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The Decline of Newspapers
https://townhall.com/columnists/townhallcomstaff/2009/07/20/the_decline_of_newspapers
– What is happening to the newspaper industry? Denver’s Rocky Mountain News is out of business. … Now, following a series of short-term editors, half of the paper appears to be dedicated to high school sports with few articles on … We get that faster—and more accurately—on the Internet than is possible for them to print it.…
A GOP That Can Say No
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/08/07/a_gop_that_can_say_no
– has the GOP defied this city and voted to reject a liberal judicial activist for the court. … Finally, yesterday, Senate Republicans, defying threats of an Hispanic backlash if they voted to reject the first Hispanic nominee, … Then, yesterday, mirabile dictu, the Republican minority in the Senate voted four-to-one to send Sonia back to Greenwich Village.…
The End of the Honeymoon
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2009/08/07/the_end_of_the_honeymoon
– According to Brownstein, the president "failed to convert many voters who gave him a second look after preferring John McCain last … But it is fair to ask: What did Obama use this initial period of unique standing and influence to achieve? … child care to Amtrak.…
Questions to ask at town hall meetings
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauldriessen/2009/08/07/questions_to_ask_at_town_hall_meetings
– bill, before he voted on it, because he would need two lawyers to explain all the passages to him. … Then how can we be expected to do so? Why should we be expected to obey it? … Or do you intend to keep US lands off limits, allow eco-activists to file lawsuits to prevent development, and force us to depend on…
Senate OKs Additional $2 Billion for Clunkers
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/08/06/senate_oks_additional_$2_billion_for_clunkers
– Coburn's amendment would've allowed for "reliable" clunkers that have been traded-in to be donated to local charities to assist low-income … Fifty-six Democratic Senators voted to defeat Coburn's amendment.  … Is the supposed War on Poverty taking backseat to a war on...car exhaust?…
Senate Vote Expected to Extend Clunkers Catastrophe
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/08/06/senate_vote_expected_to_extend_clunkers_catastrophe
– Following Sotomayor's confirmation vote today, the Senate will likely vote on an extension to the widely debated Cash for Clunkers … The House voted before it recessed last week to funnel an additional $2 billion into the program, bringing the total cost to triple … Many car dealers are counting on the government to make good on its promises to refund subsidies given to people trading in their old…
Still a Good Question: Why Biden?
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2009/08/06/still_a_good_question_why_biden
– Anything to eat up the time would do. … could do to stop it. … -- to a photo-op designed to be substance-free in the first place.…
Q&A: Health Care Town Halls
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/08/05/qa_health_care_town_halls
– (see below)  I'd also encourage anyone who feels inclined to go ahead and send this "disinformation" to the White House--I'd like to … In addition, I'd like to point out that I have yet to receive a paycheck from any insurance company for my dissension on this issue … To help Obama keep his promise, Rep.…
Grass-Roots Anger, Not Crowd Control
https://townhall.com/columnists/richtucker/2009/08/05/grass-roots_anger,_not_crowd_control
– “There is no point in meeting with my constituents and [to] listen to them and have them listen to you if what is basically an unruly … Is it easy to scare up a crowd (or mob, as the newspapers would surely refer to it)? … Yet Congress recently voted to shut down production of the plane.…
Health Politics Quagmire
https://townhall.com/columnists/tonyblankley/2009/08/05/health_politics_quagmire
– and because of his political and policy responses to that problem. … According to the newspaper The Hill, "As (Pelosi) prepare(d) to send her members home for the month of August having not voted on a … Yet, again according to The Hill, the health insurance industry "has already agreed to new regulations key to the Democratic proposals…
Key Senator Thinks Sotomayor Vote Represents Crossroads
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/08/05/key_senator_thinks_sotomayor_vote_represents_crossroads
– “I don’t believe that we should confirm anyone to the court who is not faithfully committed to follow the law whether they like it … It’s contrary to law,” he said. … “Even though they'd like to have voted for this nominee – the first Hispanic Supreme Court candidate – with a good personal story,…
Just Say No!
