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Confirmed: Obama's Favorite "Independent" Economist is a Democrat
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2011/10/17/confirmed_obamas_favorite_independent_economist_is_a_democrat
– Remember, the White House insists this is not a campaign event, which is why it's okay that you paid for it.  … The White House quotes and cites Zandi's rosy predictions every chance they get.  … Surprise:   In an e-mail [to the Washington Post], Zandi confirmed that he is a registered Democrat and said the Obama…
Occupy Wall Street Is Bitter, Unwieldy Brew
https://townhall.com/columnists/crystalwright/2011/10/17/occupy_wall_street_is_bitter,_unwieldy_brew
– when it backed numerous candidates in the 2012 mid-term Congressional elections, helping Republicans sweep into the majority in the House … While the great pretenders of the Democrat party would like to think they have found their version of a Tea Party salvation in OWS,…
Democrats, the Media and the Heart of the "Occupy" Movement
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2011/10/16/democrats,_the_media_and_the_heart_of_the_occupy_movement
– Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi understands them too. … Did you hear about Democrat Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky marching with communists?…
Birth Certificate Makes Slim Pickings for Obama Presidential Library
https://townhall.com/columnists/markbaisley/2011/10/16/birth…rtificate_makes_slim_pickings_for_obama_presidential_library
– But the doldrum days of Democratic Party rule has us in that listless inertia that is so awkward for Americans.The last great Democrat … their 2008 hero for not being more important than a Republican primary debate when he recently asked to address the United States House … avoid blaming his administration for the debt, joblessness, inflation, and constricting bureaucracy that he/she will inherit.White House
Obama Administration Cancels Major ObamaCare Program
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/elisabethmeinecke/2011/10/14/obama_administration_cancels_major_obamacare_program
– Tom Price of Georgia, who's in charge of the House Policy Committee, released a statement wondering why it took the Obama administration … of the same flawed thinking and approach that is embodied in the entire law that was rammed through Congress under the previous Democrat
INT'L DIGEST: Mexico City ponders 'temporary' marriages, Saudi women may not get to vote
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2011/10/14/intl…ponders_temporary_marriages,_saudi_women_may_not_get_to_vote
– (BP) -- If leaders of Mexico City's socialist democrat Party of the Democratic Revolution have their way, the city's 2009 law legalizing … an assistant accounts officer at the hospital, and an armed accomplice of abducting her at gunpoint Aug. 21 and taking her to a house … When Samuel refused Adnan's demand for marriage, he brought the video to her house and showed it to her parents, the report said.…
This Sunday: 900 Days Without a Senate Budget
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2011/10/14/this_sunday_900_days_without_a_senate_budget
– Republicans control the House, Democrats the Senate. … As required by law, House Republicans presented a budget in committee, brought it to the floor, and passed it earlier this spring. … The reason for this evasion is clear: Democrat leaders in Washington think it is politically foolish to commit publicly to the kind…
$1.24 billion for solar jobs – in Mexico
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbeauprez/2011/10/14/$124_billion_for_solar_jobs_–_in_mexico
– Just like Solyndra, the company had cultivated friendships with very powerful Democrat green energy supporters. Rep. … George Miller (D-CA), the top ranking Democrat on the House Education and Workforce Committee and a member of the Democrats' Leadership … in the House has been an unabashed cheerleader for SunPower – and coincidentally, his son is also SunPower's Washington lobbyist.  …
Land: Repeal military gay 'marriage' policy
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2011/10/13/land_repeal_military_gay_marriage_policy
– The president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) urged the White House to repeal the decision and the federal government … The House of Representatives has passed a Defense authorization bill that would bar the performance of gay "marriage" ceremonies by … chairman and lead Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee.…
Herman Cain to Blacks: Divorce the Democratic Party
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2011/10/13/herman_cain_to_blacks_divorce_the_democratic_party
– candidate is not one who, like Cain, breaks from campaigning for a book tour timed to coincide with his unlikely quest for the White House … are more anti-abortion, more pro-traditional marriage and more pro-vouchers for inner-city parents than the typical non-black Democrat … Or, as Cain puts it, "I left the Democrat plantation a long time ago."…
Obama vows to break jobs plan into separate bills after Senate setback
https://townhall.com/columnists/townhallcomstaff/2011/10/12…_to_break_jobs_plan_into_separate_bills_after_senate_setback
– The Democrat-pushed bill failed Tuesday night to get the 60 votes needed in the Senate to proceed. … The Senate version of the measure has little chance of clearing the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. … The 2009 measure "was a success in terms of job creation," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, insisted later in the…
Obama Administration Subpoenaed by House Panel Over Gun Case
https://townhall.com/columnists/townhallcomstaff/2011/10/12/obama_administration_subpoenaed_by_house_panel_over_gun_case
House panel subpoenaed the Obama administration over a law enforcement program that allowed illegal U.S. gun purchases in an effort … Representative Darrell Issa, a California Republican and chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said today … Representative Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the oversight committee’s top Democrat, said the document request is “a gross abuse of…
