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Is Putin the Irrational One?
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2014/03/18/is-putin-the-irrational-one-n1810460
– Now that Putin has taken Crimea without firing a shot, and 95 percent of a Crimean electorate voted Sunday to reunite with Russia, … Why would he want to annex Western Ukraine where hatred of Russia dates back to the forced famine of the Stalin era? … We exploited a Security Council resolution authorizing us to go to the aid of endangered Libyans in Benghazi to launch a war and bring…
Russian State TV: ‘We can turn USA to radioactive dust’
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2014/03/18/russian-state-tv-we-can-turn-usa-to-radioactive-dust-n1810352
– —that may be what it comes to. … If you missed it, 99.999 percent of voters in the Crimea voted over the weekend to return to the warm embrace and sourdough breasts … I thought it was bad when Iraq started to teeter.…
Obama Issues Sanctions Against Putin's Top Advisors
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/03/17/obama-issues-sanctions-against-putins-top-advisors-n1810288
– After abandoning Kyiv and ultimately fleeing to Russia, Viktor Yanukovych called upon Russian President Vladimir Putin to send Russian … The United States, together with international partners, will continue to stand by the Ukrainian government to ensure that costs are … The sanctions come after an overwhelming majority voted in Crimea to secede from Ukraine.…
Republicans to Officially Present Alternative to Obamacare
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/03/17/republ…cans-to-officially-present-alternative-to-obamacare-n1810188
– Republicans have voted more than 50 times to repeal or alter Obamacare as the popularity of the legislation continues to be nearly … In the process, Republicans have been criticized for failing to present an alternative piece of legislation to replace Obamacare. … Now, that's changing as Republican prepare to present Americans with an official alternative to the Affordable Care Act: The…
More High Stakes Appointments to the Federal Reserve
https://townhall.com/columnists/hunterlewis/2014/03/17/more-high-stakes-appointments-to-the-federal-reserve-n1810058
– But 28 of them voted against Obama’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the new Fed chairman. … Only 11 of them voted to confirm: Flake (Ariz.); Kirk (Ill.); Corker (Tenn.); Coburn (Okla.); Collins (Maine); Coats (In.); Chambliss … She did not bother to explain how refusing to allow interest to be paid on savings, or seeking to foster inflation higher than interest…
Three Hours of Waterboarding with Jon Stewart
https://townhall.com/columnists/maritanoon/2014/03/17/three-hours-of-waterboarding-with-jon-stewart-n1810045
– I told them: “I know your job is to make me look bad, but mine is to be sure I look good.” … The team was very kind to me. … Earlier in 2013, the commissioners in the little county of Mora, NM, voted to ban all oil-and-gas drilling outright—not just fracking…
Is the Banana Slipping Away?
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2014/03/16/is-the-banana-slipping-away-n1809352
– I voted for Massachusetts Sen. … You have to admire a politician willing to stand up to the powerful New England cranberry interests. … You may want to cover your eyes.…
House Votes to Delay Obamacare Individual Mandate for a Decade
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/03/14/house-votes-to-delay-obamacare-for-a-decade-n1809180
– The bulk of the bill prevents massive cuts in Medicare payments to doctors. … The House has voted more than 50 times to completely repeal Obamacare.…
VIDEO: AFP Targets Pryor on Obamacare
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2014/03/13/video-afp-targets-pryor-on-obamacare-n1808552
– If I had to venture a guess, I’d say Sen. … Text at the end reads, “Senator Mark Pryor voted for Obamacare. Tell Sen. … A recent poll, too, found that among respondents most likely to vote, Pryor trailed his Republican challenger, Rep.…
Democrats in Disarray: Party Frightened, Fractured Over Obamacare
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/03/13/reports-democrats-in-disarray-on-obamacare-n1808510
– They've devolved from vowing to proudly run on Obamacare, to focusing on making needed changes to the law, to...chaotic disagreement … Many plan to stick to the simple message that Obamacare is flawed and needs to be fixed —a tactic that plainly didn’t work for Sink … He accidentally touted his opponent's website at a press conference on Medicare (which he repeatedly voted to cut in order to pay for…
Torturing the Torture Study
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2014/03/13/torturing-the-torture-study-n1808250
– In March 2009, the committee voted to conduct a comprehensive review of Bush interrogation and detention policies and asked the CIA … He's ready to move on to more important espionage. So kudos to DiFi for standing up to the CIA. … To find out more about Debra J.…
Russian Media Pushing for War with Ukraine
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2014/03/13/russian-media-pushing-for-war-with-ukraine-n1808238
– Comment: Today's statement is the first to refer to Western action to secure the secession of Kosovo as the precedent for Russian action … addition to Crimea. … Apparently the government ships and militia craft attempted to restrict the tanker's movements to coastal waters.…
Even Under GOP Control, Congress Signals Unwillingness to Stop Spending
https://townhall.com/columnists/christineharbin/2014/03/13/e…rol-congress-signals-unwillingness-to-stop-spending-n1808077
– in pet-project spending to the bill, using it as a vehicle to side-step the caps. … To make matters worse, Congress rejected efforts to offset this new spending. … It may easy to pledge to rein in spending in media interviews and in campaign speeches, but it’s quite another thing to put them into…
Right-Wing Mobs? Say It Isn't So, Conservatives!
