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Bafflement
https://townhall.com/columnists/tonyblankley/2008/10/08/bafflement
https://townhall.com/columnists/tonyblankley/2008/10/08/bafflement
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Well, 171 representatives did vote no (though the bill passed anyway), and sure enough, on Monday, from Moscow to London to Paris to … Frankfurt to Asia to New York, the markets of the world did crash. … report on the emerging plague that came to be known to history as the Black Death.…
GOP Operatives on State of the Race
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/10/07/gop_operatives_on_state_of_the_race
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/10/07/gop_operatives_on_state_of_the_race
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McCain has to be on offense tonight, has to hit the points he hit in Albuquerque yesterday. … He has to get the media to focus on that. If he doesn't, the road gets more difficult with each day. … during these scary and uncertain times so to try to hit him on standard higher taxes/big government is not likely to be very impact.Not…
About that $3 Million Projector
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/10/07/about_that_$3_million_projector
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/10/07/about_that_$3_million_projector
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Obama sought for an overhead projector (really a planetarium), so I thought I'd pass on some more information about it.According to … In 2006, Obama requested $300,000 for the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum is seeking to replace and update the planetarium projection … The transcript says McCain said, "He voted for nearly $1 billion in pork barrel earmark projects including, by the way, $3 million…
The Supersize Bailout
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2008/10/07/the_supersize_bailout
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2008/10/07/the_supersize_bailout
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votes to pass what Washington called a "clean" bill to address the credit crisis. … to some $110 billion. … to those who didn't have a hand out.…
The Bailaholics
https://townhall.com/columnists/chucknorris/2008/10/07/the_bailaholics
https://townhall.com/columnists/chucknorris/2008/10/07/the_bailaholics
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The truth is most members of Congress voted to pass the bill but don't have a clue what is in this 500-plus-page legislation, which … If the members of Congress from your states or districts voted to pass this bailout bill and gamble nearly $1 trillion of our children's … to sway him to bite at the bailout.…
Why America’s Best Option for President is John McCain
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2008/10/26/why_america’s_best_option_for_president_is_john_mccain
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2008/10/26/why_america’s_best_option_for_president_is_john_mccain
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He’s promised a “top-to-bottom” review of federal spending and promised to veto any bill that earmarks money to pet projects of members … In addition to eliminating government waste, he wants government to shrink, not grow. … Now, it’s our turn to trust him to lead.…
They Play the Games, They Hold the Elections
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2008/10/24/they_play_the_games,_they_hold_the_elections
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2008/10/24/they_play_the_games,_they_hold_the_elections
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Just like betting on the New York Giants last February, it would be foolhardy to bet on McCain to win a week from Tuesday. … In the closing days of the race, the McCain campaign has to get persuadable voters to rethink their position on the two candidates. … walk into the voting booth is, 'In a perilous world, is this the time to give the keys to the car to the guy who just got his learner's…
Did a New Jersey Bishop Cross the Line?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiefavazza/2008/10/24/did_a_new_jersey_bishop_cross_the_line
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiefavazza/2008/10/24/did_a_new_jersey_bishop_cross_the_line
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This bishop was simply doing his duty to draw the harsh realities of this issue to his diocese's attention. … First, he voted “present.” Next, he voted “no.” … At this point, we are still free to choose! To read the article in full, click here.…
Boot Murtha: The Change America Deserves
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2008/10/24/boot_murtha_the_change_america_deserves
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2008/10/24/boot_murtha_the_change_america_deserves
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guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain … It was the areas filled with moderate-to-liberal whites and large black populations that voted overwhelmingly against Lynn Swann." … Murtha's constituents are ready to throw the bum out. And not a moment too soon.…
The Financial Crisis and the Triumph of Spin
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2008/10/24/the_financial_crisis_and_the_triumph_of_spin
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2008/10/24/the_financial_crisis_and_the_triumph_of_spin
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It may be that voters are primed to blame the party in the White House for any bad news (to say "the party in power" when the Democrats … But to find it you needed to search the pages of the Wall Street Journal, or read conservative columnists, or listen to talk radio. … What they should have done is to point out that Democrats love to give things away. Voters know that this is true.…
The Consequences of Defeat
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2008/10/22/the_consequences_of_defeat
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2008/10/22/the_consequences_of_defeat
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Bush cut the top marginal tax rate to 35%, after it had risen to 39.6% under Clinton (it’s sure to go back up to the Clinton rate – … and to unseat President Obama? … The refusal to recognize the obvious rebuttals to such twisted logic, and to acknowledge the huge stakes in this campaign, counts as…
It's Not the Economy; It's the Ugliness
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathleenparker/2008/10/22/its_not_the_economy;_its_the_ugliness
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathleenparker/2008/10/22/its_not_the_economy;_its_the_ugliness
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showing him up to seven points ahead. … To McCain's credit, he has tried to correct his audience -- when, for example, a woman said she couldn't trust Obama because he's an … them embarrassed to be Republicans.…
To The Undecided Voter
