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A Question Of Status
I admit that one of the events I look forward to each year is the CPAC convention. It always provides a wealth of material for my writing. This year, with the Republican Party in desperate need of a transformation, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Alan West, Alaska, Ann Wagner, Artur Davis, Bill Bolling, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, CPAC, CPAC 2013, David Keene, Eric Cantor, Florida, Fox News, Heritage Foundation, Jeb Bush, Jim DeMint, Kelly Ayotte, Ken Cuccinelli, Kentucky, Louisiana, Marco Rubio, Massachusetts, Mike Lee, Missouri, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newt Gingrich, NRA, Obama, Oklahoma, Pat Toomey, Paul Ryan, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Schafly, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Ron Johnson, Sarah Palin, Scott Walker, South Carolina, Steve Scalise, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Tim Scott, Todd Akin, Tom Coburn, Utah State, Virginia, war on women, Washington DC, Wayne LaPierre, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin, women's issues, women's rights
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Why Let The Truth Get In The Way – Heritage Style
Yesterday, I began my morning the way I usually do by reading including the Washington Post. I came across an op-ed written by former Republican South Carolina Senator and current Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint entitled Conservative ideas need a … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, A.I.G., AIG, Christine O'Donnell, Climate Change, Congress, Delaware, Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, Fox News, Heritage Foundation, House, House of Representatives, Jim DeMint, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mike Lee, Missouri, Mitch McConnell, Obama, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Senate, Senate Conservatives Fund, South Carolina, Todd Akin, Utah, welfare, welfare reform, Willie Mays
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The Minority Of The Majority And Assorted Other Traitors
It is early New Year’s morning as I write this; while most American adults are either sleeping or nursing a hangover I do neither. A few hours earlier this morning the Senate passed its fiscal cliff rescue act by a … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, 2016 election, Budget Sequestration, Bush Tax Cuts, Congress, debt ceiling, Democrats, doc fix, economy, farm bill, fiscal cliff, fiscal policy, Florida, Heritage Foundation, House, Jim DeMint, Joe Biden, John Boehner, Kentucky, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, Nancy Pelosi, Payroll Tax Holiday, payroll taxes, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Senate, South Carolina, taxes, Tea Party, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment compensation, Utah
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The Banishment Of Dick DeVos
Today’s new arrival in Harry’s Hell is not as well known as many of its denizens; that doesn’t mean he has done any less harm to America or is any less dangerous. In fact the similarities and the modus operandi … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Alticor, Amway, Art Pope, Betsy DeVos, Blackwater, Charles Koch, David Koch, Dick DeVos, embryonic stem cell research, Eric Prince, Heritage Foundation, Hudson Institute, Jennifer Granholm, Jim DeMint, jobs, John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, Koch brothers, Lawrence Libby, Lucky Sperm Cell Club, Michigan, Michigan Freedom Fund, Michigan Republican Party, Mitt Romney, money in elections, money in politics, Newt Gingrich, North Carolina, Obama, politics, privitization, Republican National Committee, Republicans, Richard deVos, Rick Santorum, right to work, right to work laws, RNC, Robert Bork, Roe v. Wade, school vouchers, Scooter Libby, stem cell research, union busting, unions, vouchers, Wal Mart, war on women, Willard Mitt Romney, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Directionally Challenged
One of the great mysteries in American politics is where the Republican Party is headed in the aftermath of their performance in the 2012 elections. The good news for the Republicans is that they get to choose the course. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, 2014 election, Charlotte, Christine O'Donnell, Congress, Delaware, Democrats, Fox News, Heritage Foundation, House, House of Representatives, Indiana, J. C. Watts, Jim DeMint, Karl Rove, Lindsey Graham, Michael Steele, Missouri, Nevada, Nikki Haley, politics, Republicans, Richard Mourdock, RNC, Scott Walker, Senate, Sharon Angle, South Carolina, Tea Party, Todd Akin, Wisconsin
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A Fracturing Teapot
For some time now I have said I feel that 2012 will be the last election the Tea Party will have a significant impact on. That prediction is not widely share and I’m certain it is skeptically viewed by many of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 election, 2012 election, Ben Nelson, Bob Kerrey, Charles Koch, Club for Growth, David Koch, deb Fischer, Delaware, Democrats, Don Stenburg, Herman Cain, Jim DeMint, Joe Bruning, Joe Ricketts, Koch brothers, money in politics, Nebraska, Nebraska primary, Nevada, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Senate, Senate Conservatives Fund, Sheldon Adelson, South Carolina, Tea Party
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The Anatomy Of An Endorsement
Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced his endorsement of Mitt Romney for President on Sunday’s edition of the NBC show, Meet the Press. The revelation got the maximum impact out of something of minimal value.
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, 2012 election, Arizona primary, Democrats, Donald Trump, endorsement, Eric Cantor, Florida, Iowa, Jeb Bush, Jim DeMint, John Boehner, Marco Rubio, Meet The Press, Michigan primary, Mitt Romney, NBC, Obama, Ohio, Ohio primary, politics, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Ron Paul, South Carolina, Steve King, Super Tuesday, Tea Party, Virginia, Virginia primary, Willard Mitt Romney
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