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Obama's Already Lost the Senate
Even if the Dems hold the Senate, Obama should expect the 23 Democratic senators up for reelection in 2012 to be more skeptical of his legislative agenda. So, if you were advising the President and you were trying to determine how aggressive to be in the lame duck session this fall, what advice …How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love TARP
For conservatives, the most startling outcome of The Great Recession is the amazing success of TARP. For conservatives, possibly the most startling outcome of The Great Recession is the amazing success of TARP. Economists and pundits continue to debate the efficaciousness and efficiencies of the …Chinese Dissident Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Jailed Chinese Activist Wins Nobel Peace Prize Reuters reports: Jailed Chinese pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for decades of non-violent struggle for human rights, infuriating China, which called the award "an obscenity." The prize puts …
Cooling the Climate Change Debate
A new film about scientist Bjorn Lomborg brings some much needed rationality to the politically-charged climate change debate. But is anyone listening? The question raised by Bjorn Lomborg’s Cool It , a new documentary about climate change, is why the scientific manner in which people have …The Tea Party Breaks From the GOP
The Tea Party is now its own political entity, separate from the Republican Party... or at least according to a new web-ad. The Tea Party is its own political entity, separate from the Republican Party. I know this because a web-ad tells me so: See that? A Gadsden flag next to a …
O'Donnell: She's No Yalie
In her latest commercial, Christine O’Donnell reassures voters that not only is she not a witch, but she also didn't go to Yale. In her latest web-ad, Christine O’Donnell wants to reassure all voters, not only is she not a witch, she is also not a Yalie: httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHT…Employers Escape the Obamacare Mess (For Now)
The decision to exempt companies from implementing the new health reforms is an admission that Obamacare doesn't make any economic sense. The Obama administration is in the process of exempting an unknown and likely unlimited number of employers from the rules of Obamacare. This week, the …Judge Upholds Healthcare Mandate
Federal Judge Upholds Health Mandate Politico reports: A federal judge in Michigan has upheld as Constitutional a provision in the health care reform bill requiring uninsured individuals to purchase insurance. U.S. District Court Judge George Steeh ruled Thursday that the …
Palin Endorses Birther Candidate
Palin Endorses Birther Candidate The Huffington Post reports: Sarah Palin threw her weight behind Steve Pearce Wednesday in a momentous endorsement that is sure to shake up the former Congressman's quest to win back the New Mexico seat he lost in 2008. If the name Steve Pearce …
Pelosi Won't Get Key Backing
Pelosi Won't Get Key Backing The Huffington Post reports: Bobby Bright, a Democrat from Alabama, became the first House Democrat to definitively say that he will not vote to make Nancy Pelosi the Speaker of the 112th House of Representatives, telling the local WSFA that he would …
O'Donnell: I Didn't go to Yale
O'Donnell: I Didn't go to Yale Talking Points Memo reports: Republican Christine O'Donnell has a new ad in the Delaware Senate race, continuing her "I'm You" slogan from her previous spot. Unlike the previous one , which sought to confront her past discussions of having dabbled …
Ethics Hearings to be Held After Elections
Ethics Hearings to be Held After Elections Talking Points Memo reports: The ethics committee hearings for Reps. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) and Maxine Waters (D-CA) will be held after Election Day, the committee announced today. Rangel's adjudicatory hearing will begin Nov. 15. …
Obama Plans Budget Cuts in 2020
Obama Plans Budget Cuts in 2020 The Washington Examiner reports: Tea Party candidates, we are told, are unelectable crazies who propose such nutty things as cutting federal spending, reducing federal taxes, even abolishing chronically failing government operations like the …
Murkowski Campaign Centers on "Alaska Mafia"
Murkowski Campaign Centers on "Alaska Mafia" The Washington Examiner reports: Once insurgent conservative Joe Miller knocked off moderate Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's Senate primary, almost all Beltway Republicans lined up behind Miller. But thanks to Alaska's unique …
72,000 Stimulus Checks Sent to Dead People
72,000 Stimulus Checks Sent to Dead People The Washington Post reports: WASHINGTON -- More than 89,000 stimulus payments of $250 each went to people who were either dead or in prison, a government investigator says in a new report. The payments, which were part of last year's …
Dobbs: I Never Hired Illegals
Dobbs: I Never Hired Illegals CBS News reports: Former CNN talk show host Lou Dobbs, who is known for his hard line on illegal immigration, today denied that he has ever hired illegal immigrants. "I have never, nor has The Dobbs Group at any time, hired an illegal immigrant," …
Paladino Uses Campaign Money In Business
Paladino Uses Campaign Money In Business The New York Times reports: If Carl P. Paladino comes up short in his run for governor against Andrew M. Cuomo , he will not have thrown his money away. At least not all of it. Of the $3.8 million that Mr. Paladino, a Republican, …
Paul Visits Iowa
Ron Paul Visits Iowa Politico reports: Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) may be looking to reignite the grass-roots movement that propelled his 2008 presidential campaign with a trip to the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa later this month. Paul will address students, staff …
Santorum Launches Iowa PAC
Santorum Launches Iowa PAC Politico reports: Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum took a step closer to a 2012 presidential run Thursday, launching an Iowa political action committee that will help him raise money for candidates in the Hawkeye State. The state is home …