https://townhall.com/columnists/nealboortz/2008/10/21/to_the_undecided_voter
https://townhall.com/columnists/nealboortz/2008/10/21/to_the_undecided_voter
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I submit to you that the power to tax in the hands of Barack Obama is dangerous: Dangerous to you personally, and dangerous to the … “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.” … To know what Obama is up to here, you need to know how union organizing works under the current law.…
To Bury McCain, and Yet to Praise Him
https://townhall.com/columnists/armstrongwilliams/2008/10/21/to_bury_mccain,_and_yet_to_praise_him
https://townhall.com/columnists/armstrongwilliams/2008/10/21/to_bury_mccain,_and_yet_to_praise_him
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to war. … He does not take the decision to go to war lightly. … order to win.…
A Personality Profile of Barack Obama's Leadership
https://townhall.com/columnists/chucknorris/2008/10/21/a_personality_profile_of_barack_obamas_leadership
https://townhall.com/columnists/chucknorris/2008/10/21/a_personality_profile_of_barack_obamas_leadership
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I'm referring to making major choices in conflict. … It's one thing to be political, but it's quite another to be a chronic people pleaser under pressure. … ready to be president by saying, "You can argue that no one is ready to be president."…
Tribal Politics
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2008/10/21/tribal_politics
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2008/10/21/tribal_politics
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(and) the world," Powell seems to testify to the centrality of Barack's ethnicity to his decision. … Joe Biden, who voted to authorize the war, now calls his vote a mistake. … And a Republican ticket that is hammering Barack on his ties to William Ayers fears to bring up his far closer ties to the Afro-racist…
Opposition to California Proposition 8: Hate in the Name of Love
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2008/10/21/opposition_to_california_proposition_8_hate_in_the_name_of_love
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2008/10/21/opposition_to_california_proposition_8_hate_in_the_name_of_love
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In 2000, 61 percent of the voters in California, one the most liberal states in America, voted to retain the only definition of marriage … no one had ever voted to create. … It is apparently inconceivable to many of those who wish to change the definition of marriage that a decent person can want to retain…
Final Presidential Debate
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulweyrich/2008/10/20/final_presidential_debate
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulweyrich/2008/10/20/final_presidential_debate
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Obama now is trying to dampen the enthusiasm among his supporters. … The Democrats are poised to win a
veto-proof Senate. … in cases of the elderly drove them to the
polls.…
Is Palin Presidential Timber?
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2008/10/20/is_palin_presidential_timber
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2008/10/20/is_palin_presidential_timber
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Is Sarah Palin ready to be president? … It is clear that Palin has energized the conservative base, but to win, the McCain/Palin ticket needs to reach out to independent voters … Biden's biggest debate gaffe came when he tried to explain that he voted to authorize the war in Iraq -- the one Obama believes was…
The Party of God?
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankturek/2008/10/20/the_party_of_god
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankturek/2008/10/20/the_party_of_god
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Despite his denials, Obama even voted to refuse medical treatment to babies who are born alive from a failed abortion. … Furthermore, Obama wants to enact a law that may force churches to hire homosexuals. … While Obama and many of his supporters in the Democrat party are rich enough to send their own kids to private schools, they want to…
Why Electing Obama Is an American Nightmare
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2008/10/19/why_electing_obama_is_an_american_nightmare
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2008/10/19/why_electing_obama_is_an_american_nightmare
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When you hire anyone to a critical job, you look to their experience. … , Obama still promises to “bring the war to an end in 2009!” … Obama voted to raise taxes 94 times and never introduced any legislation to lower anyone’s taxes.…
On Fox News Sunday, McCain Hits Obama on 'Redistribution of Wealth'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/10/19/on_fox_news_sunday,_mccain_hits_obama_on_redistribution_of_wealth
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/10/19/on_fox_news_sunday,_mccain_hits_obama_on_redistribution_of_wealth
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But you've got to nail it down and pin it down. … He said himself, we need to spread the wealth around. Now..." Fox News' Chris Wallace: "Is that socialism?" … That's why he voted 94 times against any tax cuts or for tax increases.…
John McCain's Weekly Radio Address
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccain/2008/10/18/john_mccains_weekly_radio_address
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccain/2008/10/18/john_mccains_weekly_radio_address
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That didn't seem fair to Joe. … He wanted to know why Barack Obama plans to raise taxes on folks who are trying to start or grow a business and create jobs for others … Raising taxes on some in order to give checks to others is not a tax cut it's just another government giveaway.…
Record Versus Rhetoric
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2008/10/17/record_versus_rhetoric
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2008/10/17/record_versus_rhetoric
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We don't have to judge her by her rhetoric because she has a record. … Why then the enthusiasm for Obama and the hostility to Sarah Palin in the media? … He was one of those Senators who voted to pull the plug on financial aid to South Vietnam, which was still defending itself from Communist…
The Coming Backlash
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2008/10/17/the_coming_backlash
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2008/10/17/the_coming_backlash
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a regime further to the left than any in U.S. history. … If an analyst will collate all the positions to which all the candidates move, he will find himself close to the true center of national … He voted to give the telecoms immunity from prosecution for colluding in Bush wiretaps.…