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Obama Is Out Of Control-Are Democrats Okay With That?
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinhill/2009/10/25/obama_is_out_of_control-are_democrats_okay_with_that
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinhill/2009/10/25/obama_is_out_of_control-are_democrats_okay_with_that
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I invited Congressman Minnick to appear on my program so as to address a variety of issues, mainly the on-going debate over healthcare … On economic and fiscal issues, it is nearly impossible to believe any longer that President Obama is seeking to “create jobs” or “stimulate … institutions who have dared to disagree with him.…
GOP's New Lightning Rod
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgewill/2009/10/25/gops_new_lightning_rod
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgewill/2009/10/25/gops_new_lightning_rod
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"Michele," he said, "do you have something to tell me?" She did. … the local Republican nominating caucus to ask him a few pointed questions. … to have voted Democratic in nine consecutive presidential elections.…
The Long and the Short of Steve Poizner
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2009/10/25/the_long_and_the_short_of_steve_poizner
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2009/10/25/the_long_and_the_short_of_steve_poizner
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He is a pro-choice Republican who has been able to reach out to the party's conservative base. … that they'd want to admit it because it's soooo superficial -- he's short. … Voters want somebody who's going to bring the jobs back."
Of course, Agen is right.…
Polling Polls: Americans Independent and Irate
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2009/10/25/polling_polls_americans_independent_and_irate
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2009/10/25/polling_polls_americans_independent_and_irate
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to identify voter angst and ire. … Voters are left wondering what happened to the candidates they voted for? … " think they are) and we don't seem able to either stop or even (as was promised) talk to them.…
Welcome to the P.T. Barnum Administration
https://townhall.com/columnists/dangainor/2009/10/24/welcome_to_the_pt_barnum_administration
https://townhall.com/columnists/dangainor/2009/10/24/welcome_to_the_pt_barnum_administration
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The Oct. 19 Post ran a story on the “man who has to decide what it would cost to rebuild the health insurance system” – Congressional … Now we know that to be largely bogus. Government programs rarely cost what they are predicted to cost. … He wants his health care bill to pass.…
Nixon and Obama -- Soul Brothers?
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/10/23/nixon_and_obama_--_soul_brothers
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/10/23/nixon_and_obama_--_soul_brothers
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, and a city in adulation that had voted 93 to 7 for Barack Hussein Obama. … with him and against those out to destroy his policy and presidency. … Does Lamar not think Nixon had enemies out to destroy him?…
A Whole New Health Care Ball Game
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/townhallcomstaff/2009/10/22/a_whole_new_health_care_ball_game
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/townhallcomstaff/2009/10/22/a_whole_new_health_care_ball_game
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Guest post from Conn Carroll with the Heritage Foundation
You have to read all the way to page A-25 in today’s New York Times to … A dozen Democrats and one independent crossed party lines and voted with Republicans on the 53 to 47 roll call.” … meet to get certain treatments covered.…
Another Entitlement for Seniors
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgewill/2009/10/22/another_entitlement_for_seniors
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgewill/2009/10/22/another_entitlement_for_seniors
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Foxe that provoked her to jump into Washington's Tidal Basin across from the memorial to Thomas Jefferson, who really believed that … modern liberalism's crowning achievement: It is an entitlement to which you are entitled even when you are not entitled to it. … going to be declared entitled to monetary consolation for the misfortune of not experiencing misfortune.…
From Obama, Sanity on Marijuana
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2009/10/22/from_obama,_sanity_on_marijuana
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2009/10/22/from_obama,_sanity_on_marijuana
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notion, come to think of it -- that states should have the power to set their own policy on pot. … to be doing is using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on this issue." … needle-exchange programs to block the spread of AIDS, and the House voted last summer to lift the ban.…
Another Entitlement for Seniors
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgewill/2009/10/22/another_entitlement_for_seniors
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgewill/2009/10/22/another_entitlement_for_seniors
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Foxe that provoked her to jump into Washington's Tidal Basin across from the memorial to Thomas Jefferson, who really believed that … modern liberalism's crowning achievement: It is an entitlement to which you are entitled even when you are not entitled to it. … going to be declared entitled to monetary consolation for the misfortune of not experiencing misfortune.…
Michigan Legislator: "I ain't takin' your calls...I'm sick of you!"
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/10/21/michigan_legislator_i_aint_takin_your_callsim_sick_of_you!
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/10/21/michigan_legislator_i_aint_takin_your_callsim_sick_of_you!
