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Allen West Explains Debt Ceiling Vote
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2011/08/03/allen_west_explains_debt_ceiling_vote
– Allen West voted yes for the debt deal signed yesterday and sat down with Young America's Foundation Program Director Ron Meyer during … the YAF National Conservative College Conference to not only explain his decision to vote yes, but to also explain where the federal … government needs to go from here.…
When We Balance the Budget, the Terrorists Have Won
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidharsanyi/2011/08/03/when_we_balance_the_budget,_the_terrorists_have_won
– Terrorist analogies are welcome when democracy fails to break to the left. … Washington will have to squeeze by on $43,900,000,000,000 over the next decade while wrestling with real cuts that are likely to rise … to zero -- or maybe less.…
Cuomo Phobia
https://townhall.com/columnists/mikeadams/2011/08/03/cuomo_phobia
– It may shock you to hear from someone who openly advocates incest. But that is the way people used to react to homosexuality. … I want you to resist the temptation to dismiss their remarks as homophobic. … Governor Cuomo, once you have committed to the idea of marriage equality you have to see it through.…
It's the Debt Not the Debt Ceiling!
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2011/08/03/its_the_debt_not_the_debt_ceiling!
– You speak words all day through; To the press, then to us! Is that all you ever can do? … It was the President who said “No” to their transparent and open plan to put limits on both parties. … The President has attacked Republicans for not being able to say “Yes” to anything.…
Who Won? Boehner.
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2011/08/02/who_won_boehner
– dollars in spending by a vote of 269-161. 174 Republicans voted for the bill; 66 voted against. … Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz), who was wounded by a gunshot wound to her head in January, could make it to the floor to vote - in a very … The reality was, he needed to have a bill passed by House Republicans before the Senate voted on Majority Leader Harry Reid's legislation…
Paul also against the debt deal
https://townhall.com/columnists/townhallcomstaff/2011/08/02/paul_also_against_the_debt_deal
– Ron Paul registers his (unsurprising) disapproval of the debt-ceiling deal, a quarter of which is below: "While it is good to see … I have never voted to raise the debt ceiling, and I never will. … Instead, it will add untold trillions of dollars to our deficit.…
The Day of the Hobbits
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2011/08/02/the_day_of_the_hobbits
– the coonskin to the wall. … to be voted up or down. … We are going to cheat them.…
When Partisans Fling Charges of Partisanship
https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2011/08/02/when_partisans_fling_charges_of_partisanship
– During that time, Reid always voted to raise the debt ceiling when Democrats were in control of the Senate, and never voted to raise … debt limit to $7.384 trillion. -- On Nov. 17, 2004, Reid voted "present" and Durbin voted against a bill to bring the total debt … voted to increase the national debt to $12.394 trillion. -- On Jan. 28, 2010, Reid and Durbin voted to increase the national debt…
Get Government Out of Our House
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2011/08/02/get_government_out_of_our_house
– Not only are the majority of Americans in favor of abolishing that obnoxious law, but even a majority of House members voted to repeal … Thanks to Rep. … to the Department of Energy to implement the ban.…
House OKs special envoy for religious liberty
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2011/08/01/house_oks_special_envoy_for_religious_liberty
– On July 29, House members voted 402-20 for the Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act, H.R. 440. … The Senate has yet to vote on the proposal. … ERLC President Richard Land endorsed the legislation in a March letter to Wolf.…
Cloud of Uncertainty Over Economy Not Lifted With Debt Deal
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2011/08/01/cloud_of_uncertainty_over_economy_not_lifted_with_debt_deal
– In the "maybe" portion of this statement, Carney was referring to the fact that a deal has not yet been voted on, passed by Congress … It is clear the Obama Adminstration has no plans to limit government regulation in order to allow business to breathe and grow. … Over to you, Mr. Wynn:      …
How the Hobbits Take Washington
https://townhall.com/columnists/markbaisley/2011/08/01/how_the_hobbits_take_washington
– I believe it was that great Democratic philosopher Rahm Emanuel who advised mankind that “You never want a serious crisis to go toTo clarify, I am talking about an amendment to the United States Constitution that would require that the federal government not spend … Since nine tenths of the states have already voted to maintain a balanced budget for themselves, the odds are good that the states…
UPDATE: Reid Plan Blocked in Senate As Compromise Deal Takes Shape
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2011/07/31/update_reid_plan_blocked_in_senate_as_compromise_deal_takes_shape
