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Doris O'Brien
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July 6, 2022
Hillary Jumps on the Dobbs BandwagonHillary Clinton has placed her bets -- and pinned her political hopes -- on concerns that most potently feed the liberal ego.
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March 23, 2022
Joe Biden, Ukraine, and a Reign of ErrorAs the world hangs in the balance, this is hardly the time for a compromised president and his ineffective staff to be calling the shots.
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March 7, 2022
Biden and Putin's warAt this perilous time in history, America cannot afford a president who is in his second childhood.
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November 18, 2021
Stumbling, Bumbling KamalaJoe Biden's vice presidential pick was the first in a series of blunders.
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October 26, 2021
Why Pete B. Prefers DiapersPete Buttigieg may be politically driven, but in his new job as Secretary of Transportation he seems as effective as a speed bump on the road to relieving the supply chain hang-up at our Southern California ports.
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September 18, 2021
Gone Is the Romance of CaliforniaWhen I first settled there in the mid-1950s, it was truly a land of milk and honey. Things have changed.
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September 3, 2021
America's 'No Accountability' MilitaryNobody in "authority" will admit incompetence, much less resign. No heads will roll.
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August 22, 2021
Joe Biden, Sinking into the Sand"My name is Joe Biden, King of Kings. Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair."
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July 7, 2021
The Democrat Blame GameSince Sleepy Joe moved into the White House, it has taken him and his handlers about five months to turn our optimistic, forward-moving country into one beset with crises here and abroad.
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June 7, 2021
How Much Longer Must We Endure the Mask?Not since the glove in the O.J. Simpson murder case has a piece of fabric received more notoriety and discussion.
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April 29, 2021
The raid on RudyThis unexpected maneuver was undertaken despite the fact that it came in the midst of cooperative ongoing conversations with Giuliani's attorney.
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April 8, 2021
Grim Kamala shadows Joe, sizes up the Oval OfficeWhen grim Kamala inevitably moves into the White House, she will crow the greatest cackle of them all.
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March 18, 2021
Joe Biden: More Heel Than HealerDoddery Old Joe does not impress this senior citizen.
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November 21, 2020
Hillary Clinton is not happy with how 2020 is goingNo matter how things turn out, Hillary will be bummed.
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October 20, 2020
Marching madnessLast weekend, we witnessed the first series of women’s marches whose primary purpose was to denigrate a woman.
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September 20, 2020
Big Orange Man Make Big Orange SkyWho better to blame for wildfires than the president?
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July 19, 2020
New Candidates for National Anthem Can't Hold a Candle to the Original"Lean on Me"? No contest.
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June 22, 2020
Being an octogenarian in a coronaviral world is no picnicAn omnipresent media establishment never ceases to remind those "of a certain age" how vulnerable to contagion we truly are, as if somehow that disquieting thought had hitherto eluded us.
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May 1, 2020
I Bet Joe Biden Picks Michelle to Be His Running MateOne thing we should all agree on is that the choice of Old Joe's running mate will be decided not on the basis of her appeal to registered Republicans.
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April 12, 2020
Biden: The Democrats' Eggs All in One Basket CaseSleepy Joe is not among those registering surprise over his political comeback. But it may come back to bite the party.
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February 23, 2020
The Vegas debate: No jackpots for Democrat crackpotsFor the candidates — perhaps all except Elizabeth Warren — it couldn't end soon enough.
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November 14, 2019
California Burns, Gavin Newsom FiddlesIf Gavin Newsom is not the worst governor of California, he will be by the time he gets through with it.
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October 8, 2019
Hillary's ChancesIt is hardly surprising that as another election cycle gets underway, Her Heinousness is mobilizing to make the seemingly impossible come to pass.
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June 25, 2019
At Hillary's 50th Reunion at Wellesley CollegeThis was not the first time I had been part of a campus audience listening to Hillary harangue from the stage.
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May 28, 2019
Old white Joe tees up strike three for the presidencyJoe Biden is now a candidate for a third run at the Oval Office. He hasn't a ghost of a chance.
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December 13, 2018
Hate-Soaked Liberals Go Hunting for Rudolph the ReindeerAn extreme example of bullying unfit for kiddy consumption.
