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"Yesterday was very big."
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2009/11/04/yesterday_was_very_big
– Frank Donatelli said that yesterday's elections were a clear message for Washington.Make no mistake, the American people said no to … moderate Democrats in 2010, he said, meaning that there's no Obama "star power" to rely on when so many of those Blue Dogs are up … Independent voters went to Mcdonnell over Deeds 63-36% and independents voted for Christie over Corzine 58-33% yesterday.…
Maine vote repeals gay marriage law
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/townhallcomstaff/2009/11/04/maine_vote_repeals_gay_marriage_law
– 53% to 47% (87% reporting) voted to repeal the law passed by the Maine legislature allowing same-sex marriages.…
It's Election Day, And Conservatives Could Take (Almost) Everything
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2009/11/03/its_election_day,_and_conservatives_could_take_almost_everything
– Now it’s up to Hoffman to show the polls they’re right and steamroll Owens in what will hopefully represent a turning point for conservatism … The legislature voted to give gays all the rights of heterosexual couples except for using the word “marriage” to describe the union … Creigh Deeds has resorted to last-minute Obama PR, with the President swooping in and trying to hustle up the black vote in southern…
Democracy is Shrinking in DC
https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2009/10/30/democracy_is_shrinking_in_dc
– We voted in our first presidential election in 1964, helping to elect President Johnson. … In 1970, we were privileged to elect our first delegate to the US House of Representatives. … The council’s job is to safeguard the rights of the people --- especially their right to vote.…
Four Races Will Test the Strength of Obama's Majority
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/10/29/four_races_will_test_the_strength_of_obamas_majority
– All four of these constituencies voted for Barack Obama 51 weeks ago. … Suburb-dominated New Jersey voted 56 percent for George H.W. Bush in 1988. … It is also a test of the capacity of Republicans to regain turf they have lost.…
Big Labor Seeks Bailouts At the Expense of Americans
https://townhall.com/columnists/katiegage/2009/10/28/big_labor_seeks_bailouts_at_the_expense_of_americans
– There seems to be no limit to how far union bosses will go in demanding political payback for supporting President Obama’s election … to dictate the fate of the entire workgroup. … They want to make it easier to unionize, and leave workers with the same near-impossibility of ever voting the union out.…
Reid's Bait and Switch Tactics
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/2009/10/28/reids_bait_and_switch_tactics
– Second, he needs to have room to compromise so the final Senate version attracts the moderates he needs. … At that point, he hopes to use the momentum of House passage and the imprimatur of the conference committee to try to persuade senators … to cave in.…
GOP Must Not Vote 'Present' on Our Future
https://townhall.com/columnists/tonyblankley/2009/10/28/gop_must_not_vote_present_on_our_future
– But by last week, according to Gallup: "(The president's) 9-point drop (to 52.9 percent) in the most recent quarter (July 20 through … to ignore the growing deficit issue. … approval because of the string of foreign policy failures that are likely to befall him in the next six to 12 months (Afghanistan,…
Now's the Time to Stop the Abomination of Obamacare
https://townhall.com/columnists/janiceshawcrouse/2009/10/28/nows_the_time_to_stop_the_abomination_of_obamacare
– We’re down to the wire with ObamaCare. … People from around the world come to the United States for the best health care, and that top-quality health care, now available to … It is reprehensible that politicians are working behind closed doors to devise schemes to push ObamaCare through quickly without public…
A Tale of Two $250s
https://townhall.com/columnists/edfeulner/2009/10/28/a_tale_of_two_$250s
– This fall, as American families anticipate the holiday season and an uncertain economy in 2010, they’re likely to decide to cut back … Of course, no lawmaker wants to be accused of cutting payments to doctors. … Senators used a procedural maneuver to prevent that bill from being voted on.…
Scots Outraged Over Bomber's Release
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2009/11/15/scots_outraged_over_bombers_release
– of tireless international investigators to al-Megrahi. … do so in order to win compassionate release. … When doctors said prostate cancer might kill al-Megrahi within three months, this philosophy was not content to allow al-Megrahi to
China and Forced Abortions
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2009/11/14/china_and_forced_abortions
– open trucks, hauled off to abortion centers by Communist Party cadres, and yelled at and stressed until they agreed to have abortions … And Beijing threatened Stanford University: If you want to send any more graduate students to China, you had better expel Steve Mosher … After January 23rd, we are all forced to back abortion.…
Scozzafava STILL Talking...
