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Gov. Christie's Bully Pulpit Mon Oct 24Janet M. LaRueWho can say “gay” isn’t okay in New Jersey? Judging by Gov. Chris Christie’s actions, teachers can't. ... more
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The Limits of the Bully Pulpit Sun Sep 11Steve ChapmanIn the summer of 1971, the nation was in the doldrums. Inflation was rising, and unemployment was uncomfortably high. The stock market was sinking. Polls indicated President Richard Nixon could lose his 1972 re-election bid. ... more
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Ken Blackwell“George W. Bush, forty-third president—forty-third president to not kill bin Laden, that is.” That’s the way the funsters on Saturday Night Live lampooned President Obama’s imaginary victory lap after Osama bin Laden was taken out by U.S. forces last May. ... more
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Jeff CarterObama is out of any meaningful ideas. When the debt crisis came to a head, the world saw that. Now that the entire international economy is toppling over, the market knows it. ... more
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Republican Show-and-Tell Fri Jul 15Jonah Goldberg"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has introduced a complicated plan that would truly call Obama's fundamental bluff: that the White House honestly favors a courageous "grand bargain" that would make serious and steep cuts to entitlements in exchange for tax "revenue" increases (i.e., tax hikes)." ... more
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Where is our Morality President? Wed Jul 6Armstrong Williams"To hold reign over the bully pulpit and not use it to cry out against even basic injustices is to neglect a key mission of the one who holds the Office of the President." ... more
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Deal Cut, But Now What? Mon Apr 11Mike NeedhamLate Friday night, Congress agreed to a framework to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. They quickly passed a stopgap measure to keep the government open while they turn the framework into legislative text, which is expected to pass both chambers of Congress. ... more
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Dan LipsHow much should a college education cost? According to the College Board, the average cost of earning a degree at a private, 4-year university is now more than $100,000. If tuition prices continue to rise as quickly as they did during the past decade, a college degree will cost more than $200,000 by the time today’s third-graders are applying. ... more
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The Syrian Spring Mon Mar 28Caroline GlickAmidst the many dangers posed by the political conflagration now engulfing the Arab world, we are presented with a unique opportunity in Syria. ... more
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Julie GunlockThe media is swooning: Republican Governors Mike Huckabee and Chris Christie recently defended First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let's Move! campaign. ... more
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Where Will Obama Go From Tucson? Fri Jan 14David LimbaughI'm willing to praise Obama for a fine speech. But will he follow his own words and lead his party away from its destructive efforts to silence its opponents? ... more
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Message to New Congress: Don't Be a Weiner Fri Dec 31Matt ToweryThe army of newly elected Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives will be arriving here this coming week. ... more
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Big Nannies of the Year Wed Dec 29Michelle MalkinIt was a nefarious year for nettlesome nosy-bodies employed by the Nanny State. Here are the top power-grabbers of 2010 who just can't leave us alone. ... more
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Ragin’ ‘n’ Stagin’ at the White House Thu Dec 9Ken BlackwellLiberals (or Progressives, if you prefer) have been raging at President Obama for months. ... more
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Gibbs Is a Window Into the Obama Psyche Fri Dec 3David LimbaughIf White House press secretaries are windows to the presidential mindset, Robert Gibbs continues to reflect President Obama in an unpresidential light. ... more
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The Orwellian Presidential Bully Pulpit Tue Mar 10David Limbaughhe president brazenly sermonizes against scientifically challenged conservatives while triggering federal funding of research that is scientifically controversial. ... more
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