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Joseph Ashby
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March 4, 2016
Rubio's inflection pointThe moment when many conservatives ceased to consider Rubio a full-bore conservative champion.
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January 20, 2016
Sarah Palin goes full Colin Powell on the Tea PartyNothing against Palin, but this Trump endorsement is a big mistake.
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June 26, 2014
Whew! That Was a Close OneTake a deep breath everyone; Mitch McConnell, Thad Cochran and most of their Establishment buddies are bringing home the electoral bacon.
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September 25, 2013
Why the Establishment Is Wrong and the Defund Gambit Can WorkGuess what: everything you've heard is wrong. A government shutdown will not prove apocalyptic for the GOP.
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August 27, 2013
5 Reasons Why a Constitutional Convention Is a Better Idea than Just Electing More RepublicansThe most practical method whereby America can restore constitutional governance.
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August 15, 2013
Going Viral: Our family's true story of stepping into a media vortexTuesday would be the last day of the week with less than 1,000,000 views. At about 3pm The Today Show called and offered to fly the whole family to New York.
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August 28, 2012
Those Secretive Mormons (Who Never Shut Up about Their Church)ABC and NBC feature documentaries on the Mormon faith emphasizing the secrecy of temple rituals, playing into the Obama criticism that Romney is some dark figure, trying to hide his past.
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December 7, 2011
Beck-Gingrich Interview Highlights European-Conservative WorldviewThe point is that Romney and Gingrich are taking the path of Europe's disastrous right.
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December 5, 2011
Newt, the Not-So-Un-RomneyOf all the "Not-Romneys" to flash in the conservative-candidate pan, Newt Gingrich seems the most unlikely.
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November 24, 2011
George Washington's Thanksgiving WishThe overt and devout references to God in Washington's Thanksgiving proclamation would likely bring sharp ridicule on a modern politician, but it's easy to see why he and his fellow patriots would feel grateful.
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November 7, 2011
The Second-Most Important Election This SeasonWith the presidential election dominating the headlines, it's easy to lose track of the other significant political contests.
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October 28, 2011
The Facts of Life Are Conservative, Even in Zuccotti ParkPeeking through Occupy Wall Street's cloudy drum sessions, group speeches, and celebrity visits are a few rays of reality's sunlight.
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October 16, 2011
Raisin' [a Few Issues for the Purpose of Honestly Vetting Herman] Cain!The question is what type of problem-solver Cain will be as president. Love him or hate him, examining his record leaves some serious questions that need exploring.
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October 7, 2011
Marching for Shackles and Chains"Occupy Wall Street" is just one more popular uprising aiming to overthrow one dictatorship only to turn around and embrace another.
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September 30, 2011
Justice Kennedy and the Fate of ObamaCareWhen ObamaCare hits SCOTUS, the court's decision likely will rest with Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kennedy's recent votes are both cause for hope and concern for those fighting ObamaCare.
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September 27, 2011
Obama Leads the Liberalism ParadeThe president's newest 2012 election strategy gives mainstream Americans a rare look at the Democrat Party's voter base.
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September 16, 2011
The TARP TestAlmost completely ignored thus far in the Republican presidential race are the candidates' positions on the 2008 Troubled Asset Relief Program.
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September 12, 2011
Obama's Gift Has Stopped GivingObama has a reputation as something of a gifted orator; just ask him. But the "gift" he told Harry Reid he enjoys has stopped giving.
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September 9, 2011
The Road to Hell Is Paved with 'Electable' CandidatesElectability is important. Less important is what Republican Party intelligentsia deems "electable."
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September 5, 2011
Obama Leads the Liberalism ParadeThe president may well recapture a measure of enthusiasm among his base, but the rest of America would be wise to take note of the methods, goals, and eventual dire results of liberalism.
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September 1, 2011
Perry Declares Sky Is Blue, Media ShockedThe leftist media blew up this week when Perry reiterated a point from his book Fed Up! that Social Security and Medicare are Ponzi schemes.
