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Deficit ‘supercommittee’ struggles as clock ticks Mon Oct 10

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Deficit 'supercommittee' struggles as clock ticks Mon Oct 10

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Deficit 'supercommittee' struggles as clock ticks Sun Oct 9

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Commodities rise on hope for Europe debt deal Tue Sep 27

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Summary Box: Commodities up on hope for debt deal Tue Sep 27

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Oil up over 5 percent on hope for Europe debt deal Tue Sep 27

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Biden Picks Up As Obama Drops Off Tue Sep 27

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Where's The Ryan Budget? Mon Sep 19

Dan Holler

When Newt Gingrich criticized House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget proposal in May, a who’s who of conservative, tea party and Republican leaders, including many in Congress, told him to “get back on board with what we’re trying to do.” Conservative-leading pundits said Newt was “not a serious person” and was “underm[ing]” conservative efforts. ... more
Obama is a Bad President: An Answer to Jonathan Alter Sat Aug 27

John Ransom

Jonathan Alter asked sincerely why everyone thinks Obama's such a bad president. I will answer with five reasons based on substance, although I could probably come up with twenty reasons easily. ... more
Tea Partiers Sound An Urgent Alarm Mon Aug 15

Jeff Jacoby

But hating the Tea Party for being so insistent and single-minded in its focus on cutting spending is like hating a fire hall siren for calling attention to a potentially devastating blaze. And blaming the S&P downgrade on Tea Party-backed House Republicans makes about as much sense as blaming a raging fire on the 911 dispatcher. ... more
What Will the 2012 Election Look Like? Sun Aug 14

Salena Zito

Democrats were remarkably unprepared for the discontent that dislodged them from running the U.S. House last year, a sentiment that began in the summer of 2009. Pete Sessions, the Texas congressman charged with retaining today’s Republican majority, says he will not repeat that mistake. ... more
Gingrich: Super Committee Dumbest Idea Ever Fri Aug 12

Katie Pavlich
Hey Libs, Face Facts: Obama's a Bad President Fri Aug 12

John Ransom

On the one thing that could have brought us all together, the honor killing of Osama bin Laden, he acted like such an ass by his “Osama bin Laden’s Still Dead World Tour,” that he fumbled his one legitimate opportunity to prove he could rise to the occasion. ... more
Celebrating 'Cost of Government Day' Thu Aug 11

Mattie Duppler Corrao

Since President Obama has been in office, the 'Cost of Government Day' has fallen halfway into August. This is fueled largely by explosive federal spending—taxpayers now work 103 days, nearly half of the total cost of government, just to pay for federal spending. ... more
Morning in America Needed Thu Aug 11

Jackie Gingrich Cushman

Jobs, jobs, and more jobs should be the focus. With 25.1 million persons who are unemployed, underemployed or discouraged, we have to figure out a way to create jobs. There is a lot of untapped energy and potential in these people, if we can just figure out how to get them the jobs that they want. ... more
Blame Obama Wed Aug 10

Michael Reagan

President Obama, the Democrat party and their members of Congress have spent years blaming former President George W. Bush for the nation's current economic woes, which is akin to blaming the bank's tellers for a bank robbery, or for the dishonesty of their bosses, the bank's executives who were looting the till. ... more
Rand Paul: Blaming Debt on Tea Party Like Blaming Fire on Firemen Wed Aug 10

New York

Rand Paul and his father have been among the most adamant defenders of the Tea Party against erroneous accusations from the Left. ... more
Cut Energy Subsidies, Cut the Deficit Tue Aug 9

Eleanor Vaughan

Under the Obama administration, energy subsidies and tax breaks have grown enormously. The EIA reports that the value of direct federal interventions and subsidies in energy markets doubled between 2007 and 2010, growing from $17.9 billion to $37.2 billion. Big energy companies don't need these government handouts. ... more
Debt Ceiling Up, S&P Rating Down Tue Aug 9

Phyllis Schlafly

The problem isn't the debt ceiling, but out-of-control spending. The bipartisan compromise increased the government's borrowing limit by nearly a trillion dollars but cut less than $2 trillion in spending over the next 10 years, which hardly makes a dent in the problem. ... more
Shocker: Axelrod Blames the Tea Party Mon Aug 8

John Ransom

One week after Democrats drove us to the brink of default because they wouldn’t cut the U.S. budget deficit, White House officials tried to blame everyone from ratings agencies to the Tea Party for the economic woes they created. By my math, that makes the Tea Party 100 percent OK with me. ... more
Politics As It Should Be Sun Aug 7

Salena Zito

The recent debt debate was not politics at its worst or most dysfunctional. It worked exactly as American politics was designed to work. ... more
Paul hints at legal challenge to debt 'supercommittee' Fri Aug 5

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A Clash of Visions Fri Aug 5

Linda Chavez

Given these dramatic disparities between worldviews, it's hard to imagine how a divided government is going to achieve the budget cuts promised in the debt-ceiling compromise or rewrite tax laws that nearly everyone agrees need to be reformed. ... more
House Republican: Debt deal contains ‘fantasy cuts’ Thu Aug 4

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Day of Debt Deal U.S. Posted Largest One-Day Debt Hike Ever Thu Aug 4

Katie Pavlich
Making Mitch The Majority Leader: The Senate Candidates To Back Thu Aug 4

Hugh Hewitt

"Both GOP congressional leaders emerged with enhanced reputations," concluded Karl Rove in the Wall Street Journal today. And depending on who you ask, he is absolutely correct. ... more