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September 27, 2018
Prof. Ford Flunks as a Female Role ModelChristine Blasey Ford has made our sex look less capable and more vulnerable than we deserve to.
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September 7, 2018
The Ahabs of the leftThe all-consuming vendetta that grinds away at the leaders of the Democratic Party could end up destroying them and it.
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July 22, 2018
Gavin Who? Media Not Mining for Gold in CaliforniaFor California Democrats the crucial political concern has never been about whether Gavin Newsom will be the governor-elect in November.
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July 5, 2018
Liberal hypocrisy: Independence Day editionFor liberal hypocrites, freedom of speech has become freedom of screech.
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June 7, 2018
California: Land of Fruits and Nuts in the Jungle (Primary)All eyes will stay on California this election year – but not necessarily with a sense of envy.
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May 24, 2018
Hillary's fatuous advice to gradsIt‘s becoming sadly apparent that Hillary Clinton cannot exist without the oxygen of public approval.
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May 8, 2018
Andrew Cuomo's quips, quirks, and coiffIs this clown really going to be the next Democrat hopeful for president?
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April 19, 2018
The Silver Fox: Rest in Peace, Barbara BushLike a string of luminous pearls, Bar's good qualities never go out of style.
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March 22, 2018
Hillary in India: A Sari SpectacleEven for those who remain Hillary fans, it must be sad to witness her self-destructive behavior.
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January 16, 2018
The Unequal Rules of the Anti-Trump Blame GameThe way Democrats truculently confront Trump stands in ironic contrast to the manner in which they behave toward other world leaders.
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November 6, 2017
Rats Haven't Deserted Democrats' Sinking ShipThe party may well be foundering, but their diehards recognize the distinction between being at sea and being all washed up.
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October 29, 2017
Screaming meemies and Howard DeaniesLeftists are planning some sort nationwide group scream against Trump. Maybe Howard Dean should lead them!
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October 2, 2017
Is Michelle's 'true voice' Telling Her to Run for President?It seems, that Mrs. Obama is moving on from a past of counting calories to a future of counting votes.
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September 13, 2017
Hillary's new book: 'It Takes a Pillage'There's an old saying: "I don’t care what you think of me, just as long as you think of me!" So now Hillary Clinton has a new memoir out...
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August 23, 2017
Which side are you on, anyway?American political opinion has become so polarized that few issues elude the pull of magnetic partisanship. We are almost at the point of hauling out the American family pictures and beginning to divide them up.
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July 21, 2017
The Cruise: One Yankee Lady Takes on 3,999 BritsEverything seemed fine until the subject of Donald Trump came up. And he came up almost immediately.
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June 1, 2017
Hillary: No Class, and No Class CheerA look at the Wellesley Class of 2017 commencement fiasco from an alumna who watched Hillary botch it the first time, in 1969.
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May 25, 2017
When the Cat's Away, the Rats Will PlayWhile the media deliver speculation, leaks, and rumors, the president is making groundbreaking progress with the work of the world.
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April 26, 2017
The Left's Irrational FuryThe liberal establishment’s claim to being "colorblind" translates into seeing things as either black or white.
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March 31, 2017
Hillary’s 2020 Vision of RevengeDid anyone really expect Madame Secretary to meander forever?
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February 5, 2017
The Reich StuffLeftist professors pulling in $200,000-plus salaries might want to think twice before moaning and wailing about solidarity with the little guy.
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January 25, 2017
Progressives’ post-election guilt therapyIf last Saturday’s pink-clad marchers had shown the same enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton that they now demonstrate against Donald Trump, she might be sitting pretty in the White House. But they didn’t – and she isn’t.
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January 19, 2017
Joe Biden after Jan. 20: In Dover or in Clover?A lot of tears have been glistening in Joe Biden's eyes lately. Where will Uncle Joe go now that he can never be president of the United States?
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January 8, 2017
Shop ’til the Stores DropAmerica’s landscape becomes more and more pockmarked with the ugly, neglected shells of malls that failed.
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December 6, 2016
Why Obama Likely is Secretly Glad Hillary LostWhen you analyze everything Obama has won with Hillary's defeat, you may agree.
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November 13, 2016
Post-Trumpmatic Stress DisorderThe whiners in the streets suffer from a self-induced disease void of physical manifestations other than those that spring like evil dreams from hyperventilating imaginations.
