“No One [Except the Radical Left] Wants To Squander Those Gains”

Here’s another look into the struggle between President Obama on one side and General Petreaus and Defense Secretary Robert Gates on the other on whether or not to remove U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months. General Jack Keane said recently on NewsHour (see video below) that “no one wants to squander those gains [we [...]

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Gingrich: invest in shares of ramen noodles, Dollar Store

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said today that the U.S. economic downturn is much worse than political leaders admit and predicted the recovery will take three to five years.
The financial meltdown points to “a much more profound problem than people think” as American industries and education have lost ground to China and India, [...]

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Newt Is Not A Fascist (Or, Let’s Protect Ourselves, Not Our Enemies)

Newt Gingrich did not, as the title of this article suggests, attack Obama for caring too much about civil liberties.  Here’s what Gingrich said:
“I think people have a good reason to be worried about the overall tenor of the way they’re trying to move back to ‘civil liberties matter more than protecting America.’”
What [...]

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Has A Civil War Begun Within the GOP?

I’ve been anticipating this one. Has a civil war begun within the GOP?  The first skirmish is being fought over the issue of immigration. I anticipate more firefights to erupt in the coming months over other issues, too.

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Paul on the package.

Money quote:
There is a lot of stimulus and growth in this bill – that is, of government. Nothing in this bill stimulates the freedom and prosperity of the American people. Politician-directed spending is never as successful as market-driven investment. Instead of passing this bill, Congress should get out of the way by cutting taxes, cutting [...]

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How To Run For President In 2012: Rule #2

As Fred points out in this post, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (a conservative Republican) is vying to supplant Kaleefornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (a less-conservative Republican) as the nation’s symbolic green governor. I don’t see it as triangulation. I see it as an essential component for both winning the Republican nomination and taking on Barry “Killing [...]

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Palin triangulates

Or is this satire? Mind you, this comes from the not-unconservative GOP governor of Alaska:
Last week, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called a news conference to announce “a future where, ideally, 50% of Alaska’s electricity is generated from renewable resources by 2025.”
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Palin’s 50% goal one-ups California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who touts himself as the nation’s [...]

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Cantor to Democrats: “Sacrifice? You first.”

Wednesday, a group of House Republicans will argue that Obama’s Hill colleagues haven’t embraced his vision of shared sacrifice, arguing that Democratic leaders cut the GOP out of negotiations over the new administration’s first big bill.
Some members of the group, organized by Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia and Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, the [...]

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How To Run For President In 2012: Rule #1

This is the first installment of what I hope will be many. As I examine the public pronouncements of the potential GOP Presidential candidates, I will look for actions/statements/tendencies that would be conducive to both winning the Republican nomination and taking on the Pied Piper of the Progressives in the 2012 General Election.
How To Run [...]

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Raiding Jimmy Buffett’s Shoe Collection: Rick Perry Edition

An easy way to spot a candidate who is up for reelection (or perhaps trying to trade up) is to look for the flip-flop.  Texas Governor Rick Perry is the latest politician to take a turn at doing the position-reversing tango.  Perry’s reversal has to do with eminent domain. He’s either worried about a Kay [...]

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