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August 25, 2011
Wanted: The Reagan CourageRonald Reagan is rightly remembered for his fortitude in disposing of Soviet Russia in the Cold War, but perhaps the bravest decision of his presidency was not a matter of foreign policy.
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August 18, 2011
All You Can Eat (Warren) BuffetIt's time we leave this (Warren) Buffet table. This food will make us (and the economy) sick.
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August 11, 2011
Class Warfare Erupts Into Just Plain WarfareLately it seems the only thing more sobering than America's creeping decline is Europe's rapid decline. The riots in London put a painfully fine point on the dark future that awaits us.
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August 6, 2011
Marco Rubio's House Divided SpeechThe freshman senator from Florida once again has spoken a deep truth with elegance and clarity.
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July 29, 2011
I Won in an Historic Landslide and All I Got Was This Lousy Rounding ErrorThat's the t-shirt that Speaker Boehner should wear based on his debt ceiling plan.
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July 22, 2011
Note to Bill O'Reilly: Congress Is Self-DestructiveRadio Host Mark Levin often points out the peculiar fact that a frequent target of Cable News King Bill O'Reilly's ire is...his own audience.
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February 18, 2011
Greece, Not EgyptClearly the Mob in Madison sees themselves as a reincarnation of the Crowd in Cairo. But they are the most hazardous monopoly of all.
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February 8, 2011
Investment in DeclineIt's more obvious that ever that pinning a nation's economic hopes on bridges to nowhere eventually leads a national economy nowhere.
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January 29, 2011
Keepers of the GateAmerican life has become a refresher course in the folly of despotism -- an education so expensive it would make an Ivy League chancellor wince.
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January 19, 2011
Beware the VictimsThe left's "go-to move" has had some setbacks lately, but it will be back.
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November 6, 2010
The Establishment Strikes BackIn the 2010-midterm elections, the tea party movement has played the role of the Rebellion. But the Empire is not played by the Democrats.
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November 3, 2010
Beastly DelusionDaily Beast founder and editor-in-chief Tina Brown recently penned an editorial of post-election advice for President Barack Obama.
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August 28, 2010
The Crisis President Finds No Issues with Social SecurityPresident Obama, if nothing else, is a prolific discoverer of crises. But he is adamant that the word does not apply to Social Security.
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August 13, 2010
America's Slipping Grasp on Self-GovernanceThe accelerating pace of America's deconstitutionalization is no coincidence.
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April 23, 2010
More than meets the eye to GM payback story (Updated)They're still $36 billion short, folks.
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March 23, 2010
Just who have the Democrats 'defeated' by passing Obamacare?It is the American people who they have conquered.
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February 25, 2010
As Despotic as They Need to BeIf Republicans remain united in opposition to the health care bill, then Obama will use their opposition as leverage to take more extreme measures.
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January 5, 2010
Why the health care bill's benefits don't go into effect until 2014The top ten reasons ... you know the drill.
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January 5, 2010
Didn't Work Before...Didn't Work AfterImportant comments from an airline pilot flying on Christmas day...
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January 1, 2010
Please Pass the MayoObama's model health care operation forced to drop thousands of Medicare patents.
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December 24, 2009
A Nation of ThievesIn trying to justify Nelson's special deal, Schumer actually demonstrates the natural conclusion of such deals.
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December 17, 2009
Stem Cell Promises vs. Stem Cell ResultsEmbryonic stem cells are sort of an analogy for the President...
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December 15, 2009
Oops! ...He Did It AgainOh what a tangled web we weave when first we listen to Al Gore.
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December 10, 2009
What Did Obama's People Say to the King of Norway?Obama has declined a lunch invitation with Norway's King Harald V.
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November 7, 2009
Blue Dog on a Short LeashLooks like Obama and Pelosi have one more Congressman bought and paid for...
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October 16, 2009
Limbaugh Targeted By Obama OfficialThe plot thickens on the media's character-lynching of Rush Limbaugh.
