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Seven Reasons Why the GOP Comeback Will Begin in 2010
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2009/04/07/seven_reasons_why_the_gop_comeback_will_begin_in_2010
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2009/04/07/seven_reasons_why_the_gop_comeback_will_begin_in_2010
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-- and the Democrats would be sure to get the blame. … Couple that with a housing market that is likely years away from getting back to 2008 numbers, gas prices that are likely to rise, … However, he is not going to be on the ballot and thus far, he has shown little ability to mobilize his supporters to do anything other…
The Poor Republican in the Race
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2009/04/07/the_poor_republican_in_the_race
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2009/04/07/the_poor_republican_in_the_race
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In the past, Campbell has supported measures to limit state spending -- his clear preference to raising taxes. … That started with social issues but it seems to be migrating toward fiscal issues, too." … After that, Schwarzenegger's positions began to migrate.
"You have to be prepared to lose," Campbell noted.…
Corporation, Sell Thyself
https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2009/04/06/corporation,_sell_thyself
https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2009/04/06/corporation,_sell_thyself
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Corporations often donate to both political parties, in order to curry favor no matter who is in office. … More to the point, stop letting the federal government tell Americans what to think about you. 56 million people voted against Barack … Use that power not to sell products this time, but to sell yourselves. …
Car Designer in Chief
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgewill/2009/04/05/car_designer_in_chief
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgewill/2009/04/05/car_designer_in_chief
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pre-emptively grateful to Obama's administration with lavish contributions to candidate Obama. … They have already voted tax credits of up to $7,500 for purchasers of such cars -- bribes that reveal doubts about consumer enthusiasm … to "reinventing the automobile."…
Thirteen states point to a new future?
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2009/04/05/thirteen_states_point_to_a_new_future
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2009/04/05/thirteen_states_point_to_a_new_future
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“I’m not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on this issue,” he stated. … They wanted to tax alcohol. … In Massachusetts, in 2008, the people voted to move marijuana possession offenses from felony to misdemeanor status, charging $500…
Obama's New GM
https://townhall.com/columnists/hughhewitt/2009/04/03/obamas_new_gm
https://townhall.com/columnists/hughhewitt/2009/04/03/obamas_new_gm
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I'd like to know where to file my application to become one of the president's appointees to join the remade Board of Directors of … It was home to the old Packard Electric and still is the next door neighbor to Lordstown, still turning out excellent GM cars and slated … Teddy Kennedy and Robert Byrd voted for me. How bipartisan does a man's support have to be?…
Dems Manipulating Senate Rules Against Republicans
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/04/01/dems_manipulating_senate_rules_against_republicans
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/04/01/dems_manipulating_senate_rules_against_republicans
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Robert Byrd, (D-W.Va.) put specifications around exactly which issues could be subject to it — all related to finances. … There's no way for the minority to fight it. … It makes a mockery of the way legislation is debated and voted upon in a Democratic society, and is a threat to the system of governance…
News of the GOP Demise Greatly Exaggerated
https://townhall.com/columnists/nathantabor/2009/04/01/news_of_the_gop_demise_greatly_exaggerated
https://townhall.com/columnists/nathantabor/2009/04/01/news_of_the_gop_demise_greatly_exaggerated
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Foxx -- one of just 38 Republicans to score a 100 percent approval rating from the American Conservative Union -- voted against this … In the House, not one Republican voted for the taxpayer money give-away. … Attempting to borrow and spend our way to prosperity is failed policy.…
The Republican Party: Lost in the Wilderness
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattbarber/2009/04/01/the_republican_party_lost_in_the_wilderness
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattbarber/2009/04/01/the_republican_party_lost_in_the_wilderness
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As the GOP seeks to find its own Promised Land – a return to majority leadership – it has, to its own detriment, rebelled against the … In a “big tent” effort to be all things to all people, the GOP – charmed by a gaggle of “moderate” RINOs (Republicans in name only) … Although 96 percent voted for Barack Obama, 70 percent also voted to pass California’s Proposition 8, doing away with court invented…
Good News From Washington, D.C.
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamperrypendley/2009/04/01/good_news_from_washington,_dc
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamperrypendley/2009/04/01/good_news_from_washington,_dc
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And the State's decision not to do so is not an abridgment of the unions' speech; they are free to engage in such speech as they see … In early March, in a 5-4 ruling, the Court limited environmental groups’ ability to file lawsuits. In response to the U.S. … Whether those cases yield further “good news” remains to be seen.…
The British Parliament Actually Did Something We Should Copy
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2009/04/20/the_british_parliament_actually_did_something_we_should_copy
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2009/04/20/the_british_parliament_actually_did_something_we_should_copy
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News that British MP's have voted themselves an additional week of vacation in the middle of a recession should be heralded as the … best thing to happen to England since the invention of 24-hour English bars. … What's the old adage - "the worst thing that happened to Washington was air conditioning," because it allowed legislators to stay in…
Channel the Anger Taking to the Streets into a Force for Conservative Change
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2009/04/20/chan…r_taking_to_the_streets_into_a_force_for_conservative_change
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2009/04/20/chan…r_taking_to_the_streets_into_a_force_for_conservative_change
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It’s easy to explain! … Time to read the bill before you sign it. … It’s time to say NO to more spending and entitlements!