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November 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton, the Quintessential Queen BeeHillary has reigned as the one and only queen bee in the Democratic Party’s hive, where she has been followed and fiercely protected by a community of lesser drones and the workers, who clean up her messes.
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October 17, 2016
Hillary's and Bill’s Art of the DealImagine Hillary Rodham's and Bill Clinton’s first date at Yale.
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October 9, 2016
A really bad boy GOP candidate? OMG!We're supposed to be the party that promotes good, clean fun – that puts forward tithe-paying guys like Romney and war heroes like Dole.
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October 8, 2016
Clinton, Trump, and the Gap in America’s InfrastructureThe Clinton campaign is attempting to throw a one-two punch at Donald Trump by smugly stating that, unlike him, its high-principled candidate believes in building bridges, not walls!
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October 2, 2016
Hillary: Smug as a Bug After First DebateHillary Clinton is a woman who enjoys hovering above the law and hitting below the belt.
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September 26, 2016
D-Day, September 26: Stand and DeliverNot since the invasion of Normandy has a national event been considered more crucial to the outcome of a strategy than the first presidential debate between Hillary R. Clinton and Donald J. Trump tonight.
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September 12, 2016
De Plorable UnumThe candidate has become a nonstop apologist for her own blunders.
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September 11, 2016
America’s Dangerously Shifting ValuesColin Kaepernick’s taking a knee is not as incendiary as, say, “bombs bursting in air,” but it tends to dominate the dialogue at the expense of greater concerns.
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August 29, 2016
Hillary Coughs but Fills Campaign CoffersGood luck to the Trump fans waiting for Hillary to cough herself out of contention in the first debate. Not gonna happen.
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August 15, 2016
So to Speak: Hillary and Trump on the StumpIt is pretty obvious that neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald J. Trump is a public speaking heavyweight. Yet their skills (or lack thereof) take them in opposite directions.
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August 5, 2016
Hillary's America, and oursIt’s an election year, and Republicans are exhibiting the irresistible penchant to preach to the choir.
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July 29, 2016
Kerry's hot air about cold airThe same guy who has all along freaked out over global warming is now equally upset about the methods of cooling it down.
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July 24, 2016
Kaine and UnableHere's why Hillary Clinton picked Tim Kaine – and not, say, Elizabeth Warren – for her running mate.
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July 21, 2016
The Democrats’ Green-Eyed MonsterThe green-eyed monster, Jealousy, has reared its head. And what it sees is a distinct threat from a very glamorous, gracious, and accomplished woman.
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June 21, 2016
Hillary's Pick for Veep: Will She or Warren She?Clinton could benefit from an all-woman ticket with Elizabeth Warren, the feisty socialist senator from Massachusetts. But Hillary's ego may not be able to handle such an arrangement.
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June 10, 2016
Schools for ScandalAn increasingly competitive world has messed things up for thousands of college graduates.
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May 26, 2016
The Overhyping of HillaryThere’s little doubt among diehard Hillary supporters that Madame Secretary is a rarified role model of brains and accomplishment, whose time to pivot toward the presidency has more than come.
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May 19, 2016
The Moralizer in ChiefWhatever the issue – from Hiroshima to your local school's bathroom – Barack Obama has a moralizing finger to wag!
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April 18, 2016
Chill BillBill is a frail shadow of his former self. He is five years younger than Bernie Sanders, but he doesn’t look or act it.
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March 28, 2016
The Case for KasichIn this crucial election year, America's future may well depend on Republicans seeing John Kasich again for the first time.
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March 22, 2016
Put a Lump of Coal in Hillary's Blue StockingHillary's “kill coal” sound bite will come back to bite her during the general election.
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March 13, 2016
My Way or I’ll Hit The Highway … North!Now that Donald Trump is running for president, the homegrown threats to emigrate to a more palatable environment have accelerated exponentially. I don’t know how to say this diplomatically, but Canada doesn’t really want them.
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February 18, 2016
Explaining Donald Trump into South CarolinaThe Donald's "blame Bush" approach in the last debate offers some insight.
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February 14, 2016
Who Needs Christie When We Have Trump?The New Jersey governor's exit from the Republican primaries is still fresh, but his fate was sealed the moment The Donald stepped into the spotlight.
