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Same-Sex Marriage Hits Red Light in Blue Illinois
https://townhall.com/columnists/sandyrios/2013/06/04/samesex-marriage-hits-red-light-in-blue-illinois-n1612646
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After weeks and months of hard work to accomplish what should have been easy, gay Democrat sponsor Greg Harris could not muster the … votes, while Democratic Speaker of the House, Michael Madigan, did not even call for a vote to establish same sex marriage in Illinois … But under the leadership of a former Democrat Senator -- the Reverend James Meeks --and Bishop Lance Davis, black legislators pushed…
Same-Sex Marriage Hits Red Light in Blue Illinois
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/sandyrios/2013/06/04/samesex-marriage-hits-red-light-in-blue-illinois-n1612637
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/sandyrios/2013/06/04/samesex-marriage-hits-red-light-in-blue-illinois-n1612637
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After weeks and months of hard work to accomplish what should have been easy, gay Democrat sponsor Greg Harris could not muster the … votes, while Democratic Speaker of the House, Michael Madigan, did not even call for a vote to establish same sex marriage in Illinois … But under the leadership of a former Democrat Senator -- the Reverend James Meeks --and Bishop Lance Davis, black legislators pushed…
A Progressive Will Never Hit Bottom
https://townhall.com/columnists/tonykatz/2013/06/04/a-progressive-will-never-hit-bottom-n1612603
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And did anyone else see the Lois Lerner disaster -- her testimony -- to the House Oversight committee? … Especially any lawyer who ever thought about being a judge or running for office as a Democrat one day. Nudge Nudge. Wink Wink.…
Watch Out for the Green Team
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/elisabethmeinecke/2013/06/04/watch-out-for-the-green-team-n1612164
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political capital on health care
legislation in the first part of his term, which allowed a cap-and-trade bill sponsored
by Democrat … “I think clearly the 2010 election in the House shut down
the Obama legislative agenda, but they just reacted by turning
to their … Accordingly, the White House Council of Environmental
Quality (CEQ) may soon reinterpret the National
Environmental Protection Act…
The Liberal Onslaught Against Kelly Ayotte
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2013/06/03/the-liberal-onslaught-against-kelly-ayotte-n1610262
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2013/06/03/the-liberal-onslaught-against-kelly-ayotte-n1610262
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We ought to get perspective on the real nature of the most recent push on gun control, initiated out of the White House. … In a state which went for Barack Obama in 2012 and has been in the Democrat column in five of six of the last presidential elections … resources financing the onslaught of ads and protests against Ayotte is coming from out of state from the pocketbook of New York Democrat…
A Glimmer of Hope for Conservatism
https://townhall.com/columnists/markdavis/2013/05/31/a-glimmer-of-hope-for-conservatism-n1609956
https://townhall.com/columnists/markdavis/2013/05/31/a-glimmer-of-hope-for-conservatism-n1609956
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President Obama is still in the White House because millions of Americans are at the trough of free stuff paid for by others. … more may not feed at that trough, but they are glad it is there, nurturing a culture of dependency that is the foundation of the Democrat … evidence that massive government cannot run anything-- and conservatives need to run that ball right down the field against every Democrat…
Dole Takes His Turn in Political Parlor Game
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2013/05/31/dole-takes-his-turn-in-political-parlor-game-n1609793
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Never mind that the Times didn't have much use for Dole and viewed Reagan's takeover of the White House as tantamount to a barbarian … Even Bill Clinton, despite his enormous popularity among Democrats today, probably couldn't get nominated if he ran as the Democrat…
Immigration: Boehner Confirms Hastert Rule in House, Senate Kills Border Fence Measure
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/06/19/boehner-c…stert-rule-senate-defeats-border-measures-cbo-score-n1622511
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Earlier in the week, sources close to House Speaker John Boehner were indicating that he would respect the so-called 'Hastert rule' … by ensuring that any immigration reform legislation brought to the floor would enjoy the backing of a majority of House Republicans … Almost every Republican (plus two Democrats) voted in favor, while nearly every Democrat shot it down. …
As Alaska Goes, So Goes America?
