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No Kidding: Slim Chance That Most Of Obama’s SOTU Proposals Become Law
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to be seen. … Repealing The Medical Device Tax
House Republicans have voted over 50 times to repeal or modify ObamaCare, and are now pushing … targeted changes to the law in hopes of drawing Democratic support…A bill to repeal the law's 2.3 percent sales tax on medical devices…
Now Greeks Should Dump the Euro
https://townhall.com/columnists/petermorici/2015/01/27/now-greeks-should-dump-the-euro-n1948603
https://townhall.com/columnists/petermorici/2015/01/27/now-greeks-should-dump-the-euro-n1948603
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By electing Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras to be premier, Greeks voted to end the draconian economic measures imposed by Germany and … Syriza wants the Troika to mark down Athens’ debt and to boost government spending and cut taxes for low and middle income Greeks—the … That pretty much comes down to forcing the Troika—and Merkel—to give Greece the money it needs while letting it abandon terribly failed…
The Persians Are Coming!
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2015/01/27/the-persians-are-coming-n1948532
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"Death to America, death to Israel," is a slogan of the Houthis who are a Shia minority in Sunni Yemen. … The crown jewel of the new "Persian Empire" is said to be Iraq. So how did the Iranian imperialists manage to acquire it? … And both parties voted in Congress to authorize it. Mission Accomplished! -- as they say in Tehran.…
VA Senate Committee Kills Gun Control Initiatives…Again
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safe fall to special interest politics. … Edwards, requires police make a reasonable effort to return a recovered stolen gun to its owner.
SB 1191, Sen. … The only way to enforce such a law would be to also have "universal registration"
SB 798, Sen.…
No Throwback Thursdays For Clinton, But Warren…
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policy (thanks to the defeat of ClintonCare in 1993), and she voted in favor of the Iraq War. … She won’t be able to portray him as a candidate who owes everything to his famous last name. … them will be even more damaging to her than to him.…
Capitol Source: the D.C. Marijuana Debate
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Councilman David Grosso (I) has vowed to confront Congress about an issue his city voted overwhelmingly in favor of—marijuana legalization … Last November 70 percent of Washington D.C. residents voted to approve to sale and use of marijuana for legalization purposes in the … Without the means to create a regulated marketplace the city's hands are tied.…
I.O.W.A.
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2015/01/26/iowa-n1948071
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All told, 121,503 Iowans voted in a Republican caucus. … of eligible voters ventured out to their storied school gymnasiums and fire stations to participate. … Chief" as they dress every the morning to see if they can make it fit.…
The Citizens Mandate: Time for Mainstream America to Get a New Attitude!
https://townhall.com/columnists/timothydaughtry/2015/01/25/t…time-for-mainstream-america-to-get-a-new-attitude-n1947810
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We vote to tell our representatives to stop Obamacare, to stop Obama’s illegal amnesty and other unconstitutional intrusions of the … When the election is over, we go back to work and wonder why government doesn’t listen to us. … Get tea party groups to endorse and publicize the Mandate.…
The Abortive Renee Ellmers
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2015/01/24/the-abortive-renee-ellmers-n1947287
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After later reports, I learned that the House conference wanted to pass a bill to ban abortions after twenty weeks, except in the cases … Want to kill a baby? Do it with your money, not mine. … About her female colleagues Ellmers quipped:
We need our male colleagues to understand that if you can bring it down to a woman…
Republicans Unanchored
https://townhall.com/columnists/erickerickson/2015/01/23/republicans-unanchored-n1946965
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Republicans had promised to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. … He threatened to veto the legislation. … They did so largely thanks to Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC). In Texas, State Sen.…
Republicans Surrender to Infanticide
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidharsanyi/2015/01/23/republicans-surrender-to-infanticide-n1946850
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Evidently, Republicans don't feel competent enough to make a case against infanticide. … So someone needs to inform House Republicans of this. … There is no one to moderate his position. No one to make him veto a bill. No one to ask him about it.…
Late-term Abortion Bill Shelved in House
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2015/01/22/courage-lateterm-abortion-bill-shelved-in-house-n1946603
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"Tomorrow we will vote to advance the pro-life cause and remain committed to continue working through the process on pain capable to … Ellmers, according to multiple sources, persuaded a number of women in the House Republican Conference to walk away from the bill to … Chris Smith (R-NJ) pledged this morning it "will come to the floor" and be voted on soon.…
Remembering the Last Lion
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Some of the British elite wished to cut a peace deal with Hitler to save their empire and keep Britain from being bombed or invaded … to September 2, 1945. … Churchill partnered with America from North Africa to Normandy, and he helped to supply Russia -- even as Britain was broke and its…
Obama's State of Disunion