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October 14, 2009
Rushing to Race Bait (Updated)Reaction to Rush Limbaugh's bid to become a minority owner in the St. Louis Rams football franchise has been breathtaking.
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October 6, 2009
Kevin Jennings Vision of Public EducationAnd we thought Obama had weird friends before he was president...
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September 26, 2009
Political InvestmentsWe find ourselves in the ridiculous situation of helping zillionares like Al Gore make money on an investment in cars that we will never have the means to buy...
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September 22, 2009
Plain as DayPoorly hidden intentions have been a hallmark of the current health care debate.
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September 11, 2009
Shaping the FutureThere is one line of Obama's Wednesday night speech that keeps bothering me....
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September 8, 2009
The Emerging Obama DoctrineAmerican contrition has always been a central tenet of the Obama foreign agenda.
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September 8, 2009
Other People's Money Part IIIn both public and private sectors, Obama's big plans have fallen short or completely flat.
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September 7, 2009
Through Obama's EyesIt's a dangerous time in our country when a generously funded national political organization, carrying the logo and name of the president of the United States labels vast swaths of Americans domestic terrorists.
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September 6, 2009
Other People's MoneyThe history of centrally planned economics is littered with the phrase "if only."
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September 6, 2009
Hats Off to WNDThe new media is a self-sustaining force with the power to reach the highest levels of power.
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September 5, 2009
Recession Proof IndustryOh, and did I mention federal employees average double the wage of private workers?
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August 26, 2009
Death Panels and Decision MakersWhen the town halls adjourn and the cameras stop rolling, the health care debate is about one thing: decisions. Who will make medical decisions?
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August 18, 2009
Starting to FizzleWhy isn't all the government spending working? Isn't the great John Maynard Keynes smiling somewhere in the beyond?
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August 18, 2009
A Gravitational PullA New Zealand newspaper, has a story that may prove prophetic for the future of American medical care.
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August 15, 2009
'Death panel' is not in the bill... it already existsA death panel was snuck in through the back door in the Stimulus Bill, and given 1.1 billion dollars.
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August 14, 2009
'Oh, Big-Spending Obama'Don't call Obama big-spender because ... he promises to tax a lot too.
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July 31, 2009
Finding What Works [For Big Business] In Health CareJohnson & Johnson's Mr. Weldon seems quite the idealist. Or is it something else?
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July 30, 2009
Skinned Cats and TyrantsAs the old saying goes, there's more than one way to skin a cat. By the same token, there is more than one way to lose liberty. Specifically, liberty can be taken away or given away.
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July 24, 2009
'It Is All About Me'After congratulating White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle, Obama made a comment that can only be described as, well, remarkable.
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July 7, 2009
Lunacy on ParadeThe Washington Post's Richard Cohen has unleashed the full fury of his intellectual prowess on Sarah Palin...
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June 28, 2009
The Come Back To Haunt Us KidExploiting a false but believable story for political gain...that doesn't sound like Obama, does it?
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June 23, 2009
Not this TimeObama is saying that Iran may very well use America as a propaganda tool, but at least this time they won't be right.
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April 23, 2009
Treasury's 'Pre-package,' Gift Wrapped for the Auto UnionsThe priorities of the Chrysler bankruptcy filing tell quite a story about the Administration's philosophy.
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April 12, 2009
Is Geithner a Financial Genius? (No, Seriously)Not long ago the press and politicians alike were singing the praises of the eminently qualified, uniquely equipped Treasury Secretary.
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March 31, 2009
Obama's Most Telling AnswerThe President's inconsistent views on equality and fairness.
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January 20, 2009
Bizarro LincolnBizzaro World happens to be the only place in the universe (real or imagined) where Barack Obama is the next Abraham Lincoln.
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January 3, 2009
Is Religion Necessary?The least understood idea presented in Mitt Romney's 2007 speech on religion was his statement, "Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom."