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Mormons in the Crosshairs
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathrynlopez/2008/11/26/mormons_in_the_crosshairs
– Mormons have a reason to be nervous. … Romney, because he subscribes to the Mormon faith, had to give a speech on religion a year ago. In it, Romney did what John F. … Surely we don't have to be Mormon to be outraged.…
The Preposterous Premise for Gay Marriage
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankturek/2008/11/26/the_preposterous_premise_for_gay_marriage
– We already permit homosexuals to pledge themselves to one another “till death do them part.” … Race is irrelevant to marriage while gender is essential to it. … That’s exactly what racists were trying to do to prevent interracial marriage.…
Media Still Giving Obama a Honeymoon on Marriage
https://townhall.com/columnists/janetmlarue/2008/11/26/media_still_giving_obama_a_honeymoon_on_marriage
– and benefit of marriage to same-sex domestic partners, which is all that he claims to favor? … to repeal DOMA. … marriages performed in other states and voted against a federal constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and a…
Inside the Obama Tent of Rivals
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2008/12/14/inside_the_obama_tent_of_rivals
– But this may be more than a reference to the fact that he is trying to avoid “group-think.”  … This reference point should be kept in mind before many rush to judgment and try to tie the president-elect to anything before all … But among his first appointments after he was elected (much to the chagrin of many who had voted for his promise of change) were J.…
DeMint Clarifies 'Riot' Remarks
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/12/12/demint_clarifies_riot_remarks
– Obviously, we don’t want them to riot. … come from, who are we going to charge it to? … to grow.  …
10 House Republicans Voted for Auto Bailout
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/12/10/10_house_republicans_voted_for_auto_bailout
– Representatives passed a  $14 billion bailout for failing automakers this evening, 225-179.10 Republicans, mostly Michiganders, voted … Nine Democrats voted against the bill.Here's the list of Republicans who voted FOR the bailout:Dave Camp (Mich.)Vernon Ehlers (Mich … LaTourette (Ohio)Thaddeus McCotter (Mich.)Candice Miller (Mich.)Jim Ramstad (Minn.)Mark Souder (Ind.)Fred Upton (Mich.)If you'd like to
The GOP Has Some Fight Left
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertmduncan/2008/12/10/the_gop_has_some_fight_left
– As a party – we continue to improve our mastery of the blocking and tackling of politics – and remain committed to learning and passing … on what we learn to operatives and officials in the states. … We will continue to harness new technologies and leverage operative strategies that allow us to refine our approach, and improve upon…
Inauguration Impatience Syndrome
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2008/12/10/inauguration_impatience_syndrome
– "In fact, just to be on the safe side, the vice president ought to turn in his resignation first. … The country needs Obama to replace Bush so badly, according to Friedman, that he compared it to the urgent need to swear in Lyndon … So, we can't afford to have this interregnum."…
Civics Class: Gimme an F
https://townhall.com/columnists/edfeulner/2008/12/10/civics_class_gimme_an_f
– * Only 53 percent realize Congress has the power to declare war (even though lawmakers have voted twice in the last eight … years to approve foreign wars) … It’s also deeply troubling to see how the Center omits key references to our religious heritage.…
Saltsman Talks to Bloggers: Says Huckabee Doesn't 'Define Him'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/12/08/saltsman_talks_to_bloggers__says_huckabee_doesnt_define_him
– Saltsman praised Obama's use of Houdini, a tool which allowed Obama operatives to know which voters had already voted, but warned against … Instead, he urged Republicans to look toward "leap-frogging" him to the future.  … He also recommended an I-Phone App which would allow volunteers to go door-to-door and "ID" voters, and then upload it to the RNC's…
Political Games
https://townhall.com/columnists/jerryagar/2008/12/08/political_games
– In 2000, the people of California voted to affirm marriage as one man and one woman, but a few judges and the mayor of San Francisco … They want the refs to ignore the rules, declare the game over and hand the victory to them.  The rules are not to their liking. … Life has to have rules. …
Obama Tries the Parliamentary System
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/2008/12/08/obama_tries_the_parliamentary_system
– One even doubts that a majority of Obama's Cabinet voted for him in the primaries! There is method to his madness. … So he has amassed a Cabinet more akin to a European parliamentary model than to an American presidential system. … Commerce Secretary Ron Brown was his ambassador to the black community, much as HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros was to the Latinos.…
The good, bad & ugly of card-check
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2008/12/07/the_good,_bad__ugly_of_card-check
– “If you want to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to a union, you should be able to do that in the privacy of the voting booth,” counters James Sherk … “They have the right to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on unionism without the union officials or their co-workers being aware of how they votedto help elect Obama to the White House and Democrats to Congress.…
Is It A "War On Christmas?" Or Is It A New, Acceptable Bigotry?
