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Senators Have Wires Crossed on Security
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2009/10/01/senators_have_wires_crossed_on_security
– According to the U.S. attorney's office, Zazi flew to Pakistan in August 2008 to receive bomb-making instructions, returned to use … telecom companies immunity to lawsuits. … With what is at stake, why would any U.S. senator want to give phone companies a reason not to cooperate with law enforcement?…
The Elephant in Lincoln’s Once-Great Room
https://townhall.com/columnists/sandyrios/2009/09/30/the_elephant_in_lincoln’s_once-great_room
– for a return to power. … For Republican powers in Washington and in state Capitols to usurp the primary process and the will of the people to choose candidate … It is one thing to oppose discrimination, quite another to be an advocate.…
The Perils of the Middle Way
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2009/09/30/the_perils_of_the_middle_way
– No one wants to be the last to die for the sake of yesterday's strategy. Major military decisions require deliberation. … He also voted against the first Gulf War, arguing "What vital interests of the United States justify sending young Americans to their … If McChrystal is to be believed, America is not merely failing to win in Afghanistan; it is losing.…
Obama's Olympic Bid: The Chicago Way
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/09/29/obamas_olympic_bid_the_chicago_way
– Copenhagen on October 2 to personally deliver Chicago’s final pitch to IOC members who will vote to decide the winning bid for the … No Games Chicago spokesman Thomas Tesser explains: The City Council voted to give oversight of the City’s Olympic commitments to … The No Games Chicago group is scheduled to have a protest rally this week to reflect the overwhelming opposition of Chicagoans to hosting…
20 Questions About Obamacare
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2009/09/29/20_questions_about_obamacare
– Because Barack Obama voted "present" on the health care bill by refusing to submit his own bill, Americans have been left with a … out of the program to move over to another entitlement program? … enough to cut health care costs. 4) Will people who have previously decided not to get health care coverage be forced to spend…
Obama is Sure About Something
https://townhall.com/columnists/sandyrios/2009/10/16/obama_is_sure_about_something
– Televised from Saddleback Church as millions watched, Warren pledged to ask the hard questions in order to get to the truth. … That’s my commitment to you!” … Commitment to the homosexual activist community ... not so much to our troops in the field.…
In Today’s Obit Section: Newspapers
https://townhall.com/columnists/richtucker/2009/10/16/in_today’s_obit_section_newspapers
– and over again -- to avoid. … Readers might be interested in that fact, but they’ll have to turn to the Internet, not their newspaper, to learn that a bill to reshape … Even, “When the Senate voted to cut off all federal funds to ACORN, there was not a word in the newspaper, although a report in the…
Richard Dawkins: Creationists Don't Read Books
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2009/10/16/richard_dawkins_creationists_dont_read_books
– , but those who voted for Barack Obama are smart. … Dawkins: There does seem to be evidence of a divide in the United States between two cultures. … There seems to be a divide between what shall we say -- the Sarah Palin voters and the Barack Obama voters.…
Colorado Becomes First State To Decrease Minimum Wage
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2009/10/16/colorado_becomes_first_state_to_decrease_minimum_wage
– It's one of only ten states that ties its minimum wage to inflation, so a falling consumer price index means that their baseline hourly … pay will go from $7.28 to $7.24. … Voters were just joking when they voted for an adjustable minimum wage in 2006.…
An ACORN-Friendly, Big Labor-Backing, Tax-and-Spend Radical in GOP Clothing
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2009/10/16/an…ly,_big_labor-backing,_tax-and-spend_radical_in_gop_clothing
– John McHugh, who abandoned his seat to accept President Obama's nomination as Army Secretary. … The WFP has been listed in ACORN documents dating back to 2000 as an "affiliate." … He enthused that Scozzafava has "been willing to raise taxes when budgets require it, and is to the left of most Democrats on social…
Unions Calling in Their Chits
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2009/10/16/unions_calling_in_their_chits
– "That's not the change America voted for." … He's more afraid of a few union bosses than he is the thousands of voters who have flocked to town hall meetings to oppose health care … they went to the doctor's office.…
The Second Battle of Copenhagen
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/10/16/the_second_battle_of_copenhagen
– Before President Obama even landed at Andrews Air Force Base, returning from his mission to Copenhagen to win the 2016 Olympic … , has continued to rise." … Contrary to predictions, the polar bear population seems to be doing fine.…
The Democrats’ Coming Defeat
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2009/10/16/the_democrats’_coming_defeat
– Yet Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic caucus shielded Rangel when the Republicans voted to expel him from the chairmanship of the tax-writing … A Washington Post poll of Virginia voters found that only 50 percent of those who voted for Obama planned to vote in 2010 compared … with 66 percent of those who voted for McCain.…
Gitmo Prisoners Will Be Transferred To The U.S. For Prosecution
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2009/10/15/gitmo_prisoners_will_be_transferred_to_the_us_for_prosecution
