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Clash of the Titans: Imagine a 2012 Clinton/Gingrich Face-Off
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Bush to running against the House Republicans. … push to the far left. … The juxtaposition became too evident to ignore.…
Another Deficit Spending Measure
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2010/07/22/another_deficit_spending_measure
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President Obama hailed the 60 U.S. senators who voted to extend federal unemployment benefits Tuesday -- without paying for the $34 … been out of work for 26 to 99 weeks. … Destined to fail.I know.…
Repeal Religious Freedom at Ground Zero?
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2010/07/22/repeal_religious_freedom_at_ground_zero
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And suppose local Muslims tried to block it as a flagrant insult to them. … The local community board voted 29-1 to approve the project, which would include a swimming pool, gym, child-care center, performing … Free exercise includes the right of the faithful to preach, to worship together and to construct buildings for those activities.…
Tea Party Convenes, Draws 28 Inaugural Members
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Via the New York Times, here's a list of the 28 lawmakers who joined up today to form the House Tea Party Caucus:Arizona: Trent FranksCalifornia … s Walter Jones who was just one of three Republicans who voted in support of President Obama's financial regs bill. … Also, Bachmann noted today that at least one Democrat has said he/she plans to join, but we'll have to wait and see who that might…
2010 Race of the Day: Taking Back a Longtime GOP Seat in Pennsylvania
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Carney will be forced to own up to his liberal voting record in a conservative district where his votes are not in line with his constituents … Prior to his service as a U.S. … Attorney, Marino was elected to the position of District Attorney for Lycoming County, a position he held for ten years.…
Senate Judiciary Cmte OKs Kagan Confirmation
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The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted 13-6 in favor of Elena Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation. … The vote was split largely down party lines, with Lindsey Graham (RINO-S.C.) breaking ranks from the GOP to support her.The next step…
Sestak's Attempt To Suppress Speech
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2010/07/20/sestaks_attempt_to_suppress_speech
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He voted with her 97 percent of the time. … Here is Sestak's endorsement of CAIR's hypersensitivity to any and all security measures in the wake of 9/11: "We need to claim our … asking the president to intervene with Israel to loosen the blockade of Gaza.…
Our Big Mistake
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2010/07/20/our_big_mistake
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That's up to each individual. … To do this, they can adopt some of the Democrats' theatrics. Democrats love to parade legions of the aggrieved and deprived. … Again, it is no shame to make a mistake. It is shameful to repeat it.…
Race Card Fraud
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2010/07/20/race_card_fraud
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who voted for Barack Obama in 2008, those who are likely to be most disappointed are those who thought that they were voting for a … There was absolutely nothing in Obama's past to lead to any such expectation, and much to suggest the exact opposite. … As a Circuit Court judge, Sonia Sotomayor voted to dismiss a case involving white firefighters who had been denied the promotions for…
A Seven Item Tea Party Agenda for a GOP House
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It goes without saying that they want to get the deficit under control, they want Congress to start paying attention to the Constitution … ability to govern. … When I interviewed him, Rand Paul said he believed Congress should have to wait one day for every 20 pages of a bill before it’s voted…
Why Voters Should Tell Sacramento To Bag It
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2010/08/08/why_voters_should_tell_sacramento_to_bag_it
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Shoppers would have to bring their own (presumably cloth) bags to the store or pay 5 cents or more per sack.I understand why a ban … would appeal to Sacramento lawmakers. … Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, who voted for the bill, argued that this is one fee that consumers don't have to pay because they can bring…
WikiLeaks Afghan Papers Killing Obama
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has plunged to 39 percent. … Normally, one would consider GOP chances excellent if the challenger were able to hold the incumbent to under 50 percent of the vote … With the House Democrats certain not to expel either member but to slap each on the wrist, the scandal will flare into a conflagration…
Overreaching on Gay Marriage
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I would like all 50 states and the federal government to grant same-sex couples access to marriage. … Not to me. … Gays argue, correctly, that they can't be expected to change their inborn sexual orientation to get married.…