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February 7, 2016
A Political May-December Romance?What is it that's got millennial voters so enamored of Bernie Sanders?
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December 23, 2015
Hillary's Debate: Bladder before BlatherThose few who watched the debate got more than enough of both.
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November 17, 2015
Liberal Academia Hoist with its Own PetardThe pacifist armies of academics, up until now tolerant and secure in their left-leaning doctrine, are finding themselves hoist with their own petard
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November 4, 2015
It's Time to Remove the (!) from Jeb!At fifth or sixth place in the polls, Jeb is hoping to make a roaring comeback.
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October 17, 2015
Hillary's Sexploitation of the IssuesWhy does no one care that Bernie Sanders would be our first Jewish president? Does sex beat religion this time around?
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October 6, 2015
Obama: Guns and PosesIt is Obama’s governing style to take credit for the good that happens, and take umbrage over the rest.
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September 26, 2015
Why did Walker Walk?Walker has returned to his important day job. But he‘s not necessarily forever done with national politics.
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September 1, 2015
Liar, Liar, Pantsuit on FireThe ultimate candidates in both parties could end up being not the ones voters like most, but those they dislike least.
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August 22, 2015
Whom Should Republicans Talk to During Election Season?In election years, people like myself spend too much time talking to people like myself.
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August 5, 2015
Jumpin' Jehosaphat! Jump in, Joe!Perhaps the fact that voters can “relate ” in some way to a candidate while at the same time profess not to take him seriously is cause for hope in the Biden camp.
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July 20, 2015
What about Bill?Could the Teflon hubby destroy Hillary Clinton's already faltering campaign?
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July 13, 2015
Greece-ing the SkidsWhen is intransigence going to catch up with the cradle of Western civilization?
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July 2, 2015
This Just In: America Still RacistDo you think leftists in other countries are as adamant as ours are about blaming citizens for the sins of their forefathers?
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June 20, 2015
Devil in a Deep Blue PantsuitWhat will a woman driven by extreme lust for power and entitlement do for the presidency? Whatever it takes!
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June 5, 2015
The Republican Primaries: One Long SlogRepublican hopefuls must find a unique way to separate themselves from the pack by grabbing the attention of the American electorate.
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May 24, 2015
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Hillary?Huge swaths of the Republican electorate, apparently. And it's got to stop.
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May 14, 2015
Who's on 'First': America's Obsession with Breaking the Political MoldIt is time for America’s obsession with “firsts” – in color or ancestry or gender – to give way to something more substantial.
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May 5, 2015
Stalking horse Sanders enters the raceWhat is the socialist senator from Vermont thinking?
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April 28, 2015
Defying GenderFrom a sexual standpoint, we are now apparently whatever we think we are.
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April 15, 2015
Down the Yellow Brick Road with HillaryIs the stuff of Hillary's presidential announcement the sort of feel-good fare we can expect her handlers to dish out in the months to come?
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April 6, 2015
Her Royal Heinous vs. the Democrat OppositionWho will oppose Hillary Clinton's ascendancy to the highest office in the land?
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March 23, 2015
The President's MouthpieceI never thought I’d find myself yearning for former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.
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March 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton Will Not Implode!This is 2016, her last hurrah. Nothing will stop her – and certainly not the DNC.
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March 8, 2015
What Does Obama See in Susan Rice?Has there ever been a presidential mouthpiece more lacking in passion, confidence, and even grace?
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February 17, 2015
The Dean of SnobsLeave it to the self-proclaimed high-minded Dr. Howard Dean to righteously suggest that, contrary to the Constitution, a college diploma should be a requirement to run for POTUS
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February 7, 2015
Still Cruzin' for a Bruisin'Following the 2016 election, the challenge to right our Ship of State will be horrendous. Even if there’s little hand-holding in Republican ranks, it will take all hands on deck to accomplish that vital task.
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January 26, 2015
That's It: I'm Moving to IowaI'm ready to be a part of political history, and that ain't happening in California.
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January 7, 2015
Read My Lips: No New BushesThe fact is that the Democrats would like nothing better than to see a Bush run for president. Just his last name alone would drive liberals to the polls in droves to oppose him.
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December 24, 2014
Biden His Time?What must Hillary Clinton think of our vice president’s “exploratory talks” re: 2016?
