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Democratic Debate on Marriage Better Than Judicial Commands
https://townhall.com/columnists/calebdalton/2013/02/08/democ…ic-debate-on-marriage-better-than-judicial-commands-n1507684
– the courts and asked them to overturn the policy of states such as California—where the people voted to affirm man-woman marriage’ … Both men and women are necessary to propagate the human race—providing the economic base with which to further society. … By asking our courts to mandate a marriage policy for us all, marriage opponents are attempting to substitute their views, or the views…
Corrupting We Will Go
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2013/02/08/corrupting-we-will-go-n1507679
– Solomon Melgen on those visits to the Dominican Republic. … Melgen, a generous donor to Menendez's campaigns and to the Democratic Party -- he contributed more than $700,000 to a PAC aimed at … He reportedly asked officials at the State Department to lobby Dominican officials to approve the deal.…
At Last, Republicans Make Their Case to Main Street
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2013/02/07/at-last-republicans-make-their-case-to-main-street-n1506792
– conference committee to be reconciled. … Taxes were to go up by $4.5 trillion if the House didn't act. … Obama took to the teleprompter yesterday afternoon to call for short-term spending cuts and revenue increases through elimination…
Incoherent Immigration Reform
https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2013/02/07/incoherent-immigration-reform-n1506387
– If the government now plans to offer some foreign nationals a pathway to citizenship, does it also suddenly have the will to determine … of enforcement -- largely in efforts to pander to growing numbers of Latino voters. … And panicky Republicans simply have no idea what they want -- other than to cater to as many constituencies as they can.…
Karl Rove Vs. the 'Far Right'
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2013/02/06/karl-rove-vs-the-far-right-n1505992
– Karl Rove has gone to the Times to announce that he has created a new "conservative" entity "to recruit seasoned candidates and protect … Team Rove's new "discipline" to win? … Senate to allow abortions after the "fetus" became a baby outside the womb.…
The Perils of Pushing Pot Prohibition
https://townhall.com/columnists/jacobsullum/2013/02/06/the-perils-of-pushing-pot-prohibition-n1505741
– I have been trying to get a response to that question from Justice Department spokeswoman Nanda Chitre for about a month, but she is … marijuana stores that are scheduled to open next year. … "Three million people in America on election night voted to legalize marijuana," James says.…
Yes Virginia, There Is A Constitutional Monetary Unit
https://townhall.com/columnists/ralphbenko/2013/02/06/yes-virginia-there-is-a-constitutional-monetary-unit-n1505684
– ” … (To J.W. … Shelton, to create a dignified venue in which to address what seems to be emerging as the issue of the day. … Bob Marshall, is greatly to be commended for offering to create a venue for America to rediscover that unit.…
Whatever Happened to Free Obamacare?
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2013/02/04/whatever-happened-to-free-obamacare-n1504609
– This is evidence that private insurance alternatives to Obamacare coverage are not going to be any cheaper. … It also goes against principles of freedom, to force someone to buy something they do not want. … The next time someone complains about their insurance premiums going up, your response should be to ask them if they voted for Obama…
Newtown Chooses Good Guys with Guns
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2013/02/03/newtown-chooses-good-guys-with-guns-n1503997
– Something has to be done to stop this sort of massacre from happening again. If that is possible. … Or, according to some, something has to be done whether such prevention is possible or not. … the Newtown Board of Education voted to request the presence of two kinds of guards inside the town’s elementary schools.…
Actions Speak Louder
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2013/02/02/actions-speak-louder-n1503087
– Meanwhile, the Israelis continue to act. … troops to Iraq. … Or at least he's been going from Senate office to Senate office explaining what a great friend he is to the Jews.…
CULTURE DIGEST: South home to most 'Bible-minded' cities
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/01/culture-digest-south-home-to-most-bibleminded-cities-n1503474
– "The key is to not merely preach to those insiders," Kinnaman said, "but instead to equip and empower those who do believe with a strong … appeal to boys. … They even invited Pope and her family to their headquarters to sign off on the new oven.…
Hagel Testimony = Fail
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2013/02/01/hagel-testimony--fail-n1502679
– I subscribe to the general theory that a President - Republican or Democrat should be able to have the people running his Departments … Senate Hagel voted against unilateral sanctions against Iran, and, according to the Associated Press, "co-authored [a study] … Hagel didn't have very good answers to what appear to be reversals in position on issue after issue.…
Can GOP's Local Success Translate to Federal Level?
