Oct 8, 2010 – Let’s compare the size of the tax cuts to the total amount of spending over the next ten years and see how ‘drastically’ it would expand the deficit. According to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) data, extending the tax cuts on top earners would create a budget shortfall of $700 billion...

Oct 8, 2010 – that he was suffering from macular dystrophy, an eye disease that can lead to blindness.Glenn Beck, the hopes and prayers of the Townhall…

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Oct 27, 2010 – A series of new polls show that Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Jack Conway’s now-infamous “Aqua Buddha” ad may have dramatically backfired and turned scores of wavering voters towards tea party favorite Rand Paul. Conway’s disapproval ratings have jumped dramatically over the past week, a trend that makes it an even...

Oct 27, 2010 – In sobering news for incumbents in Congress, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll shows that a majority of voters say their own representatives do not deserve to return to office. With less than a week before the midterm elections, about 6 in 10 voters say it is time to...

Oct 27, 2010 – If the House falls, Democrats don’t want Pennsylvania to be the culprit. The party is sending a last-minute infusion of cash to the Keystone State, snatching up almost $2 million worth of airtime for the closing days before the election. That money is going to five competitive districts across Pennsylvania,...

Oct 27, 2010 – The Boxer for Senate campaign in California is brazenly recruiting public school students through the teachers’ union. This comes on the heels of educators in Ohio using students as Democrat voting guinea pigs — and a long history of the Left using your children as their junior lobbyists.

Oct 27, 2010 – The hostility and jaded news coverage that the Tea Party movement evokes suggests that it must be onto something really big — beyond anti-incumbent attitudes or current-issue debates of Democrats or Republicans. The Tea Party is animated by powerful enduring ideas expressed in the nation's founding through the Declaration...

Oct 27, 2010 – Being the Congressman from Indiana's 9th District is a little like playing political Twister. You've got to keep your left foot firmly planted to the northwest, in your largest city, Bloomington, with its young, Democratic-leaning population around Indiana University. At the same time, you've got to reach southeast with your...

Oct 27, 2010 – Princess Pelosi is upset. And I, of course, am upset that she's upset. She is upset that you have not bowed down and kissed the ground she walks upon, thanking her for everything she has done for this country. Pelosi says that "we haven't really gotten the credit for what...

Oct 27, 2010 – (CNN) -- A suburban Rochester, New York, man described as potentially "the next Oklahoma City bomber" has been arrested and charged with planning to kill former President George W. Bush, according to federal authorities. The suspect, 23-year-old Ian Rotunno of Greece, New York, repeatedly told Secret Service agents he...

Oct 27, 2010 – Washington (CNN) -- The FBI is investigating shots fired Monday night or early morning Tuesday at the Marine Corps recruiting station in Chantilly, Virginia, the bureau announced. The overnight shooting is the third such incident at a military-related building in the past two weeks, according to an FBI news...

Oct 27, 2010 – Washington (CNN) -- A Virginia man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly attempting to help others he thought were members of al Qaeda in planning multiple bombings at Metrorail stations in the Washington area, the Department of Justice said. A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Farooque Ahmed,...

Oct 27, 2010 – This is a bit premature, but still, the gambling world is a good indicator of what will come to pass in almost any situation, because people are betting using their own knowledge, experience, unbiased data, and most importantly, their own money. Ask Joe Biden if he’ll put a million dollars...

Oct 27, 2010 – THE HILLS are alive with the sound of liberal Democratic contempt for the electorate. So are the valleys, the prairies, and the coasts. For months, voters have been signaling their discontent with the president, his party, and their priorities; in less than a week, they appear poised to deliver a...

Oct 27, 2010 – ON HIS FIRST DAY back from summer vacation, President Obama appeared in a sweltering Rose Garden to talk about the economy. The latest numbers were disheartening—growth slow, consumer spending weak, housing sales down, unemployment near 10 percent. Obama reported that he'd just met with his economic team. He pointed out...

Oct 27, 2010 – Colorado Democrat Senate candidate Michael Bennet has been getting plenty of help from the liberal media in his tight race with GOP upstart Ken Buck. But not everyone in the media is willing to play along. The hosts of KOA’s morning show in Denver, Steffan Tubbs and April...

Oct 27, 2010 – (CNN) -- A man purporting to be Osama Bin Laden warned France to get its troops out of Afghanistan and not to oppress Muslims at home in a tape broadcast by the Al-Jazeera network Wednesday. "If you want to tyrannize and think that it is your right to ban...

Oct 27, 2010 – Richard Trumka is at it again. Via the Labor Union Report, the AFL-CIO is attacking 10th amendment activists for their “cultish beliefs” in constitutional government. Yep, states rights and federalism are now “cultish beliefs” — and Big Labor lets us know how it really feels about our Founding...

Oct 27, 2010 – I predict a Republican victory of tsunami proportions on November 2nd. For the last six months in various public forums, I have said that Republicans will take both the House and Senate. Most political observers, citing statistics from various states, continue to say that, while it appears certain that...

Oct 27, 2010 – With midterm congressional elections just a week away, the number of voters who view Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Very Unfavorably have reached their highest levels yet. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 60% of Likely Voters have an unfavorable...

Oct 27, 2010 – The United States and Europe offer a fascinating political contrast just now. In Europe, notably in Germany, France and Great Britain, political leaders facing yawning deficits are trying to cut back on social spending. They're not really reconsidering whether they should continue to have the welfare states most European countries...

Oct 27, 2010 – A federal investigation into West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin’s administration has taken a disturbing turn for his Democratic supporters: agents reportedly have subpoenaed the director of the state Aviation Division, along with flight logs and records for official government aircraft. The news comes just after federal prosecutors privately asked a...

Oct 27, 2010 – The biggest surprise about the 2010 midterms, up to now? That anyone was surprised, by the prospects for significant, perhaps even massive Republican gains in the House and the Senate or by the tone of the campaign. In large part, what we have seen so far could...

Oct 27, 2010 – A campaign postcard the Minnesota Democratic Party sent to voters in the Midwestern state is causing a strong reaction from pro-life advocates. It claims the Catholic Church is more concerned with abortion than helping the poor. The postcard features a large photo of a older but faceless Catholic priest holding...