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinhill/2008/12/07/is_it_a_war_on_christmas__or_is_it_a_new,_acceptable_bigotry
– So it was no surprise that, while a majority of Californians voted to elect Barack Obama President, they also voted for Proposition … 8 - - that is, they voted to amend their state’s constitution so as to define “marriage” as a relationship between one man and one … Americans who care about their freedom to think, and to believe, and to assemble, and to vote as they see fit, should stand in opposition…
Morton Blackwell's Letter to RNC Chair Candidates
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/12/06/morton_blackwells_letter_to_rnc_chair_candidates
– They asked me to compile a list of relevant questions and to ask the candidates and prospective candidates to answer them.  … 14.Exit polls show that students and other young voters voted about two to one for Barak Obama.  … local or state party is to write a check to the RNC.    …
Message From Georgia: This Too Shall Pass
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2008/12/06/message_from_georgia_this_too_shall_pass
– of carrying a state that had voted for George W. … Americans tend to like checks and balances, particularly if, as is the case in Georgia, most of them don't tend to favor the party … that threatens to win all-out control.…
For Santa Baby, How to Make This One the Merriest?
https://townhall.com/columnists/rossmackenzie/2008/12/24/for_santa_baby,_how_to_make_this_one_the_merriest
– What would you be planning for the majority who voted to set in authority over us practitioners of the new New Politics and new New … federal city on the Potomac to solve the many national problems to whose creation they so heavily contributed? … know only how to do?…
Hey Caroline - You're Not Entitled!
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/2008/12/23/hey_caroline_-_youre_not_entitled!
– Ignore the voters and the press and meet with the political bosses behind closed doors to convince them to pressure Governor David … Patterson to appoint her to Hillary Clinton's seat. … Caroline Kennedy has done absolutely nothing to deserve elevation to the United States Senate.…
RNC Chair Candidates Respond to Morton Blackwell's Questionnaire
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/12/23/rnc_chair_candidates_respond_to_morton_blackwells_questionnaire
– Meanwhile, young voters 18 to 29 voted for Obama by a margin of 2-to-1. … show that students and other young voters voted about two to one for Barak Obama.  … We need to lead by example.  The RNC resources need to be directed to the Grassroots not to consultants. …
Will Obama Mirror Bush on National Security?
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2008/12/23/will_obama_mirror_bush_on_national_security
– Obama to remember his most solemn obligation is to protect the American people. … He called for habeas corpus rights to be given to foreign terrorists, called for meeting face-to-face with the leaders of countries … that support terrorism, called for strident national-security measures enacted after 9/11 to be withdrawn, voted against funding troops…
Obama's War
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2008/12/19/obamas_war
– What is there to win in Afghanistan to justify doubling down our investment? … If our vital interest is to deny a sanctuary there to al-Qaida, do we have to build a new Afghanistan to accomplish that? … Of all the lands of the earth, Afghanistan has been among the least hospitable to foreigners who come to rule, or to teach them how…
Procedural Uncertainty in the Minnesota Senatorial Election
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulweyrich/2008/12/17/procedural_uncertainty_in_the_minnesota_senatorial_election
– Thomson, Jr. to appoint an interim Senator. … But that will be up to the citizens of Minnesota to decide. … As it stands now, lots of folks did not want to support Coleman but did not care to vote for Franken either.…
A Dem Defector for Card Check?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/12/17/a_dem_defector_for_card_check
– Blanche Lincoln told the Associated Press labor-supported "card-check" legislation is not "necessary" to organize workplaces, although … organize workplaces) went down by a narrow margin in the Senate in 2007 and that Big Labor is planning to aggressively push it in … Lincoln voted FOR it that time around, so this could be a lost vote for the Democrats.…
The Toyota Republicans
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2008/12/16/the_toyota_republicans
– "GOP to Detroit: Drop Dead!" … just voted to send to the knacker's yard. … voted to bail out Wall Street.…
Con Con Is a Terrible Idea
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2008/12/16/con_con_is_a_terrible_idea
– The idea that adding new words to the Constitution to require balancing the federal budget, or to give President Barack Obama a line-item … Article V requires Congress to call a new Constitutional Convention to consider "amendments" (note the plural) if two-thirds (34) of … It's not believable that the powerful forces working to take away our right to own guns would overlook a golden opportunity to rescind…
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