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Obama’s Budget Blame Game

February 3, 2010 By Vasko Kohlmayer 18 Comments

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The president blames his predecessor for his own fiscal profligacy.

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The State of the Union: a Hollow Speech

February 1, 2010 By Dick Morris 15 Comments

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The era of big speeches is over.

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Peggy Noonan: The Obama Contradiction – WSJ.com

January 29, 2010 By Jacob Laksin 1 Comment

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When you watch a president give a State of the Union Address on television, you’re always watching three people: the president at the podium, and the vice president and House speaker on the rise behind him. As a TV shot it’s awkward. The vice president and the speaker have been instructed by media professionals not [...]

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Can Obama Triangulate?

January 28, 2010 By Dick Morris 16 Comments

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All the spin in the world won’t save the President.

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How the Democrats Lost Massachusetts

January 20, 2010 By Jacob Laksin 56 Comments

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Political excess and an unpopular agenda paved the way for Scott’s Brown’s improbable Senate victory.

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Comrades’ Way

January 20, 2010 By Vasko Kohlmayer 14 Comments

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President Obama’s policies are bearing the same fruit as those of his socialist counterparts.

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Tweet this: Are Americans Judged by Their Character and Not Their Skin Color?

January 18, 2010 By Rhonda Robinson Leave a Comment

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Join me tonight at 10:00 pm ET on Twitter, as we watch Chris Matthews in a town hall style meeting as he asks the question, “Are Americans judged by their character and not their skin color?”
Chris Matthews, the host of MSNBC’s Hardball, announced at the beginning of the Obama presidency that he saw it as [...]

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Hannity Doesn’t Hate “Constitutional Statesmen” – It’s the Appeasement, Stupid

December 30, 2009 By Calvin Freiburger Leave a Comment

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Fox News’ “Hannity” is still in the hands of guest hosts until Monday. The show hasn’t covered anything terribly Earth-shattering in Sean’s absence, but there was a Hannity-related commentary in the Detroit Examiner that’s well worth revisiting.
On December 20th, Martin Hill complained that “faux conservative” Hannity has been abusing poor Ron Paul and his supporters:
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Leg Thrills and Spine Chills With Chris Matthews, Part 4: Real “Change” May Sound More Like a Toilet Flush

December 18, 2009 By Rhonda Robinson Leave a Comment

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Chris Matthews, the host of MSNBC’s Hardball, who publicly stated he believed it was his job (as a journalist) to see the Obama presidency succeed, is a little worried that real “change” might be coming to Washington.
Matthews’ guests, Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post and Susan Page of USA Today, warned Matthews that a repeat [...]

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Spending Folly – by Vasko Kohlmayer

December 14, 2009 By Vasko Kohlmayer 6 Comments

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The Obama administration’s mind-boggling financial excesses and waste.

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