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Social Issues are a Losing GOP Platform

Social Issues are a Losing GOP Platform

Is America better off with a second term for President Obama, a Democratic majority in the Senate and a dilution of the Republican majority in the House going into 2013? Obviously the answer is a resounding NO. On this point I trust every conservative... read more »

 

Mr. President, Cowboy Up

Mr. President, Cowboy Up

In ‘Decision Points’, W. talks about how furious he was at all the lies and the smears that his father had to endure during his Presidency and how he wished to protect his father from these attacks. During his own presidency he came... read more »

 

Obama in 2008: I’d Prefer a Gradual Increase in Oil Prices

Well, it’s been 4 years, Mr. President. Is this gradual enough for you? Related: Obama’s Double Talk on High Gas Prices; David Harsanyi: “Aren’t High Gas Prices What Democrats Want?” Hat tip: RNC Research

 

Hey @NancyPelosi & @TheDemocrats, Wanna Talk About Gas Prices Now?

Hey @NancyPelosi & @TheDemocrats, Wanna Talk About Gas Prices Now?

There’s nothing like using someone’s own words against them. Check out this 2007 clip featuring former Speaker Nancy Pelosi on an extended rant bashing George W. Bush about gas prices: Huh. So a national average of $3.05 a gallon... read more »

 

CNN Poll: Arizona GOP Race Practically Tied Up

CNN Poll: Arizona GOP Race Practically Tied Up

The upcoming GOP primary elections in Michigan and Arizona one week from today are going to be fun. Santorum has a small lead in Michigan (basically a tie) and now Romney has a small lead in Arizona (basically a tie). Drama. On the eve of the... read more »

 

Yes, Obama Did Turn Down the Keystone Pipeline

Yes, Obama Did Turn Down the Keystone Pipeline

I understand this is Jay Carney’s job as White House Press Secretary, but c’mon man. Have some dignity. From the Washington Examiner: White House Press Secretary Jay Carney declared that President Obama did not actually “turn... read more »

 

Why Are Republicans So Bumfuzzled?

Why Are Republicans So Bumfuzzled?

Just when you thought it could not get any more disconnected and inane the Republican Party is getting so far off the rails they are threatening to miss a genuine opportunity in 2012. From the Presidential race down through the Senate and the... read more »

 

Santorum is Not Our Man

Santorum is Not Our Man

In my latest post on Clarity Media’s (the guys behind the Washington Examiner and Weekly Standard) Red Alert Politics, I lay out the case against Santorum – just by looking at his record and why Republicans were losing up until 2010... read more »

 

Sheriff Paul Babeu is Gay? So What? Not the Story Here.

Sheriff Paul Babeu is Gay? So What? Not the Story Here.

Paul Babeu (Photo credit: Gage Skidmore) Yesterday news broke that Pinal County, AZ Sheriff Paul Babeu had resigned as co-chair of Mitt Romney’s Arizona campaign after some allegations surfaced regarding him and a former boyfriend. From... read more »

 

Brief Thoughts on the Third Anniversary of the ‘Stimulus’

Brief Thoughts on the Third Anniversary of the ‘Stimulus’

Three years ago today, President Obama signed the stimulus bill designed to kickstart the economy. It failed. Unemployment is still above 8 percent, and it is predicted to stay there until 2014. Under the administration’s own predictions... read more »

 

From @RNC: The ‘Stimulus’ – “The Promise That Became A Punch Line”

I love this from The RNC. It should be played on a loop: “It’s not even a good junk bond.” Yeah, I think that about sums it up.

 

From the @NRSC: Happy Birthday, Stimulus!!

Oh, look!! A Stimulus Birthday Wish! From the NRSC: Yay!