– Once he knew the game was up, Reid also voted "no," a parliamentary move that reserves his right to offer an amended version of the … (the final amount tied to the amount of the cuts agreed to).  … If Congress voted to disapprove that increase, however, the President could veto their disapproval. …
Romney and Perry Stress Free Market Principles
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2011/08/18/romney_and_perry_stress_free_market_principles
– state's unemployment rate had fallen to a low 4.5 percent. … While dozens of states have lost jobs, Texas has been gaining them, in part due to Perry's skillful efforts to draw businesses into … Whatever their differences, both plans will be in sharp contrast to the plan that Obama is expected to announce after Labor Day.…
Outing The Wildflower Inn
https://townhall.com/columnists/alansears/2011/08/18/outing_the_wildflower_inn
– According to the complaint, an employee refused the mother of the bride’s request to hold the wedding reception at the Inn, once she … (At least this year, before activist courts decree those to also “just be another way to love.”) … To deny that, as the courts and legislature of Vermont seem so determined to do, is not to embrace a more malleable morality, or to
Hillary in '12! -- The Stupid Left-Wing Case for Dumping Obama
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2011/08/18/hillary_in_12!_--_the_stupid_left-wing_case_for_dumping_obama
– If you're a lefty, sure there's stuff to grumble about. … to the tea party-led Republicans on the debt deal. … There's probably some stimulus money to get it jump-started.…
Rick Perry's Bad Medicine
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2011/08/17/rick_perrys_bad_medicine
– He also forced state health officials to make the vaccine available "free" to girls ages 9 to 18. … Perry defenders pointed to a bogus "opt-out" provision in his mandate "to protect the right of parents to be the final authority on … , unmistakable contrast to Barack Obama?…
Will Boehner's House Fund Group That Kills 910 Babies Per Day
https://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2011/08/17/will_boehners_house_fund_group_that_kills_910_babies_per_day
– Boehner ought to say: No way. Case closed. … Boehner just agreed to legislation that will allow Obama to increase that by about another $2.4 trillion.      … Every additional dollar paid to Planned Parenthood will be borrowed money that future generations will need to pay off -- the very…
Mitt's Dilemma
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2011/08/16/mitts_dilemma
– He seemed to be campaigning simply to make his case, realizing that he had no chance of being nominated.His views on foreign policy … be a giant killer and defeat Perry in Iowa, she would be a formidable rival to Mitt in New Hampshire and a favorite to beat him in … Or does he wait for Bachmann or Perry to come into New Hampshire on the momentum of an Iowa victory and try to stop them there?…
Iowa Straw Poll
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2011/08/15/iowa_straw_poll
– Some 13,000 Republican Hawkeyes voted in 2007. … to how many votes he got. … Bachmann might be able to hang in with Perry; but it is doubtful that she would be able to withstand a joint attack from Perry and…
SEIU Puts Hood Back in Planned Parenthood
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2011/08/15/seiu_puts_hood_back_in_planned_parenthood
– Local Planned Parenthood “healthcare” workers in Oregon voted last week to hook up with their partners in crime, the SEIU local Borg … “161 care providers at Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette (PPCW) voted to form a union with SEIU Local 49 in a National Labor … What do they think this is a free society where non-profits have to be accountable to donors and funders?…
GOP Has Momentum, Needs Clear Direction
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2011/08/15/gop_has_momentum,_needs_clear_direction
– But it's not entirely clear where Republicans want to go, either, or whether they have candidates with the potential to take them there … Unfortunately, some candidates put great emphasis on constitutional amendments, to require a balanced budget and to ban same-sex marriage … That could have special appeal to young people, who voted 66 to 32 percent for Barack Obama in 2008.…
What Will the 2012 Election Look Like?
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2011/08/14/what_will_the_2012_election_look_like
– “I am listening to people,” he said, bursting into an empty boardroom as if he’d rather be walking onto a football field to go over … As chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Sessions plans to hold the seats that Republicans won in 2010 and to … Sessions is paid well to aim high but, realistically, a lot of variables will all have to break his way to hit 16.…
Can't We All Just Not Get Along
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2011/08/14/cant_we_all_just_not_get_along
– If this were an election to pick the guy to marry my sister, Newt would be out. … Yes, we need people to say “no” to a lot of what government does and tries to do, but we need them in Congress. … to November.…
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