https://townhall.com/columnists/randalldesoto/2013/06/19/as-alaska-goes-so-goes-america-n1622790
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That Republicans will maintain control of the House seems almost a given with historic trends and their 33-seat majority. … Cook rates three seats “tossup” (Iowa, Montana, West Virginia) and seven “lean Democrat.” … The Rothenberg Report lists the same three as “pure tossup” and moves two of Cook’s “lean Democrat” to “tossup/tilt Democrat” (Alaska…
Headwinds for Obama
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2013/06/19/headwinds-for-obama-n1622750
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2013/06/19/headwinds-for-obama-n1622750
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Every Democrat who has been pointing to the President's fairly steady approval numbers as evidence that his goodwill among his base … If Obama continues to sink in popularity and trust then Democrats running for election or re-election in the House or Senate will grow … Even a weak President can raise enormous sums of money, but we may see him doing more events for the Democratic House and Senate campaign…
Governor Brewer Betrays Conservatives, Forces Through Huge Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
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Brewer even devised a plan to oust Senate President Andy Biggs and House Speaker Andy Tobin, both Republicans, from their leadership … Debbie Lesko (R-Peoria), the House Majority Whip, declared, “I feel like I’ve been punched in the gut, and I feel like I’ve been betrayed … Brewer’s support of Obamacare sounds more like that of a Democrat governor, and her bullying tactics similar to the Alinsky tactics…
Employers Are Not Immigration Officers
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2013/06/16/employers-are-not-immigration-officers-n1621144
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2013/06/16/employers-are-not-immigration-officers-n1621144
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The White House website devotes an entire page to workplace enforcement of immigration restrictions. … On the Senate floor last Tuesday, Democrat Charles Schumer said essentially the same thing: "Even if someone is able to get here illegally…
Employers Are Not Immigration Officers
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeffjacoby/2013/06/16/employers-are-not-immigration-officers-n1621143
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeffjacoby/2013/06/16/employers-are-not-immigration-officers-n1621143
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The White House website devotes an entire page to workplace enforcement of immigration restrictions. … On the Senate floor last Tuesday, Democrat Charles Schumer said essentially the same thing: "Even if someone is able to get here illegally…
Everything You Need To Know About The Rubio/McCain Amnesty Catastrophe In 15 Quotes
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2013/06/15/every…ut-the-rubiomccain-amnesty-catastrophe-in-15-quotes-n1620681
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We will perpetually have a progressive, liberal president, probably a Democrat, and we will probably see the House of Representatives … go into Democrat hands and the Senate will stay in Democrat hands. -- Michele Bachmann
2) The bill is worse than universal healthcare…
Ushackle Us From Progressive Mob Rule
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2013/06/14/ushackle-us-from-progressive-mob-rule-n1619919
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But it’s
because they have supported watered-down versions of the Democrat agenda. … I think I have just about exhausted the current stable of Democrat talking points. What have I missed? … Personally I hope the GOP
moderates help pass the tax increase in the House.…
The Snowden Effect
https://townhall.com/columnists/markdavis/2013/06/14/the-snowden-effect-n1619620
https://townhall.com/columnists/markdavis/2013/06/14/the-snowden-effect-n1619620
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On that fateful day in March when Oregon Democrat Senator Ron Wyden asked if government were collecting “any type of data” on millions … My mistrust of this White House runs deep.…
As Usual, GOP Caves on Principles
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The second -- he knows virtually all Democrat politicians in Congress will cover-up and excuse these outrageous actions and omissions … But chances are, they are going to be more than happy to let the Obama White House and the Obama media slow walk these scandals until…
Democrat Who Said IRS Scandal Was Solved Backtracks: It's Not Solved
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/06/13/democr…id-irs-scandal-was-solved-backtracks-its-not-solved-n1619181
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Last weekend, top Democrat and Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee Elijah Cummings, said the IRS scandal was "solved" … “The witch hunt needs to end,” said Cummings, who is the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. … scandals like Operation Fast and Furious and Benghazi in order to protect the White House. …
Some Questions They Weren't Expecting
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2013/06/10/some-questions-they-werent-expecting-n1616722
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2013/06/10/some-questions-they-werent-expecting-n1616722
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Ask Democrat Ed Markey or Republican Gabriel Gomez about guns or ObamaCare or each other's qualifications to be the next US senator … I find the post-White House avarice pretty shabby. But neither Markey nor Gomez chose to join me on that bandwagon.
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Why Did Gabriel Gomez Lose?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2013/06/28/why-did-gabriel-gomez-lose-n1629892
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2013/06/28/why-did-gabriel-gomez-lose-n1629892
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The Democrat candidate, Congressman Ed Markey, ran a lackluster campaign that inspired no one. … The total spending from the Democrat side dwarfed the spending on the Republican side. … As noted above, Ed Markey voted to increase taxes 271 times over his decades-long career in the House.…
Where Was The President -- And What Was He Doing?
https://townhall.com/columnists/fredjeckert/2013/06/28/where-was-the-president--and-what-was-he-doing-n1629404
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Does anyone believe that any ranking Democrat -- or any other Democrat on a congressional committee investigating Benghazi -- has demonstrated … We know that around 5PM Washington time on the evening of the Benghazi attack, President Obama was in the White House attending a previously … Recently, top White House advisor and Obama campaign strategist David Plouffe said it was “irrelevant” to ask where the President was…
IRS Inspector General: Liberal Groups Weren't Inappropriately Targeted
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/06/27/irs-inspe…l-liberal-groups-werent-targeted-like-conservatives-n1629048
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progressives’ was a term used to refer cases for scrutiny for political campaign intervention,” George wrote to Levin, the top Democrat … on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee. … In response to House Oversight Committee Democrats' dissembling and misdirection, Chairman Darrell Issa issued a blistering statement…
Texas Advocates Use Filibuster, Mob Tactics to Delay Late-term Abortion Law
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/06/26/texas-lib…libuster-mob-tactics-to-delay-lateterm-abortion-ban-n1628351
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late-term abortion won a temporary victory late last night via appropriately unseemly methods:
A petite Fort Worth Democrat … National Journal released a poll today demonstrating that Americans support a 20-plus-week abortion ban, a version of which passed the House…
5 Reasons Republicans Lose Elections Wrapped Up In The Amnesty Bill
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2013/06/25/5-rea…icans-lose-elections-wrapped-up-in-the-amnesty-bill-n1626899
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2013/06/25/5-rea…icans-lose-elections-wrapped-up-in-the-amnesty-bill-n1626899
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The Rubio/McCain amnesty bill is essentially a Democrat immigration wish list with some phony security proposals tossed in that everyone … Alternately, if the bill dies like a dog on the freeway in the House, Democrats will STILL run ads aimed at Hispanics attacking "racist … However, one of the groups that DOESN'T WANT that to happen is the Democrat Party.…
Breakout From Politics of The Past
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2013/06/25/breakout-from-politics-of-the-past-n1626695
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2013/06/25/breakout-from-politics-of-the-past-n1626695
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich believes America may be on the verge of
another major breakthrough on several levels, but he warns … Democrat repetitive drama. He thinks the next
decade will be more future vs. past. … Example two: the House leadership last Tuesday brought a bill to the floor
that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.…