Republicans on Townhall

• Ransom Confronts Internet Tax Lobbyist Tue May 14
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Is the Marketplace Fairness Act really about fairness? John Ransom spoke with Betsy Laird, the Lead Lobbyist for the International Council of Shopping Centers, about the Internet Sales tax that passed the Senate. (Oh. . . And they didn’t really see eye to eye.) ... more
• Jackson, Jefferson, Lincoln or Obama? Tue May 14
  Bill Tatro
  I visually wandered through my biography collection of the Presidents of the United States in order to determine what I would read next. I was overdue to once again experience “time travel” and see, feel, and be part of our nation’s past through the eyes of its chief executive. In fact, I try to do that every few weeks. ... more
• Obamaspeak Takes Failure to New Highs Tue May 14
  Bob Beauprez
  A new language was introduced in Washington when President Obama began his first term in office. For a time, it flummoxed his observers, including many Republicans, who were caught off-balance by the combination of the President’s soaring rhetoric and his Chicago-style politics. ... more
• Another Example of Editorial-Page Fiction at the New York Times Tue May 14
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  Are there any fact checkers at the New York Times? Since they’ve allowed some glaring mistakes by Paul Krugman, I guess the answer is no. But some mistakes are worse than others. ... more
• Paul Krugman "Was" Right Tue May 14
  Mike Shedlock
  It is a simple statement of fact that the more goods and services we receive for our money, the better off we all are. The cheaper, the better! Time and time again we forget free trade and lower prices are a benefit! ... more
• If Criticism Means We “Hate” Obama, Then How Many Americans Does Obama Hate? Mon May 13
  Shawn Mitchell
  Not too long ago, trashing George Bush was a Hillary-approved form of patriotic dissent. Back in the day, progressives and Move On types competed proudly and exuberantly to vocalize their Bush hate, all to the national media’s approving, saturation coverage. ... more
• The Broken President’s Broken Politics Mon May 13
  John Ransom
  His life and presidency can only be understood by recognizing this Obama idée fixe goes beyond merely his ideology and merges into that of his personality. Because only when one realizes that he personally identifies with his ideology in the same way that he identifies himself as a father or husband, can one finally understand how tightly he clings to it. ... more
• The IRS Targeting Jews and Conservatives? Why So Surprised? Mon May 13
  Morgan Brittany
  Why is it always such a shock when news emerges that the government is doing something underhanded and illegal? The allegations that the IRS was targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny have now expanded to the uncovering of the fact that they were also singling out Jewish groups that were pro-Israel. ... more
• The Pentagon as a Jobs Program, Part II Mon May 13
  Tad DeHaven
  Last week I discussed the tendency for policymakers to treat the Pentagon like a giant jobs program. It was prompted by an article from the Associated Press on members of Congress shoving unwanted upgraded Abrams tanks down taxpayers’ throats because retooling tanks sustains jobs back in the district. ... more
• Americans Fighting Their Own Government For Economic Survival Sun May 12
  Marita Noon
  Polls repeatedly show most Americans believe that reducing the budget deficit should be a top priority, yet policy gets in the way of democracy and prevents practical solutions. ... more
• Protecting Obama’s Right to Bear Arms Sun May 12
  John Ransom
  The argument seems to be that since we regulate something, we ought to regulate everything. "Because I said so" seems to be the argument most liberals are making right now. ... more
• Going Galt: More Americans Vote with their Feet against Obama Sun May 12
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I’ve written many times about how investors, entrepreneurs, small business owners and other successful people migrate from high-tax states to low-tax states. Well, the same thing happens internationally, as France’s greedy politicians are now learning. ... more
• Obama's Race to the Bottom Sat May 11
  Ransom Notes Radio
  The US, Europe and Japan are all racing to devalue their currency. It’s a race to the bottom – which makes one wonder: Do we really want to win? Michael Tanner, Senior Fellow at Cato, also joined the program to talk about National Debt and why Paul Krugman is such an idiot. ... more
• Obama Cheated, That’s How Sat May 11
  John Ransom
  This article is not about how the GOP self-destructed, nominating a candidate so lame that the Republican Party now feels the need to ideologically douche itself by raising taxes, talking amnesty and considering other portions of the liberal agenda. ... more
• Great Moments in Government: The IRS Apologizes for Bias while Denying Bias Sat May 11
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I’m happy to bash the IRS, but I usually try to explain that our anger should be focused on the politicians who created the corrupt, 74,000-page tax code. But sometimes the IRS deserves some negative attention. ... more
• ABC News: 12 Revisions to Benghazi Talking Points Sat May 11
  Bob Beauprez
  Maybe - just maybe - the scales will fall from at least a few of the Obamaphiles in the media to help expose what really happened in Benghazi and find out who was responsible. ... more
• Immigration Reform Is Pro-Growth Fri May 10
  Larry Kudlow
  The GOP must reclaim the growth-and-optimism message of Reagan and Kemp. Immigration reform is part of that message. ... more
• Which Presidents Are Right about Government? Fri May 10
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  When I was becaming interested in public policy, I thought Jimmy Carter was the epitome of a bad President. But as I began to learn economics, I realized that Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson also were terrible and belong in the Hall of Fame of bad Presidents. ... more
• White House, Republicans spar anew over 'Obamacare' Thu May 9
  Reuters News
• Senate Republicans block confirmation of EPA nominee Thu May 9
  Reuters News
• Benghazi Whistleblower: Special Ops told "You can't go now." Wed May 8
  Bob Beauprez
  U.S. Special Operations forces in Libya were on the way to the airport to board a Libyan government plane to Benghazi but were told "you can't go now; you don't have authority to go now." ... more
• Ezra Klein Meant to Do That Wed May 1
  John Ransom
  The Klein post is an inside-the-beltway look at a Politico article that says lawmakers are trying to exempt themselves and their staff from the provisions of Obamacare, just as Obama has carved out exemptions for himself and for his staff. ... more
• Russian Terrorist Connections to Boston Bombers Wed May 1
  Bob Beauprez
  The Obama Administration's company line is that the Tsarnaev brothers were lone wolves, or "knock-off jihadis" (Biden's term), who perpetrated their madness for reasons unknown. That's beginning to sound about as credible as the Benghazi attack being a spontaneous response to a movie almost no one had seen. ... more
• The Problem with Social Security Reform is the Gov Already Stole the Money Tue Apr 30
  Bill Tatro
  I’ve been waiting in the wings very patiently for the all the uproar to die down before I weighed in on the incredibly stupid 2010 comment made by former Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson in which he called me and my fellow senior citizens, “The greediest generation.” ... more
• The Dishonorable Liberal Order of Regulatory Scientists Mon Apr 29
  John Ransom
  “No lesson seems to be so deeply inculcated by experience of life” Lord Salisbury told us “as that you should never trust experts. If you believe doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe soldiers, nothing is safe.” ... more
• The Myth of Michelle Obama's "Food Desert" Mon Apr 29
  Political Calculations
  The story begins on 24 February 2010, when the First Lady of the United States of America used her White House platform to introduce the little-understood concept of the newly-discovered "food deserts" of America to Americans as part of a media blitz. ... more

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