this figure, which has since exploded in campaign ads that feature a heartless Romney dismissing nearly half of the American population as too anesthetized by government dependency to take seriously in this election. ... more
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Laura HollisIn all of the attention to what Mitt Romney has said in the past few weeks (and earlier), one of his most significant statements has received far less attention than it deserves. Campaigning two weeks ago in Atlanta, Romney compared himself to Obama. ... more
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Robert LeeThese are the dog days of political campaigns. With less than 50 days before the election, a large part of the electorate has already decided who they will likely vote for in the presidential contests. ... more
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Katie Pavlich on Romney's Tax Returns Wed Sep 26AmericaTownhall's Katie Pavlich discusses Mitt Romney's tax returns with Piers Morgan. ... more
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The Obama Press Votes Early Tue Sep 25Mona Charen"Stop it. This is hard. You want to try it? Get in the ring." -- Ann Romney. Mrs. Romney's exasperation with conservative critics is understandable. The mainstream press has been like a school of piranhas swarming around her husband. To receive fire from her own side as well -- even constructive advice -- may seem too much to bear. ... more
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A Time for Truth, Not Word Games Mon Sep 24Star ParkerPerhaps now, in the wake of the heat that Mitt Romney is taking over the leaked four month old “47 percent” video, he can better appreciate the position of Todd Akin. ... more
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The Ghosts of Jimmy Carter Sun Sep 23Jeff JacobyOne of the more piquant details in the tale of Mitt Romney's damning "47 percent" video is that it was unearthed online by James Earl Carter IV, a grandson and namesake of the 39th president. The self-described "oppo researcher [and] political junkie" told NBC News that he tracked down the person who recorded Romney's remarks at a May fundraiser, then put him in touch with Mother Jones, the left-wing magazine that publicized the video last Monday. Carter's "research assistance" was credited in a terse endnote, but the reaction from his grandfather was more effusive: "James," the former president emailed, "This is extraordinary. Congratulations! Papa." ... more
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Daniel J. MitchellThough Romney picked the wrong statistic and overstated the implications, he indirectly stumbled on a key issue. ... more
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Scott RasmussenMitt Romney's comments about 47 percent of Americans being dependent on government and locked in to vote for President Obama highlight a fundamental reality in American politics today: The gap between the American people and the political class is bigger than the gap between Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C. ... more
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No Apologies Needed, Mitt Fri Sep 21Pat BuchananMitt Romney has conceded that his thoughts, expressed at that Boca Raton, Fla., fundraiser, were "not elegantly" stated. Those mocking him might concede he has tabled one of the mega-issues of our time. ... more
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The Gaffe Game Fri Sep 21Paul GreenbergAmericans keep saying we want our politicians to level with us, tell us what they truly think, not just go down the familiar list of talking points, giving us the usual collection of platitudes and hoping to be all things to all people. But when a presidential candidate does come right out with it, and tell it with the bark off, we are shocked, shocked. ... more
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Mitt Video an Opportunity, Not a Scandal Fri Sep 21David LimbaughSo what about the Democrats' would-be tempest about Mitt Romney's alleged 47 percent gaffe? Is there any "there" there? ... more
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Media Bias and the 47 Percent Fri Sep 21Linda ChavezThe narrative of the Romney campaign as portrayed by most major media last week has been one of a tone-deaf, elitist candidate. ... more
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Eddie Haskell Brooks Fri Sep 21Michelle MalkinNew York Times columnist David Brooks is the Eddie Haskell of the Fourth Estate. Like the two-faced sycophant in "Leave It to Beaver," Brooks indulges in excessive politeness while currying favor with political authority. ... more
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Romney Was Clumsy, but He Had a Point Thu Sep 20Debra J. Saunders"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what," Mitt Romney told donors in a $50,000-a-plate Florida fundraiser that was secretly recorded in May and released by Mother Jones this week. ... more
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Michelle MalkinDemocrats need to change their party mascot from the donkey to the squirrel. They divert the media's and the electorate's short attention spans with fleeting, fuzzy objects -- like the main canine character in the animated Pixar movie "Up," who was easily distracted from his main thoughts and serious duties by every last little moving trifle. ... more
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Krauthammer on the 47 Percent Remark Wed Sep 19AmericaKrauthammer did not think the remark was a smart, or accurate, thing to say. ... more
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