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2014/03/12/rightwing-mobs-say-it-isnt-so-conservatives-n1808148
– vote for to get rid of it … He also voted to block federal funds from being sent to so-called "sanctuary cities" for illegal aliens (2008). … According to The New York Times, Cruz supports "a path to legal status," with "the goal of allowing (illegal aliens) to stay," and…
NRA Takes Home Another Victory With Florida Special Election Win
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/03/12/nra-ta…e-another-victory-with-florida-special-election-win-n1808003
– provide resources that boosted Jolly to a win. … Thanks to our members who voted early and turned out yesterday to vote, their efforts made a significant difference and helped win … I look forward to working with David Jolly in Congress to protect our Second Amendment rights."…
Taliban Steps Up Rhetoric Before Afghanistan Elections
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2014/03/12/taliban-steps-up-rhetoric-before-afghanistan-elections-n1807586
– All but one of the 123 enterprises at the complex have returned to full operations. … to spread the word that the election is "an American conspiracy." … "We have given orders to all our mujahedeen to use all force at their disposal to disrupt these upcoming sham elections and to target…
The Irrelevance of Ukraine's Constitution
https://townhall.com/columnists/jacobsullum/2014/03/12/the-irrelevance-of-ukraines-constitution-n1807392
– Next Sunday the people of Crimea are scheduled to vote on whether to secede from Ukraine and become part of Russia. … to do with Viktor Yanukovych last month. … Russians in Crimea who would prefer to be part of Russia, would have voted no, as well.…
Explaining Why Obama's Poll Numbers are Close to Zero Among White Voters
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2014/03/12/ex…s-poll-numbers-are-close-to-zero-among-white-voters-n1807364
– If 35% to 40% of the population would support a Democrat for President if he ran from a prison cell…if 35% to 40% would support Obama … The color of his skin has nothing to do with it. But the facts have everything to do with it. … It all comes down to common sense.…
Faceoff in Arkansas
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2014/03/12/faceoff-in-arkansas-n1807289
– Senate -- one who courts the bubble popularity, whose idea of politics is to go along to get along, who by experience means just doing … -- from Revolution to Cold War and, let us pray, even now. … Try as he might to deny it for the rest of this campaign.…
South Carolina University Holds "How to be a Lesbian" Seminar, Uses Taxpayer Money
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/sarahjeanseman/2014/03/31/sout…s-how-to-be-a-lesbian-seminar-uses-taxpayer-dollars-n1817202
– Students at the University of South Carolina Upstate have the opportunity to learn “How to Be a Lesbian in 10 Days or … Earlier this month, the South Carolina House of Representatives voted to cut almost $70,000 in funding for two public universities, … Let's hope this is not the "new norm" we have to look forward to.…
Global Support for Russia Limited to Anti-American Countries
https://townhall.com/columnists/marknuckols/2014/03/31/draft-n1817162
– On Thursday, the 193-member General Assembly of the United Nations voted 100 to 11 to denounce the Crimean referendum - a balloting … If the Kremlin takes this as proof that Russia isn’t isolated on the world stage, I have to wonder what it would take to convince Putin … And virtually all of the important democratic states that voted against Russia also happen to be allied militarily with America, while…
Cover Your Eyes for the Final Obamafication of America
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2014/03/31/cover-your-eyes-for-the-final-obamafication-of-america-n1816892
– Politicians and unions had combined in plan to grift taxpayers in a union pension scheme that was always going to blow up, whatever … that stands as an indictment not just to tax hikes, but to Illinois, Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, Jesse Jacksons-- senior and junior-- anyone … To keep the government running the state has had to completely gut the private sector.…
Greetings from Obamaland…Oops, I Mean Greece
https://townhall.com/columnists/danieljmitchell/2014/03/30/greetings-from-obamalandoops-i-mean-greece-n1816643
– Few of them are expected to be rehired. … And with Greece’s unemployment rate already close to 30%, few expect to find jobs in the private sector. … But I bet they voted for the politicians that dramatically expanded the number of bureaucrats, so it’s hard to feel too much sympathy…
Scams, Fraud Flourish in Solar Still
https://townhall.com/columnists/maritanoon/2014/03/30/scams-fraud-flourish-in-solar-still-n1816638
– Firefighters have been forced to stop fighting a fire due to electrocution concerns. … There, when the ACC proposed a modification to the net-metering policies to make them more equitable to all utility customers, the … It is vital that solar providers be held to the same high standard to which we hold our electric utilities and are made to answer tough…
'Shrimp Boy' Chow, Yee, FBI -- Your Tax Dollars at Work
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2014/03/29/shrimp-boy-chow-yee-fbi--your-tax-dollars-at-work-n1816409
– Even if the federal government fails to tie the lawmaker to an international arms dealer, as I suspect will happen, the complaint does … "People want to get whatever they want to get. Do I care? No, I don't care. … Friday, the Senate voted to suspend Yee, in a move that allows him to collect his $95,291 salary.…
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