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2009/08/04/just_say_no!
to Obama care and chased the Congressman out of the hall. … sections and report to him. … cell phone video cameras and instructions on how to upload to YouTube.…
Clink, Clank, Clunker
https://townhall.com/columnists/billmurchison/2009/08/04/clink,_clank,_clunker
– Yet, when it comes to stumbles and misfires, nothing exceeds government, with its built-in immunity to pressure from the operations … Congress had voted only $1 billion for the program. … what kind of coffee to drink to how many new units of thus-and-so to manufacture for public consumption, and how to price them.…
NEA Goes All-Out for Same-Sex Marriage
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2009/08/04/nea_goes_all-out_for_same-sex_marriage
– Many of the NEA's contracts require school districts to promptly fire any teacher who fails to pay dues. … schoolchildren, and spends millions of its own money to lobby for left-wing goals, the NEA deserves to be subjected to citizen surveillance … One final Item of note: the NEA convention voted down New Business Item 66, which would have required the union to make public the…
McCain Votes Nay on Sotomayor: She Lacks "Common-Sense Limitations on Judicial Power"
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/greghengler/2009/08/03/mccain_…tomayor_she_lacks_common-sense_limitations_on_judicial_power
– The National Journal writes that "McCain voted against Sotomayor's nomination to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in '98, so his decision…
Beware the High Cost of Unintended Consequences
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/08/03/beware_the_high_cost_of_unintended_consequences
– The House voted hurriedly Friday to transfer $2 billion of stimulus funds to Cash for Clunkers, and the Senate will probably agree … A program estimated to cost $5 million ballooned to $500 million, one-tenth the state budget. … And some will figure out how to tap the federal treasury to their advantage.…
Support Your Local Sharia
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2009/08/02/support_your_local_sharia
– any other application, and the academy in question has on many occasions failed to honor previous county agreements, not to mention … to kill President George W. … I will defend with all my heart the right of any Muslim to pray and live according to the precepts of that faith.…
Extra Funding for Clunkers Faces Roadblocks in Senate
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/07/31/extra_funding_for_clunkers_faces_roadblocks_in_senate
– As the House voted quickly today to funnel an additional $2 billion of stimulus money into the stalled Cash for Clunkers program, Sen … John McCain said he will oppose any Senate move to consider the House bill--perhaps even a filibuster.  … It is also important to include lower-income consumers who are disadvantaged under the current program.…
Lawless in South Dakota
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2009/07/31/lawless_in_south_dakota
– The House on July 24 voted 247 to 183 to reject a bill by Rep. … Or the tapes that revealed PP solicitors responding enthusiastically to callers purporting to give money specifically to kill black … The two House committees and one Senate committee that have voted on the bill rejected any attempts to exclude abortion funding.…
Friends and Foes
https://townhall.com/columnists/cliffmay/2009/07/30/friends_and_foes
– Honduras' Supreme Court stood up to Zelaya - eventually ordering the military to remove him from office. … Honduras' Congress voted to install a new president, Roberto Micheletti, the next in line under Honduras' constitution, and a member … have begun to restore a modicum of coherence to the administration's position on Honduras.…
Palin's Poll Numbers Falling! But What About Obama's?!
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2009/07/30/palins_poll_numbers_falling!_but_what_about_obamas!
– What about the threat to quality? … Meanwhile, Obama flies around the country pressuring Congress to meet his ever-shifting self-imposed deadline to "get health care done … People worry about a government that runs annual deficits that add to a mounting national debt; that fails to secure our borders or…
A Talk With Obama: You Can't Make This Stuff Up
https://townhall.com/columnists/rossmackenzie/2009/07/30/a_talk_with_obama_you_cant_make_this_stuff_up
– The minimum wage has just gone up 11 percent - to $7.25 an hour. … I had little to do with it. Yet you voted for the increase as a senator. Are you now saying you regret that vote? … Meaning no disrespect, sir, is it then wrong to conclude you think it's better for some to be unemployed at $7.25 an hour than to be…
The Prince of Darkness as a Beacon of Dissent
https://townhall.com/columnists/timcarney/2009/08/18/the_prince_of_darkness_as_a_beacon_of_dissent
– Ralph Reed approached us to talk to Novak. … While I was eager to share whatever wisdom I had collected, Novak gave his opinion only as much as he had to in order to extract more … Our Hollywood celebrities are reciting pledges to serve our new president and enlisting the masses to follow.…
What Obama's Vacation Tells Us
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelmarsden/2009/08/18/what_obamas_vacation_tells_us
– President Barack Obama is reportedly set to head to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts (aka Kennedyland, USA) to force a media connection … That’s fine, but voters wanted you to be cool, Barack -- in fact, that was the only reason why some of them voted for you. … nature and bring it to its knees, much like every Russian woman after viewing his vacation photos.…
Populist Right Rising
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/08/18/populist_right_rising
To the contrary. According to a Pew poll, by 61 percent to 34 percent, Americans think the protesters are behaving properly. … his embrace of NAFTA and amnesty, and his dash to Washington to convince Republicans to give Hank Paulson $700 billion to bail out … The country has come to agree with the GOP. Nor was the party hurt when, by four to one, its senators voted against Ms.…
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