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With the state's economy continuing to slump and a budget crisis looming, one Michigan legislator took to the floor of the state House … I don't have to. And you can't threaten me. I'm sick of you..." … Does he have to worry about his next election? …
Justice Concludes Black Voters Need Democrat Party
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/10/20/justice_concludes_black_voters_need_democrat_party
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/10/20/justice_concludes_black_voters_need_democrat_party
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Kinston residents contributed to Barack Obama’s victory as America’s first black president and voted by a margin of nearly 2-to-1 to … which requires the city to receive Justice Department approval before making any changes to voting procedures. … in a letter to the city.Ms.…
What's In and What's Out of Health Care Legislation
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2009/10/20/whats_in_and_whats_out_of_health_care_legislation
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2009/10/20/whats_in_and_whats_out_of_health_care_legislation
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Brian Baird, D-Wash., and Greg Walden, R-Ore., have been trying to get the House to agree to post the bill 72 hours before the vote … John Ensign's amendment to require any health care czar to be subject to the constitutional Senate confirmation process was defeated … The mandate on individuals to buy health insurance or pay a penalty, even threatening jail for those who fail to conform, amounts to…
Congress Keeps Gold-Plated Health Care... For Themselves
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/10/19/congress_keeps_gold-plated_health_care_for_themselves
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/10/19/congress_keeps_gold-plated_health_care_for_themselves
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Members of Congress can choose from five different plans, and have access to both the VIP Bethesda Naval Hospital and a reserved spot … Congress has repeatedly voted down any provision that would switch their insurance plans to the lower-grade public option if Obamacare … Nurses for Reform is unsurprised that American politicians are pushing for government-run health care “while of course attempting to…
FIRST-PERSON: They can't blame the Christians anymore
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/06/first-person_they_cant_blame_the_christians_anymore
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/06/first-person_they_cant_blame_the_christians_anymore
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While I may defend your right to choose, I don't have to like your choice. … Americans are willing to tolerate someone's desire to remain homosexual. … continue to say no.…
Maine Question 1: How it prevailed
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/06/maine_question_1_how_it_prevailed
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/06/maine_question_1_how_it_prevailed
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Add a nearly 2-to-1 fundraising deficit to that mix -- as well as a host of other obstacles -- and opponents of "gay marriage" faced … This is a direct affront to God Himself.'" … Brown said it is difficult to overstate the significance of Question 1's passage to the national debate.…
Obama Cedes the Center
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2009/11/06/obama_cedes_the_center
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2009/11/06/obama_cedes_the_center
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On Election Day, according to exit polls, about one in 10 voters who supported Barack Obama in 2008 said they voted for McDonnell, … Obama has yet to demonstrate it. … Republicans for years to come.…
Dems Press On With Radical Agenda, Despite Voters' Objections
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/11/05/dems_press_on_with_radical_agenda,_despite_voters_objections
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/11/05/dems_press_on_with_radical_agenda,_despite_voters_objections
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To ensure support, President Obama himself plans to visit Capitol Hill tomorrow. … today to BLOCK a proposal submitted by Louisiana Senator David Vitter to include a simple question in the upcoming 2010 U.S. … It's also used to proportion congressional districts according to population. Hm...…
One Year Later, Obama's Media Honeymoon Still Going Strong
https://townhall.com/columnists/dangainor/2009/11/05/one_year_later,_obamas_media_honeymoon_still_going_strong
https://townhall.com/columnists/dangainor/2009/11/05/one_year_later,_obamas_media_honeymoon_still_going_strong
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the nation voted. … Journalists had a schoolgirl crush – eager to see their man playing basketball, talking to the press or vacationing. … Millions flocked to D.C., urged on by a media eager to see others stand by their man.…
America Only Seems Polarized
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2009/11/05/america_only_seems_polarized
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2009/11/05/america_only_seems_polarized
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withdraw and then lost to the Democrat. … Here's a solution to that problem: Stop watching cable TV news channels and listening to politicians. … The average American citizen, contrary to myth, is neither very angry, nor very far to the left or the right, nor inclined to treat…
Democrat Election Ignorance is Telling
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/11/05/democrat_election_ignorance_is_telling
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/11/05/democrat_election_ignorance_is_telling
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“Health care, cap-and-trade, the soon to come tax increases… I think all of those are going to be much more dicey for the Democratic … Independents went to Republican Bob McDonnell over Democrat Creigh Deeds 63-36% in Virginia, and independents voted for Republican … And it forced people to take a stand. And unless you’re forced to take a stand, you’re not going to take it,” she said.…
The Off-Year Elections and the Politics of the Obvious
https://townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/2009/11/05/the_off-year_elections_and_the_politics_of_the_obvious
https://townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/2009/11/05/the_off-year_elections_and_the_politics_of_the_obvious
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He has not a clue as to how to solve his underlying economic problems other than resort to motivational speaking and community organizing … Of late, it is nice to hear that the president is worried about that debt, but he has not a clue as to how to reduce it. … The answer to our financial problem is to cut federal spending and to cut federal taxes.…
Virginia, New Jersey Races Showing Voters Changing Course
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/11/05/virginia,_new_jersey_races_showing_voters_changing_course
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/11/05/virginia,_new_jersey_races_showing_voters_changing_course
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Those who dismiss such results as irrelevant to national politics might want to have a chat with Florio. … could take enough votes for Corzine to squeak through. … Early on, he staked out clear and detailed positions on issues important to voters and refused to be distracted by Washington Post…
Speaking Truth to Power
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackiegingrichcushman/2009/11/05/speaking_truth_to_power
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackiegingrichcushman/2009/11/05/speaking_truth_to_power
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go to the minority party. … But what they know and won't say is that it is always better to win than it is to lose. … Clear choices lead to good decisions.…
Health Care Update: Republican Reading Room
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/johncampbell/2009/11/04/health_care_update_republican_reading_room
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/johncampbell/2009/11/04/health_care_update_republican_reading_room
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Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) had pledged to have the final bill in print for 72 hours before it is voted upon. … It also appears clear that they may make more changes to the bill in order to secure more votes before Friday night or Saturday. … But interestingly, the tax applies to adjusted gross income, not to taxable income.…