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/conncarroll/2015/01/21/obama-declares-war-on-red-america-n1946142
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He proceeded straight to a lecture on what his opponents could do to make the country more united. … If Democrats want to continue to block Keystone and then wonder why Republicans won't increase taxes to fund their infrastructure priorities … If Obama and the Democrats want to use every ounce of the executive branch's power to force red states to try and act like blue states…
Divesting from America—The Latest Political Correctness Trend
https://townhall.com/columnists/ashleypratte/2015/02/09/dive…from-americathe-latest-political-correctness-trend-n1954936
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to divest from America. … As if a global movement to divest from Israel wasn’t bad enough—now there is an effort by the University of California system to divest … are required to “reserve” the space if they wish to speak their minds, display information, or set up a table.…
Goldwater Institute Sues: State Bars are Unconstitutional Mandatory Unions
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to target conservative attorneys. … Although the Arizona State Bar already had the third highest bar dues in the country, last year its board of governors voted to increase … State Bar of California, the court held that attorneys who are required to be members of a state bar have a First Amendment right to…
Since Obama, America Has Moved Towards The Right
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I meant to say right. Sorry for the Vox-esque error folks. … Washington Post said this isn’t necessarily an accurate predictor for election results, noting that more Democratic-leaning states voted … Martha Coakley from deep-blue Massachusetts was beaten again in a statewide race; she lost the gubernatorial election to now-Republican…
The Friday Filibuster: To Vaccinate Or Not?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/townhallcomstaff/2015/02/06/the-friday-filibuster-n1953591
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Needless to say, it was dead on arrival. … As for what the U.S. can do to stop ISIS? Not much, according to former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell. … Congress The House voted to repeal Obamacare in its entirety on Tuesday, a law that even the White House doesn’t fully understand…
How Conservatives With Alligator Arms Lose Elections
https://townhall.com/columnists/gayletrotter/2015/02/06/how-conservatives-with-alligator-arms-lose-elections-n1953620
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They understand how to lie to us, how to condescend us, how to show up at CPAC waving a gun, how to show up in some hunting gear. … to go. … Catholics never voted Republican prior to Roe v. Wade.…
Atheists Steal Rights From God
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankturek/2015/02/06/atheists-steal-rights-from-god-n1953525
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankturek/2015/02/06/atheists-steal-rights-from-god-n1953525
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According to Dawkins, the “right to choose” is a good thing and giving birth to Down syndrome children is a bad thing. … We have no need to appeal to God.” … True, you don’t have to appeal to God to write laws, but you do have to appeal to God if you want to ground them in anything other…
Borrowed Valor
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What do we make of Williams' attempt to snatch some vicarious honor? The response to "American Sniper" should not surprise us. … Hillary Clinton tried to poach some glory herself by falsely claiming to have dodged sniper fire in Bosnia. … The president Clinton served and Williams doubtless voted for has hollowed out the military while declining to name the enemy.…
Whose Job Is It to Kill ISIS?
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2015/02/06/whose-job-is-it-to-kill-isis-n1953486
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the war on ISIS, and instead prod the Americans to send their troops to eradicate the Islamic State. … Biden was forced to apologize, but he had told the truth. Which bring us back to the crucial issue here. … In March of 1991, the Senate voted to end all military and economic aid to Jordan.…
A Candidate With Appeal to Both Suburban and Countryside Republicans?
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2015/02/06/a-c…appeal-to-both-suburban-and-countryside-republicans-n1953420
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Walker proved to be an exciting Midwestern guy -- raised in Iowa for seven years, he pointed out, until his pastor father moved to … He continues to live in the close-in suburb of Wauwatosa, which voted 50 percent Obama, 49 percent Romney: much like America. … Walker promised to return to Iowa many times and has said, "I wouldn't be betting against me."…
Chickens Coming Home To Roost
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2015/02/05/chickens-coming-home-to-roost-n1952854
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So progressive, in fact, that when the city voted last year to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour, the staffers threw their support … They took to the store’s website, to announce the sad news. … With any luck these reality wake-up calls won’t just be reserved for Whole Foods hippie moms and those voted most likely to make it…
In Other News: It's Good to be the King; Senate Kills Attempt to Block Executive Amnesty
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/michaelschaus/2015/02/04/in-ot…ing-senate-kills-attempt-to-block-executive-amnesty-n1952788
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as a Republican) voted against debating the bill. … (NBC News) Jesse Ventura told Alan Colmes that the US (and American sniper Chris Kyle) is analogous to Nazism and communism because … It’s fair to assume this is some elaborate conspiracy orchestrated by the Koch Brothers or George W Bush… (Free Beacon)…