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Tea Party Skepticism of Establishment DC Proves Correct Thu May 16

Craig Shirley
The GOP Establishment Should Think Twice Before Trying to Undermine the Tea Party Wed Feb 27

Daniel J. Mitchell

Even though it changed the terms of the political debate, thus giving them a majority in the 2010 elections, many in the Republican establishment deeply resent the Tea Party. ... more
Questions for the Republican Party Establishment Sat Dec 1

Steve Deace

Somehow both the Left and the Republican Party establishment are allowed to each go through life tip-toeing through the raindrops, with each rarely compelled to defend their indefensibles. ... more
Preempting Establishment Handwringing Mon Oct 29

Dan Holler

If Mitt Romney loses to Barack Obama next Tuesday, the Republican Party will experience a violent wave of self-recrimination. The Republican Establishment, unable to fathom losing to such a damaged and rudderless president, will no doubt place blame squarely on conservatives – you know, those tea party extremists who swept Republicans into power in 2010. ... more
Romney May Be the End of the Line for the Republican Establishment Fri Sep 21

Scott Rasmussen

Mitt 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
Texas Senate race a new test for GOP establishment Fri May 25

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Texas Senate race a new test for GOP establishment Fri May 25

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Deport the GOP Establishment Wed May 2

Ann Coulter

On no issue is the elite/American divide so great as on immigration. For decades, a majority of Americans have wanted to decrease immigration. Not just illegal immigration -- all immigration. ... more
Romney Doing the Job the Republican Establishment Won't Do Wed Apr 25

Ann Coulter

The actual Republican Establishment –- political consultants, The Wall Street Journal, corporate America, former Bush advisers and television pundits -- are exhorting Mitt Romney to flip-flop on his very non-Establishment position on illegal immigration. ... more
Surviving Inside the Establishment Mon Apr 23

Dan Holler

Washington’s dysfunction is usually on full display for all the world to see. Rarely, though, is the world privy to WHY Washington is so dysfunctional – at least not honestly. Last week, an inside-Washington publication held a well-attended event on transportation that inadvertently illustrated the dysfunction that defines our government. ... more
Of Profits and Power: Education Establishment Attacks Digital Learning Tue Feb 21

Kyle Olson

The education establishment is pulling out all the stops to stifle the movement to expand the use of technology to modernize the way students learn. ... more
Hamas and the Washington establishment Tue Jan 31

Caroline Glick

To date, the Republican presidential primary race has been the only place to have generated any useful contributions to America's collective understanding of current events in the Middle East. ... more
Conservative Establishment Divided Against Itself Wed Dec 28

Jonah Goldberg

I've made a disturbing discovery: I am a member of the conservative "establishment." I feel like Michael Douglas at the end of "Falling Down": "I'm the bad guy?" ... more
Berlusconi promises to resign amid Italy debt woes Tue Nov 8

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GOP makes new offer on taxes, Medicare cuts Tue Nov 8

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Poltics of Personal Destruction II Tue Nov 8

Cal Thomas

The politics of personal destruction is nothing new. It has been around from the beginning of the country when worse things were said about presidents and presidential candidates than have been alleged against Herman Cain. ... more
Ex-general wins Guatemalan presidential election Mon Nov 7

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Taxpayers Beware Mon Nov 7

Dan Holler

Behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, a massive lobbying effort is underway. On a seemingly small issue with scant public attention, powerful special interests are looking to cash in their chits and strike a deal – a deal that will come at the expense of taxpayers. ... more
Mitt Not Fit Mon Nov 7

John Ransom

At least, if Mitt flipped, he also flopped, unlike Huntsman who apparently has no problem plagiarizing President George the First’s criticisms of Bill Clinton in his Waffle House reference. ... more
Former general leads polls for Guatemala president Sun Nov 6

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Real Unemployment 11%; What the Experts Won't Tell You Mish Will Sat Nov 5

Mike Shedlock

In the last year, the civilian population rose by 1,739,000. Yet the labor force rose by a mere 238,000. Those not in the labor force rose by 1,501,000. Were it not for people dropping out of the labor force, the unemployment rate would be well over 11%. ... more
Pension reform hot-button issue in SF mayor's race Sat Nov 5

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2012 race likely to be close, tough, maybe brutal Sat Nov 5

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Jobs Up, But Not Enough Sat Nov 5

Larry Kudlow

A smaller-than-expected 80,000 gain in nonfarm payrolls was bolstered by upward revisions in the prior two months, amounting to 102,000 additional jobs. So over the past three months the establishment survey has averaged 114,000. It’s really nothing to write home about. ... more
Religion news in brief Fri Nov 4

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