Give me liberty not debt! …
Tea Party Review: Now and Beyond
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dwaynehorner/2009/04/17/tea_party_review_now_and_beyond
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dwaynehorner/2009/04/17/tea_party_review_now_and_beyond
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They’re mad and Wednesday night was a way to show they’re not going to take it anymore. … Again, in Fort Worth, over 5000 people came out to a minor league ballpark (with 200 cars waiting to get in the parking lot) to be … on Main Street see … but those in Washington get to see when they’re voted out of office.…
Million Taxpayer March
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2009/04/17/million_taxpayer_march
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2009/04/17/million_taxpayer_march
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The crowd of 5,000 greeted Nehring -- who unsuccessfully tried to hitch his wagon to the Tea Party movement -- with a roar of boos … He gave one of the most hysterical speeches in the rush to pass TARP last fall; voted for the auto bailout; and voted with the Barney … And I'll be damned if I'm going to let him get away with it."…
Rendering Unto Caesar
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/04/17/rendering_unto_caesar
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/04/17/rendering_unto_caesar
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In every referendum in 16 states, where homosexual marriage has been on the ballot, majorities ranging from 52 to 86 percent have voted … If they come to realize they did so to save Godless Capitalism, or Godless Socialism, what happens to loyalty and love of country? … To love one's country, said Edmund Burke, one's country ought to be lovely.…
The True Haters
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/04/14/the_true_haters
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/04/14/the_true_haters
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On Good Friday, John Demjanjuk, 89 and gravely ill, was ordered deported to Germany to stand trial as an accessory to the murder of … When the defense asked to interrogate "Danilchenko," to verify he had made and signed the statement and to question him on details, … Demjanjuk is to be taken to Germany and prosecuted as an accessory to the murder of 29,000 Jews at Sobibor -- though not one living…
Politically Correct or Biblically Courageous
https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2009/04/13/politically_correct_or_biblically_courageous
https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2009/04/13/politically_correct_or_biblically_courageous
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For this reason, I was shocked at the boldness of the DC City Council as they voted to open the door for a marriage reciprocity measure … Church leaders want to be liked in order to win people to our faith. … To add insult to injury, a DC same-sex marriage bill may be brought to the City Council within weeks.…
Inside the Beltway vs. The Heartland: Tea Parties Epitomize Difference
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dwaynehorner/2009/04/13/inside…he_beltway_vs_the_heartland_tea_parties_epitomize_difference
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dwaynehorner/2009/04/13/inside…he_beltway_vs_the_heartland_tea_parties_epitomize_difference
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Wednesday, thousands will gather from NYC to Dallas/Fort Worth to small towns across the country. … Many are even people who voted for Barack Obama who didn't expect a dramatic shift from free market to socialist policies. … around it trying to demonize the movement.…
The Kowtower In Chief
https://townhall.com/columnists/burtprelutsky/2009/04/13/the_kowtower_in_chief
https://townhall.com/columnists/burtprelutsky/2009/04/13/the_kowtower_in_chief
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But I have to confess Obama seems to be doing everything he can to make me question my earlier judgment. … At a time when Iran, not to mention North Korea, is shaking a nuclear-armed fist at the world, Obama is telling Russia he’d like to … Obama voted against the surge in Iraq.…
Speak Softly and Carry a Big Schtick
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2009/04/11/speak_softly_and_carry_a_big_schtick
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2009/04/11/speak_softly_and_carry_a_big_schtick
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to its foreign policy machinations. … It took the intervention of President Obama to make it all work.
Turkey objected to Rasmussen. Why? … Bush – back to Great Britain.…
Unions Can't Move the World
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/04/11/unions_cant_move_the_world
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/04/11/unions_cant_move_the_world
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Every Democratic senator not only voted to bring card check to a vote, but also co-sponsored the bill. Republican Sen. … Arlen Specter voted to bring it to a vote, too. … In other words, if I'm going to ask some of my members to cast a tough vote, one that will be hard to explain in their districts, I…
Democrats In New Hampshire Legislature Pass Same-Sex Marriage
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/greghengler/2009/04/30/democrats_in_new_hampshire_legislature_pass_same-sex_marriage
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/greghengler/2009/04/30/democrats_in_new_hampshire_legislature_pass_same-sex_marriage
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When same-sex marriage fails to earn the votes of the people, those who we voted for tell us what we want.…
Brace for the Bullet Train to Scream Through
https://townhall.com/columnists/rossmackenzie/2009/04/30/brace_for_the_bullet_train_to_scream_through
https://townhall.com/columnists/rossmackenzie/2009/04/30/brace_for_the_bullet_train_to_scream_through
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(Question: In this euphemized hour when a liberal is a "moderate," how is it "stimulating" to incur debt to spend on things we cannot … get them to disclose imminent attacks against America. … No checks on the enslavement of the citizenry to the government -- whatever the cause, whoever's to blame. Not good.…
Checkmate?
https://townhall.com/columnists/markwhendrickson/2009/04/29/checkmate
https://townhall.com/columnists/markwhendrickson/2009/04/29/checkmate
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All Obama has to do is follow the script. … However, our country has suffered through economically difficult times, so I reluctantly, but responsibly, voted to cut $200 billion … He knows that once Americans get used to receiving a government benefit, they believe they are entitled to it and resent attempts to…
The Seeds of His Own Destruction: Obama's Hundred Days
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/20…9/04/29/the_seeds_of_his_own_destruction_obamas_hundred_days
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/20…9/04/29/the_seeds_of_his_own_destruction_obamas_hundred_days
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While Americans are careful not to consign a presidency they desperately need to succeed to the dustbin of history, the fact is that … By 77 percent to 19 percent, they voted against a government role, up seven points from last month. … D) His bank program is designed to help banks, but not to catalyze consumer lending.…