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December 15, 2014
Making Whitey SufferThose behind the current protests against law enforcement are seizing the advantage to incite further angst.
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December 4, 2014
Obama's Immigration Blitz a Bad Break for Black AmericansThere is a compelling reason why Obama has put the interests of Hispanics above those of blacks.
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November 25, 2014
The Emperor's New CloseThe legacy of a president is not measured solely by how well he governed, but by how well he nurtured those who would govern after him.
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November 21, 2014
GruberingJonathan Gruber’s surname has the potential of taking on a life of its own.
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November 8, 2014
Grumpy Bear Obama Not Headed for HibernationThe president, severely excluded from his favorite activity of emoting on the campaign trail, sounds as grumpy as a bear.
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November 4, 2014
Hillary UnboundGenerally speaking, Hillary is the oratorical queen of the banal. She has yet to come forth with any memorable statement, and many regrettable ones.
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October 22, 2014
An End to Defensive RepublicanismFor many Americans, sole knowledge of the ‘other party” is a menacing one provided by Democratic operatives, whose purpose is to scare them into voting the straight party line.
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October 12, 2014
Ratchet Down the RINO RhetoricIt's time for Republicans to pull together and concentrate on winning elections, even if it means encouraging the election of moderates in states where more right-leaning candidates would not likely have a chance of success.
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October 6, 2014
Election 2014: Beware of False Tears in the Democratic Crying TowelNow is not the time for Republicans to rest on their laurels.
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September 29, 2014
The Hillary MystiqueAre there women who would vote for another woman, regardless of other factors such as ideology, experience, and personality?
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September 23, 2014
What's with Kerry and Climate Change?With Ebola and ISIS ascended, our secretary of state sets his priorities.
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September 17, 2014
Cutting the Apron Strings between Women and the Democratic PartyIf there were ever a propitious time for that to happen, it is now!
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September 4, 2014
Desperate Dems Demanding DoughDemocrats are running scared in their fundraising efforts. It could be injected on purpose, but I rather doubt it.
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August 26, 2014
Obama Demonstrates Fear, not CourageUltimately, Obama fears the unpopular course of action because he lacks the courage to confront the world as it is.
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July 26, 2014
The Party of WarFor a party that professes to hate war, Democrats consistently use it as metaphor in framing their issues.
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July 22, 2014
Bashing Boehner: A No-Brainer?Why are conservatives making the speaker's job so much harder when he needs us most?
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July 15, 2014
America the GullibleCentral American kids made the journey north, but now it is the American people who are being taken for a ride.
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July 11, 2014
A Note to Politicians: 'Hands Down'Can any politician get a word out of his or her mouth anymore without throwing in some superfluous hand gesture?
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July 3, 2014
Obama Bores; the Nation SnoresObama trots out the teleprompter to introduce his pick for the new VA secretary.
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June 25, 2014
If Hillary Folds, what Democrats wait in the Wings?The Dems don't have much of a bench.
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June 22, 2014
State Department Diplomats Spit on Chris Stevens's GraveWhen I discussed the matter recently with a couple of former diplomats, now retired and living in D.C., their explanations for what had happened during the 09/12/12 Benghazi attack and in its subsequent revelations left me stunned.
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June 18, 2014
Biden: Out of Sight, Out of Trouble?Wherever Joe is sequestered these days, he’s likely safer than the rest of us in today’s world.
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May 16, 2014
Rove Needs Head Examined for Hillary's BrainTumor RemarksLiberals are licking their chops over Karl Rove's indiscreet remarks about Hillary's health. Which political party's purposes is that master strategist serving now?
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May 14, 2014
Run it up the FlagpoleThe Democratic smear machine is revving up for 2014. What are the GOP's options for defeating it?
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May 9, 2014
Obama Pegs Benghazi Miles Behind Boston Marathon In ImportancePriorities, priorities...
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April 25, 2014
Obama Speaks Loudly and Carries a Small StickObama consistently demonstrates an unproductive pattern of allowing his words to speak louder than his actions.
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April 19, 2014
Barack Obama, National ConversationalistSome conversations are more worth having than others.
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March 1, 2014
Ma Nature Proclaimed Earth's Worst TerroristTurns out that global warming is a great distraction when your foreign policy is failing.