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Seven Issues Where the GOP Should Adopt the "Party of No" Label
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2009/05/12/seven_issues_where_the_gop_should_adopt_the_party_of_no_label
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2009/05/12/seven_issues_where_the_gop_should_adopt_the_party_of_no_label
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onward to victory. … Wanting Barack Obama to fail is like wanting someone who's trying to beat your child to death with a shovel to fail. … The GOP may have supported the original TARP program, but even the Republicans who voted for it under Bush should be able to see the…
Wanted: A Fighting Party
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/05/12/wanted_a_fighting_party
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/05/12/wanted_a_fighting_party
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All of you voted for me. (Laughter and applause.) Apologies to the Fox table. (Laughter.)" … And, recall, in his address to Congress, Obama assigned Joe Biden to see to it there was no waste, fraud or abuse in spending the $800 … Joe has been set up to take the fall.
The next place to take a stand is against "cap and trade."…
Pelosi's Just Trying What Worked Before
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2009/05/11/pelosis_just_trying_what_worked_before
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2009/05/11/pelosis_just_trying_what_worked_before
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/11 and extraordinary measures, taken in a few cases, didn't seem too high a price to pay to prevent another devastating attack on … the left; she's the one who refused to "cut [her] conscience to fit this year's fashions." … After their leaders and most Democrats voted to give President Bush authority to liberate Iraq -- working on the same information about…
Where Are Liberals Hatched?
https://townhall.com/columnists/burtprelutsky/2009/05/11/where_are_liberals_hatched
https://townhall.com/columnists/burtprelutsky/2009/05/11/where_are_liberals_hatched
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I used to be what I thought was a liberal. … Inevitably, they also got to vote. … I mean, the truth is, you’d have to be crazy to vote for those people.…
The President’s Torturous Dilemma
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbyschindler/2009/05/30/the_president’s_torturous_dilemma
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbyschindler/2009/05/30/the_president’s_torturous_dilemma
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ever be elected to office. … It seems that the mainstream media wants to portray conservatives as a group that needs to adhere to the Obama administration’s policies … object to the president speaking at Notre Dame and also to see all of the people who showed up to protest Notre Dame’s decision.…
Republican Strategy On Sotomayor
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/05/29/republican_strategy_on_sotomayor
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/05/29/republican_strategy_on_sotomayor
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“They are avoiding the [Ted] Kennedy rush to the floor to denounce Bork before there is any national discussion. … try and work up opposition to her nomination. … “Accordingly, we trust they will ensure there is adequate time to prepare for this nomination, and a full and fair opportunity to question…
"Conservative" Thinks Obama Wasn't Such A Good Choice, After All
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2009/05/28/conservative_thinks_obama_wasnt_such_a_good_choice,_after_all
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2009/05/28/conservative_thinks_obama_wasnt_such_a_good_choice,_after_all
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Over at NewMajority.com, "conservative" Crystal Wright claims she "truly had no idea [Obama] would turn out to be the radical tax and … spend liberal he's revealed" when she voted for him.…
Townhall.com Evening Edition
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/kevinglass/2009/05/28/townhallcom_evening_edition
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/kevinglass/2009/05/28/townhallcom_evening_edition
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Steve Chapman agrees that conservatives are right to be wary of Sonia Sotomayor, but warns them to remember their history when playing … [C]onservatives have reason to be wary of Sotomayor's approach to judging. … to pay for abortion.…
For Obama, a Week of Personal Growth?
https://townhall.com/columnists/rossmackenzie/2009/05/28/for_obama,_a_week_of_personal_growth
https://townhall.com/columnists/rossmackenzie/2009/05/28/for_obama,_a_week_of_personal_growth
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Obama called on America's allies and the enervated, effete UN to "stand up" to North Korea, and pledged to "take action." … He said, inter alia: "We uphold our fundamental principles and values not because we choose to but because we swear to, not because … Best to let things settle.…
Empathy and Impartiality
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2009/05/28/empathy_and_impartiality
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2009/05/28/empathy_and_impartiality
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How will the GOP react to President Obama's pick to replace Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court? Who cares? … The GOP does not have the votes to stop her. … signal to the White House the need to moderate its next selections."…
Biography and the Law
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2009/05/28/biography_and_the_law
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2009/05/28/biography_and_the_law
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In introducing his choice to replace Justice David Souter on the U.S. … President Obama says a main criterion for selecting someone for the court is that the person be empathetic to people and to the consequences … They should, if for no other reason than to train for the next nomination, not to mention standing on principle.…
I Feel Your Pain. Not Theirs. Yours.
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2009/05/27/i_feel_your_pain_not_theirs_yours
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2009/05/27/i_feel_your_pain_not_theirs_yours
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The city went so far as to hire an outside consultant to design the test in order to ensure that it was job-related and not racially … Such results never entice Democrats to reconsider their undying devotion to the teachers' unions that routinely produce students who … Forty-four of 48 Senate Democrats voted to filibuster Estrada's nomination to the D.C.…
Empathy v. Impartiality
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2009/05/27/empathy_v_impartiality
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2009/05/27/empathy_v_impartiality
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Judges must administer justice with respect to persons, they must be partial to the poor, and so on. … When Obama voted against Chief Justice John Roberts' confirmation, he said that Roberts didn't have the "heart" to vote the right way … to be a young teenage mom.…
No Time for Tea-and-Crumpet Interrogations
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/05/27/no_time_for_tea-and-crumpet_interrogations
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/05/27/no_time_for_tea-and-crumpet_interrogations
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You don't have to consult Mr. Webster to know that this is a distinction with a difference.