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/11/13/scozzafava_still_talking
– used in order to secure a place in the race.  … “I think any sort of party has to be willing to solve the problems. … And in order to solve problems, you have to look at things sometimes differently.…
'Gay' Jihad
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattbarber/2009/11/13/gay_jihad
– It never ceases to amaze me the degree to which liberals – the self-styled proponents of “tolerance” and “diversity”… the mind-numbingly … Those who either threaten or attempt to incite terrorism must be immediately brought to justice. … Of course, just as most mainstream media have sheepishly caved to the dictates of political correctness in refusing to call Muslim…
The Politics of Fort Hood
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2009/11/13/the_politics_of_fort_hood
– At first blush, it seems distasteful to take a political yardstick to the pain suffered at Fort Hood. … just happened to be a Muslim. … That effort stems from what Obama believes to be a sweeping mandate to be Not George Bush.…
Congress' Shoe Problem
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidgratzer/2009/11/13/congress_shoe_problem
– It’s the end result: many opt not to buy insurance in the first place. … But Congress isn’t asking why the Freelancers Union wants to walk away from the regulatory debacle. … Congressmen just voted for a bill that contains all three bad New York ideas: a mechanism to regulate every health-insurance policy…
Deaf Ears, Dumb Voters
https://townhall.com/columnists/suzannefields/2009/11/13/deaf_ears,_dumb_voters
– The Israelis say Obama wants to extract an opening promise to freeze settlements on the West Bank and East Jerusalem, something that's … Zbigniew Brzezinski, who worked as a senior campaign adviser to Obama, even urged the president to shoot down Israeli planes if they … I ask you not to try to prevent me from making this effort if I have to make it, which I fear I might."…
Another Bogus ACORN Lawsuit
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2009/11/13/another_bogus_acorn_lawsuit
to get homes, pay their taxes and vote. … ACORN's lawyers issued a decree to its employees to keep their "yaps" shut. … In November 2008 -- ahem, more than a year before the congressional ACORN funding ban was passed -- CCHD voted unanimously to extend…
Polk: Forgotten Great
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/11/13/polk_forgotten_great
To enforce America's claim, Polk sent Gen. Zachary Taylor to the Rio Grande. … Congress voted a near-unanimous declaration of war. And as ever in wartime, bold men rise to immortality. Col. … Winfield Scott, Polk gave command of an army that was to land at Veracruz and take the path of Cortez to the capital to dictate terms…
Voters Want Green ... In Their Wallets
https://townhall.com/columnists/howardrich/2009/11/13/voters_want_green__in_their_wallets
– In 2004, Boulder voters supported Democrat John Kerry 2-to-1 over George W. Bush. Four years before that? … Indeed there has been a “sea change,” even if Obama and his allies refuse to acknowledge it. … energy-efficient upgrades to their homes and businesses.…
Ky. Baptists form GC task force
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/12/ky_baptists_form_gc_task_force
– Funds passed along to support Southern Baptist Convention causes will increase by 0.68 percent to 38 percent, while 62 percent will … board from 171 members to 118 over the next five years. … The definition also calls for churches to voluntarily report data to the state convention on a regular basis.…
Winning the Abortion Battle but Losing the Pro-life War
https://townhall.com/columnists/meredithturney/2009/11/12/winning_the_abortion_battle_but_losing_the_pro-life_war
– However, Obama’s commitment to passing socialist healthcare surpasses any commitment to public funding of abortion. … Wade is allowed to stand as the law of the land, Congress and other government agencies will find ways to fund their abortion allies … To be pro-life means to affirm life in all its stages and forms—preborn, disabled, and elderly.…
Fort Hood: Obama's Wake-Up Call?
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2009/11/12/fort_hood_obamas_wake-up_call
– "He sounds like President Bush," I said to myself. … Bush -- a man maligned, attacked and ridiculed for first failing to prevent 9/11 and then engaging in "undue militarism" to prevent … Obama asked the nation to honor, remember and reflect on the sacrifices of those just killed and of those willing to face death to
The Cost of Victory -- Seeding Defeat in 2010
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackiegingrichcushman/2009/11/12/the_cost_of_victory_--_seeding_defeat_in_2010
– Cao, who according to The Washington Post has voted with the Republican Party 80 percent of the time, crossed the party line and voted … dollars to fund abortions. … To gain forward momentum, Pelosi allowed the amendment to come the floor of the House for a vote.…
Lowden Shows Up Nevada
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/11/12/lowden_shows_up_nevada
– The best way to close that gap was to have a line of scantily clad go-go dancers in the terminal of the Las Vegas Airport ready to … "I’m devoting 100% of my time to this, and I’m going to shake as many hands as possible and reintroduce myself to those who already … "[Reid ] is not going to be able to win on his record, and not going to be able to win on his power.…
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