Of Course: Democrats Defending Eric Holder After Subpoena
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2011/10/12/of_course_democrats_defending_eric_holder_after_subpoena
– Ranking member of the House Oversight Committee Democrat Elijah Cummings has released a statement calling the decision to subpoena … Today, democrats on the House Oversight Committee, led by Rep.…
Bad Move: The Senate Votes to Slap Sanctions on Chinese Trade
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/erikajohnsen/2011/10/12/bad_move_the_senate_votes_to_slap_sanctions_on_chinese_trade
– The Democrat-controlled Senate passed just such legislation on Tuesday evening, and China promptly demonstrated that they are willing … Interestingly, the Senate moved forward on this one despite trepidation from President Obama, even though the White House hasn't offered … Boehner and Cantor haven't committed to even bringing the bill to the House floor, even though the House version of the bill has 226…
Obama's Teachable Truthiness Moment
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2011/10/12/obamas_teachable_truthiness_moment
– He already has one.White House press secretary and former Time magazine journalist Jay Carney attempted to gloss over Obama's crystal-clear … wouldn't have a problem right now because we sure did our share of spending money in the last few years," West Virginia Senate Democrat
Live from New Hampshire: GOP Debate Preview
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2011/10/11/live_from_new_hampshire_gop_debate_preview
– Organized labor and the Democrat Party establishment are getting on board, too.  … Almost on cue (arguably, directly on cue), the White House has leaked the story that several top Romney healthcare advisors were actively…
Surprise: Chris Christie to Endorse...Romney
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2011/10/11/surprise_chris_christie_to_endorseromney
– As we've seen in his exceptionally successful dealings with the Democrat-held state legislature in Trenton, Christie places pragmatism … It will also distract nicely from this little White House document drop: Newly obtained White House records provide fresh … The records, gleaned from White House visitor logs reviewed by NBC News, show that senior White House officials had a dozen meetings…
Occupy Wall Street gets "Man" Love
https://townhall.com/columnists/tonykatz/2011/10/11/occupy_wall_street_gets_man_love
– Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently stated, "Well,I support the message to the establishment - whether it's Wall Street or … Their protest isn't a protest, then, but rather a needed vehicle of the Democrat party and the Progressive movement to bring some excitement…
White House Says GOP Candidates Lack Job Growth Plans
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2011/10/11/white_house_says_gop_candidates_lack_job_growth_plans
– Despite Jon Huntsman's economic plan being approved by the Wall Street Journal and Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan gaining steam, the White House … controlled Senate and lacks a single democrat co-sponsor in the House of Representatives.  … Even better, the White House's top legislative priority has exactly zero co-sponsors in the House of Representatives. …
Sharpton to broadcast from Occupy Wall Street protests
https://townhall.com/columnists/townhallcomstaff/2011/10/10/sharpton_to_broadcast_from_occupy_wall_street_protests
– Lisa Simeone, one of the protest organizers, said the man was trying to throw his shoe over the fence of the White House but missed … The California Democrat was asked about a remark by her colleague across the aisle Rep. … Eric Cantor, the No. 2 Republican in the House, that he was concerned about "growing mobs" who were "pitting ...…
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Wonders Is Herman Cain for Real?
https://townhall.com/columnists/crystalwright/2011/10/10/msnbc’s_lawrence_o’donnell_wonders_is_herman_cain_for_real
– Cain really leads Republican contenders for the White House in a new Zogby poll. … I guess O’Donnell like other left wing journalists is doing the dirty work of the Democrat party in attempting to undermine Cain’s … and even if Cain doesn’t win the GOP presidential nomination in 2012, he’s making black liberals reconsider their support of the Democrat
Kill All the Bankers
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2011/10/10/kill_all_the_bankers
– Congresswoman Maxine Waters, his fellow Democrat, was another one willing to risk public funds based on ill-conceived schemes. … Waters came to the conclusion that someone who made monthly rent payments could just as easily afford a house, so she pushed for even…
Al Sharpton Gets Civil Rights History Wrong
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2011/10/09/al_sharpton_gets_civil_rights_history_wrong
– Media Research Center's Noel Sheppard explains: The House version of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was supported by only 61 … In the House, 82 percent of Republicans supported the bill versus 78 percent of Democrats. … black community votes democrat.    …
Pelosi: Why Didn't Republicans Object to the Tea Party?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2011/10/09/pelosi_why_didnt_republicans_object_to_the_tea_party
– Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is wondering why republicans haven't spoken out against tea party protests as she continues to … House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says she agrees with protesters from Wall Street to Washington who are saying most of the country … House Majority Leader Eric Cantor this week said he was concerned about the "growing mobs" and criticized those who support them.…
Email, Hate Mail and Comments from Readers
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2011/10/09/email,_hate_mail_and_comments_from_readers
– –in response to More Than Ten Reason Americans Doesn’t Trust Obama Dear Gray, Nor will the House. … This week the House passed the measure 262-161 with 25 Democrats bucking party lines to support the measure. … It’s the only one that Democrat Senator Dick Durbin is trying to put out of business.…
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