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2013/02/01/can-gops-local-success-translate-to-federal-level-n1502489
– And let's be fair, liberals have every reason to gloat -- a little. The GOP has its troubles. … This last one is definitely true when you compare who voted in 2010 and who voted in 2012. … But I think one of them is that we've come to see the federal government as some sort of mystical entity empowered to right all of…
Obama vs Rush: Round 2
https://townhall.com/columnists/fredlucas/2013/02/01/obama-vs-rush-round-2-n1502092
– There is good reason for Obama and other Democratic politicians to go to war with talk radio, which has a history of blocking liberal … Swing voters are generally not the highly engaged people who are repulsed or convinced by shows they’re unlikely to listen to. … That might be an incentive for Democrats to attack and reason for the Republican consultant class to focus their concerns elsewhere…
Land: Puerto Rican statehood 'civil rights issue'
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/01/31/land-puerto-rican-statehood-civil-rights-issue-n1502516
– "It's well past time for us to correct the racist, segregationist creation of a long-forgotten Supreme Court and to live up to the … On a two-question, non-binding ballot, Puerto Ricans voted 54 to 46 percent against continuing as a territory or commonwealth. … Nearly 500,000 people who voted on the first question declined to express an opinion on the second one, however.…
Unions: Boss’ Constant Criticism, Silent Treatment and Lack of Credit are ‘Workplace Bullying’
https://townhall.com/columnists/kyleolson/2013/01/31/unions…treatment-and-lack-of-credit-are-workplace-bullying-n1501259
– Then unions have to develop the strategies to deal with it and restore control to the situation.” … Ray McJunkins said they were going to “cut [Walker’s] head off,” comparing him to Goliath. … to her Christmas card list.…
Sale of Tenn. Baptist building called off
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/19/sale-of-tenn-baptist-building-called-off-n1515783
– The Executive Board voted last May to accept a $9 million offer for the Baptist Center from Franklin Land Associates. … "These discussions have needed to happen for a long time. … Nearly $1.5 million in capital improvements would have to be made for the offices to remain in the present location, board members…
The Presidential Blame-Game
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulkengor/2013/02/19/the-presidential-blamegame-n1515466
– As for Obama, a literal majority (60 percent, according to one exit poll) who voted for him in 2012 agreed with him that the terrible … Truman, however, was willing to put party aside to do what was right. He had character by the boatload. … “I knew what I had to do,” said Truman. “I knew just the man I wanted to help me.”…
Keep Talking, Senators: Of Filibusters and Chuck Hagel
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2013/02/19/keep-talking-senators-of-filibusters-and-chuck-hagel-n1515113
– Johnson was chosen to dismantle the country's military budget after the Second World War -- just in time to leave this country woefully … To cite one: This is a senator who supported going to war in Iraq, complete with beating drums and blaring bugles. … The man is a disaster waiting to happen at Defense -- think Benghazis galore. Happily, the Senate chose to delay Mr.…
Attack of the Concern Trolls
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2013/02/17/attack-of-the-concern-trolls-n1514023
– Lucas said, “What I am saying to you is Mitt Romney, he’s speaking to a segment of the population, who does not like to see people … And just to clarify her bigotry, she added, “He’s speaking to that fringe out there who do not want to see anybody other than a white … He used this as a springboard to announce another commission to find some way to fix our voting system.…
Blacks Are Fed Up with Obama; It’s about Time!
https://townhall.com/columnists/crystalwright/2013/02/17/blacks-are-fed-up-with-obama-its-about-time-n1513521
– He has yet to name one black person to fill a cabinet position in his second term. … The least America could do in 1964 was to grant blacks equal rights to whites. … Illegal immigrants chose to voluntarily break laws to enter, work and remain in the US illegally.…
Sam Tanenhaus’s Fevered Historical Imagination About the Racist GOP
https://townhall.com/columnists/marygrabar/2013/02/16/sam-ta…fevered-historical-imagination-about-the-racist-gop-n1512773
– Where to begin with the screed in The New Republic, “Original Sin: Why the GOP is and will continue to be the party of white people … To Calhoun’s ideas of nullification (code for the right to own slaves) Tanenhaus links today’s “resisters—most glaringly Tea Partiers … to expand on his lies.…
CULTURE DIGEST: Brown Univ. to cover students' sex changes
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/15/culture-digest-brown-univ-to-cover-students-sex-changes-n1513710
– OHIO SCHOOL BOARD DEFENDS JESUS PORTRAIT -- A Jackson, Ohio, school district has voted to keep a portrait of Jesus hanging in the entranceway … of a public middle school, refusing to bow to legal opposition to have the picture removed. … intended to take."…
Presidents and Promises
https://townhall.com/columnists/olivernorth/2013/02/15/presidents-and-promises-n1513020
– In his first address to our nation as president, Richard Nixon promised to bring us home. … What we do know is that in December 1974, Congress voted to cut off all aid to our ally, and President Gerald Ford signed the bill. … Less than 24 hours after North Korea detonated a nuclear weapon, Obama said, "America will continue to lead the effort to prevent the…
State of the Union: Failure
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelreagan/2013/02/14/state-of-the-union-failure-n1512164
– The president keeps boasting about how he’s going to use the federal government to help them. … We need the Keystone Pipeline and I’m going to do everything I can to speed up its construction.” … The people of this country will soon rue the day they voted to re-elect Obama in 2012.…
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