Sept. 11 was terrible. … I believe Barack Obama is taking seriously his responsibility to protect the nation. … last week to prohibit any Guantanamo detainees from being sent to the United States.…
The Powell Doctrine
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2009/05/27/the_powell_doctrine
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2009/05/27/the_powell_doctrine
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claims to support. … They were docile and ready to accept whatever the Democratic majority doled out to them. … of government, to abortion to how the Constitution should be read by justices of the Supreme Court, to the best way to defend the country…
Cheney Shows the Way
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/05/26/cheney_shows_the_way
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/05/26/cheney_shows_the_way
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And Harry Reid and a Democratic Senate voted 90 to 6 to humiliate Obama by denying him the funds needed to close Guantanamo until he … Dodd, Daschle, Edwards, Kerry, Reid and Clinton all voted to authorize war in Iraq. … He ran to the left of Hillary and pledged to close Guantanamo, as the prison camp had come to be twinned, though unfairly, in the liberal…
Courageous Congressmen Rebel Against Pelosi
https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2009/05/25/courageous_congressmen_rebel_against_pelosi
https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2009/05/25/courageous_congressmen_rebel_against_pelosi
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The bill was created to block a DC City Council measure, approved in early May, which seeks to recognize same-sex marriages performed … 12 to 1 to recognize gay marriages as the first step approving full-blown homosexual marriage. … They want their opinions and votes to count but they don’t want to honor the views of the citizens they represent.…
The Death of Israel
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/2009/05/24/the_death_of_israel
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/2009/05/24/the_death_of_israel
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travel to Israel "read the riot act" to the government warning against an attack on Iran. … Iran would probably not launch the bomb itself, anyway, but would give it to its puppet terrorists to send to Israel so it could deny … Democratic president, FDR, to take any real action to save them or even to let Jewish refugees into the country.…
A Night At The SuperMax
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2009/05/24/a_night_at_the_supermax
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2009/05/24/a_night_at_the_supermax
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I want to believe that Mr. … This week, the Senate voted to deny $80 million for the closure of Gitmo. … Disease is serious stuff and we are wise to take heed to warnings and wisdom.…
Climate change “morality”
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauldriessen/2009/05/23/climate_change_“morality”
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauldriessen/2009/05/23/climate_change_“morality”
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His conversion to the Anglo-American tradition of robust debate came a mere three days after the ex-VP refused to participate in a … According to a study by Dr. … That was a few days before he and his Democrat colleagues voted against amendments to Waxman-Markey that would have suspended the punitive…
When in Doubt, Blame Bush
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2009/05/22/when_in_doubt,_blame_bush
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2009/05/22/when_in_doubt,_blame_bush
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Listening to President Obama this week as he tried to defend the decisions he's made on closing Guantanamo, you have to wonder what … Bush to kick around. … His fellow Democrats have been so frustrated with his lack of clarity that many of them have now voted, along with Republicans, to…
Liberals: The Enemy Within
https://townhall.com/columnists/burtprelutsky/2009/05/22/liberals_the_enemy_within
https://townhall.com/columnists/burtprelutsky/2009/05/22/liberals_the_enemy_within
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I mean, aside from the 63 million oafs who actually voted for the guy. … To poor people, they say they’d be rich if only white Republicans didn’t steal all their money, just as they say to the 41% of Americans … We have our liberals to contend with and, obviously, Rev. Colton had his.…
Obama in Bush Clothing: America Fights On
https://townhall.com/columnists/charleskrauthammer/2009/05/22/obama_in_bush_clothing_america_fights_on
https://townhall.com/columnists/charleskrauthammer/2009/05/22/obama_in_bush_clothing_america_fights_on
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In open rebellion against Obama's pledge to shut it down, the Senate voted 90 to 6 to reject appropriating a single penny until the … Gitmo is starting to look good again. … The genius of democracy is that the rotation of power forces the opposition to come to its senses when it takes over.…
Really Talented Performer Wins American Idol; Liberals Blame Christians
https://townhall.com/columnists/secupp/2009/05/22/really_tal…nted_performer_wins_american_idol;_liberals_blame_christians
https://townhall.com/columnists/secupp/2009/05/22/really_tal…nted_performer_wins_american_idol;_liberals_blame_christians
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Bush in the White House (twice), fell for Sarah Palin, and voted for Proposition 8 all to the shock and awe of the apoplectic left. … Idol’s mass appeal, and unlikely to vote.” … Adam was a sure-thing for them, but only because they wanted him to be.…
Why the U.S. Should Listen to India's Voters
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/05/21/why_the_us_should_listen_to_indias_voters
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/05/21/why_the_us_should_listen_to_indias_voters
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To be sure, American elections are more important to people all over the world than those in any other country. … worked hard to uphold human rights. … But it's hard to tell.…