Aug 13, 2011 – But they need that enthusiasm to wilt now. … But whether his generally strong and sometimes impassioned performance is enough to get straw poll voters to focus on that is unclear … Ames on Saturday to win the straw poll.…

Aug 12, 2011 – WASHINGTON (BP)--A federal court has delivered a double setback to a pro-life organization regarding its 2010 election advertising … Judge Timothy Black, whom President Obama nominated in 2009 to the federal bench in Ohio, ruled Aug. 1 that a defamation lawsuit by … Driehaus lost last year's election to Republican Steve Chabot, whom the Democrat had defeated in 2008.…

Aug 12, 2011 – Texas, for example—a state that had never voted Republican up to that time—went for Herbert Hoover over the Democrat, and the first … It will be up to the candidates themselves to connect with Evangelical voters and speak to their concerns. … From their ministers, Evangelical Christians seek guidance on how to live and worship, not how to vote.…

Aug 12, 2011 – rises; small businesses continue to close their doors; public-employee-bloated cities, towns, states and employers continue to default … of his office, then it seems logical to assume he can still do quite a bit more damage to our nation from now until then. … In one paragraph, Westen has pulled back the curtain to reveal a man so far out of his element as to be a true threat to the well-being…

Aug 12, 2011 – The 2-1 ruling marks the first time a judge appointed by a Democrat has voted to strike down the mandate. … compel Americans to purchase an expensive health insurance product they have elected not to buy, and to make them re-purchase that … We're preparing for oral arguments to be presented to a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.…

Aug 11, 2011 – Then they spent approximately $20 million to win back the Senate by recalling up to six Republican State Senators who voted for Gov … To prove to the world how how very resolute they are -- even in the face of multiple humiliating defeats -- they're doubling down on … Come to think of it, if it'll goad these clowns into squandering even more money and political capital, I'm willing to start an online…

Aug 11, 2011 – Implying—as he did in remarks to veterans at the Washington Navy Yard last week—that the economy's poor performance was related to … These were white-majority schools, to be sure, but also places with educated, enlightened people who were happy to see a black kid … I therefore find it kind of bizarre that the President's marketing people can think its a good idea for him to abscond to Martha's…

Aug 10, 2011 – To give you an idea of where they line up on the conservative spectrum, Hensarling voted against TARP, while Camp and Upton voted for … "I asked the Speaker not to consider me for the Joint Committee, because only the Budget Committee can write legislation to reform … Harry Reid named his three selections to the committee earlier.…

Aug 10, 2011 – Just like the last Republican takeover of the House in 1995, it was easy to predict the media elite were going to dig deep into the … But President Obama vowed not to sign it, and the Senate Democrats -- here we go again with the Kerry hypocrisy -- refused to consider … For a group of people who find it offensive to link any Muslims with terrorism -- even the ones who refuse to condemn Hezbollah or…

Aug 9, 2011 – GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)--The Southern Baptists of Texas Convention's Executive Board has granted $1 million from reserve funds to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions and encouraged Southern Baptist churches in Texas to "embrace" 1,000 of the 3,800 unengaged people groups identified by the International Mission Board of the...

Aug 9, 2011 – Voters are more unhappy with the Republican Party now than they were when the Republican-led House voted to impeach then-President … Clinton, according to a new CNN poll released Tuesday.…

Aug 9, 2011 – The Badger State conservative operative I spoke to is more pessimistic.  … If Republicans can limit Democratic gains to just two seats tonight, it's over.  … Focus instead on the claim that Republicans have voted for "devastating cuts" to public education. …

Aug 9, 2011 – Blaming the Tea Party for this downgrade is akin to blaming the guy who called 9-1-1 to report a fire for the building having burned … Woe unto any banker who tried to make the argument to a federal regulator that S&P got it wrong when they rated a security he had purchased … That's the message that both S&P – and the Tea Party – have been trying to send to Washington for years now.  …

Aug 28, 2011 – Last fall, voters in four states voted overwhelmingly to amend their constitutions protect the right of workers to vote by secret ballot … to secret ballot. … States are free to give even greater protection to individual rights.…

Aug 28, 2011 – That includes voters who voted for Obama because they were blinded to the truth about how awful he was. … That includes voters who voted for Obama because they were blinded to the truth about how awful he was.  … They wrote me back to say that NASA had nothing to do with the study.…

Aug 28, 2011 – Somehow over the next 20 years, we should find a way to undo it.  … Nothing spoke louder to us than his announcing a pending job creation plan just before retreating to Martha’s Vineyard. … Voters seem ready to come to their senses and elect someone with the kind of wisdom that is called for in the Presidency of the United…

Aug 28, 2011 – receive thorough instructions tailored to the facts of the case to be able to evaluate the identification evidence they hear." … would be able to identify him. … A jury voted to convict. It took an appeals court to throw out the case. But many times, mistakes go undetected and uncorrected.…

Aug 28, 2011 – to make “tyrants” bleed. … And it’s not simply due to the economy. … Loni Hancock acts to thwart Amazon referendum.” Amazon.com is financing a referendum to challenge and place to a public vote legislation…

Aug 26, 2011 – Going around congressional action to pass legislation is nothing new for President Obama. … to candidates. … Even when the House of Representatives voted down the authorization 295 to 123, bombing continued.…

Aug 26, 2011 – According to Maxine Waters the Tea party “can go straight to hell”. But “VIVA FIDEL!” … Two years earlier, you see, she had voted in favor of a Congressional resolution calling on Castro to kindly refrain from harboring … ’s area to meet with four people who had come to see her.…

Aug 26, 2011 – He wants to sell books and buildings. He has debt to pay off. … This line from the article is telling, The 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee’s decision to use a Tea Party rally to make … Palin is used to being on the outside and underestimated.…

Aug 25, 2011 – Jeb Bush to be an astute political observer. … But when I hear him suggest the need to include "revenue" as part of the proposal by the ridiculous "Super Committee" of Congress to … Raise revenue or refuse to keep every possible tax break for individuals -- ranging from the home mortgage deduction to the current…

Aug 24, 2011 – of a man who agreed to be the token Republican face of such a thoroughly disastrous policy. … Primary for United States Senate, he’s going to have to explain to voters why the Cato Institute reported that his later budgets called … UPDATE - A Thompson supporter leaps to the former Governor's defense.…

Aug 24, 2011 – They receive generous benefits from the government, and they do not have to pay taxes. … But if we get rid of the incentive for the non-disabled to work hard by giving them excuses not to do so, like attempting to provide … With no incentive to work hard, those of all gift levels simply stop working.…

Aug 24, 2011 – liberals to the polls. … This phenomenon became painfully obvious in California in 2008, when hefty majorities of both African-Americans and Latinos voted to … moderates in order to assemble a majority.…