– The House just voted 224-193. They will only be transferred here to be prosecuted. … In other words, they won't stay here to be interred for their entire sentence. … Democrats had resolved to put the prisoners on trial at Gitmo earlier, but later deemed it politically safe to reverse that vote.…
Don't Ask, Tell or Legitimize
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2009/10/15/dont_ask,_tell_or_legitimize
– favor allowing openly gay men and lesbian women to serve in the military, 69 percent to 63 percent." … That is mostly because there are few leaders who wish to give voice to opposing points of view. … Neither should it be seen as an invitation to give blanket approval to homosexuality, considered by some to be against the best interests…
Opportunity Knocks Twice
https://townhall.com/columnists/marvinolasky/2009/10/14/opportunity_knocks_twice
– them how to use taxpayer funds to buy a house to use as a brothel employing under-age girls from El Salvador. … the august New York Times had to take notice. … Both branches of Congress felt the heat and voted to defund ACORN: The "community organizing" group had received tens of millions over…
You Will Get Health Insurance at DMV -- Literally (It's in the Bill)
https://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2009/10/14/you_…ill_get_health_insurance_at_dmv_--_literally_its_in_the_bill
– "In order to insure compliance, individuals would be required to report on their Federal tax return the months for which they maintain … health insurance: An employer that decides not to provide health insurance for its workers will be required to pay a fee to the government … Even though this fee will not be tax deductible, it will be far cheaper for a business to pay the government $400 per worker than to
Wealth Redistribution on Steroids
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2009/10/13/wealth_redistribution_on_steroids
to persuade Afghan villagers to lay down arms. … to be hawkish enough in the war on terror to appeal to Middle America. … No, for Obama, Afghanistan must just be another "street" to organize, another constituency to schmooze in his permanent -- now global…
Dems Pursuing Second Stimulus
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/10/09/dems_pursuing_second_stimulus
– NOT looking for any way to pay for it:"We have to do something for the unemployed, politically and economically," said Rep. … Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.The House already has voted to extend unemployment benefits … pay for it.Several bills would issue extra payments to the more than 50 million Social Security recipients, to make up for the lack…
Deeds' Negative Campaign for Governor of Virginia
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/johnhanlon/2009/10/09/deeds_negative_campaign_for_governor_of_virginia
– Creigh Deeds knows how to run a negative campaign.Deeds, who is the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Virginia, has focused … According to the article about that poll, "McDonnell leads 53 to 44 percent among likely voters, expanding on the four-point lead he … , a recent Politico.com story noted that Deeds is also willing to go negative against his own party.…
Young Hamlet's Agony
https://townhall.com/columnists/charleskrauthammer/2009/10/09/young_hamlets_agony
– When the Iraq War (which a majority of Senate Democrats voted for) ran into trouble and casualties began to mount, Democrats followed … seriously believed, a convenient two-by-four with which to bash George Bush over Iraq -- while still appearing warlike enough to fend … And that's exactly what Obama's handpicked commander requested on Aug. 30 -- a surge of 30,000 to 40,000 troops to stabilize a downward…
Our President, Chauncey Gardener
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmcbride/2009/10/08/our_president,_chauncey_gardener
– This push ensured that he would be able to get elected to any office in the State of Illinois without ever having to cast a vote that … would have come back to roost. … He also had the adoring press snuggling up so close to kiss his feet, that they gave little scrutiny to his real potential to lead…
Newt's Spokesman on NY23: "We're Not Going To Be In Charge If We Keep Going In This Direction"
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/greghengler/2009/10/26/newts_s…not_going_to_be_in_charge_if_we_keep_going_in_this_direction
– Or we can find a way to elect someone who has committed to vote for the Republican leader, has committed to vote against all tax increases … , has committed to vote against cap-and-trade, and is a strong ally of the NRA.In order to stop President Obama and the Democrats in … We should be willing to tolerate a fair amount of disagreement among Republicans if we can find the energy to elect a Republican as…
Who in the World is Glenn Beck?
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2009/10/26/who_in_the_world_is_glenn_beck
– It was not good enough to bar any access to the administration; they sent out their top guns to establish a quarantine of Fox. … Despite every attempt to bury stories contrary to the interests of the Obama Administration, some networks had actually gone over to … Each day I used my red magic marker to bring us a day closer to a new President.…
President Obama Is More Steamroller than Change Agent
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2009/10/26/president_obama_is_more_steamroller_than_change_agent
– Bipartisanship to Washington liberals seems to be an invitation for conservatives to go along or get out of the way-vote with us for … They don't just get mad; they go to the polls to turn the rascals out! … Democrats have blocked votes on Republican amendments and refused to let their bills be voted on.…
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