The Obama Tax Hikes: Another Step Toward a European Welfare State
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taxes and higher deficits for years to come. … It is really about the American idea, and whether we want to move towards a European-style welfare state.” … Allowing the Obama Tax Hikes to occur will be one huge step down that road. Is that really the choice Americans want to make?…
Where's Media on Close Kagan Vote?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/kenklukowski/2010/08/06/wheres_media_on_close_kagan_vote
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They tried to stop Clarence Thomas, who was only confirmed 52-48. … And some Dem senators will pay a serious price for voting to confirm them. … willing to kick her out of office.…
Time for a Divorce
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidharsanyi/2010/08/06/time_for_a_divorce
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Marriage Ordinance in Geneva, which made "state registration and church consecration" a dual requirement of matrimony.We have yet to … Individuals could commit to each other, head to the local priest or rabbi or shaman -- or no one at all -- and enter into contractual … mean to another.…
The Washington War on Investment
https://townhall.com/columnists/larrykudlow/2010/08/06/the_washington_war_on_investment
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So failure to raise taxes would harm growth. … (or perhaps all the way to 39.6 percent), and on top incomes from 35 to 40 percent. … Echoing that thought, the Senate this week voted to approve $26 billion in aid for state and local governments -- partly funded, by…
An Irrational Ruling
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Walker sent a blow to more than 7 million voters in California who had full faith in the democratic process. … Since 1998, thirty states have added language to their constitutions, defining marriage as between a man and a woman. … see Judge Walker’s ruling appealed to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and then end up at the U.S.…
The Judge Has Spoken - Whether You Like it Or Not
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2010/08/05/the_judge_has_spoken_-_whether_you_like_it_or_not
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Will the courts force people to approve of same-sex marriage in the same fashion that San Francisco Superior Court judges voted to … It's pretty clear that given time and the right answers to the above questions, California voters would choose to legalize same-sex … In 2008, support had dropped to 52 percent.…
November Congressional Elections Could Be Replay of 1966 Midterms
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The 89th Congress with two-to-one Democratic majorities had passed Medicare, federal aid to education, antipoverty and other landmark … allowed state right-to-work laws, now the card check bill to effectively eliminate the secret ballot in unionization elections. … Bush) to 95 Democrats. Democrats led in the popular vote there by a 63 percent to 36 percent margin.…
BREAKING: Same Sex Marriage Now Legal in California
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The case will now go to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. … This ruling goes against voters of the state who voted to keep marriage between a man and woman.…
How Is This Tolerance?
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidharsanyi/2010/08/04/how_is_this_tolerance
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to allow the demolition of the building that now sits on the site.Which, technically speaking, is the right thing to do.After all, … if we were to apply a skewed moral litmus test to First Amendment protections, we'd be no better than folks who support the Fairness … Doctrine or oppose the Citizens United campaign finance decision.And if we backed the use of zoning laws to compel others to act in…
Democrats Bite Democrats
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prosecute black thugs who stationed themselves outside a voting place to intimidate whites who came there to vote. … What that amounts to is some form of amnesty up front, combined with a promise to strengthen the border later. … Even if they get caught, the most that is likely to happen to them is that they get sent back to try again later.…
GOP Blank Check for War?
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2010/08/03/gop_blank_check_for_war
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Thus it is startling to learn 47 House Republicans just signed on to H.R. 1553 declaring unequivocal "support for Israel's right to … We would have to strike all the Republican Guard bases near Iraq and Afghanistan to protect our troops. … Have these Republicans forgotten what happened to their colleagues in 2006, who voted Bush that blank check for war on Iraq in 2002…
More Freedom Is a Safe Bet
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2010/08/01/more_freedom_is_a_safe_bet
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The committee voted to lift the federal ban on Internet poker and other online gambling, while approving a measure to tax and regulate … There are two good responses to that complaint. … to the group Stop Predatory Gambling.…