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WHY DEFENSE CUTS DON’T MAKE SENSE
OCTOBER 14, 2011 The U.S. military is the principal guardian of our global economy’s avenues of commerce. We protect the skies, cyberspace and the world’s oceans. By BUCK MCKEON Mr. McKeon, a California Republican, is chairman of the House Armed Services Committee What principles should guide the congressional super committee as it prepares to cut
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THE THREAT TO OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE
Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) No More Cuts Gary Schmitt and Thomas Donnelly October 10, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 04 Among the many shortcomings of the Budget Control Act and its spawn, the “Super Committee,” is that the threat of a sequestration “nuclear option”—in which some $600 billion would be cut automatically from national
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THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY BY THE NUMBERS
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 The president constantly reminds us that he was dealt a difficult hand. But the evidence is overwhelming that he played it poorly. By MICHAEL J. BOSKIN When it comes to the economy, presidents, like quarterbacks, often get more credit or blame than they deserve. They inherit problems and policies that affect the
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JOHN BOLTON – WHY TEA PARTY SHOULD RESIST GUTTING DEFENSE
THE WASHINGTON TIMES Automatic cuts would undermine constitutionally mandated mission By John R. Bolton-John R. Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of “Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad” (Simon & Schuster, 2007). Wednesday, August
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WHY OBAMA HAS BEEN A BAD PRESIDENT
COMMENTARYMAGAZINE.COM Answering Jonathan Alter’s Challenge Peter Wehner 08.26.2011 – “Tell me again why Barack Obama has been such a bad president?” Jonathan Alter writes in his column. Alter tells us he’s not talking here about Obama as a tactician and communicator, and he’s not interested in hearing ad hominem attacks or about people’s generalized “disappointment.”
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THE PERILS OF CUTTING OUR DEFENSES
Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Defining Defense Down Gary Schmitt & Tom Donnelly August 15 – August 22, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 45 In a classic case of closing the barn door after the horses have bolted, the newly appointed secretary of defense, Leon Panetta, and retiring Joint Chiefs chairman Admiral Mike Mullen held
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MY RESPONSE TO BUFFETT AND OBAMA
AUGUST 22, 2011 Before you ask for more tax money from me, raise the $2.2 trillion you already collect each year more fairly and spend it more wisely. By HARVEY GOLUBMr. Golub, a former chairman and CEO of American Express, currently serves on the executive committee of the American Enterprise Institute. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:
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KRAUTHAMMER – OBAMA, BAD LUCK? BAD FAITH?
Bad Luck? Bad Faith? by Charles Krauthammer (more by this author) Posted 08/19/2011 ET “We had reversed the recession, avoided a depression, got the economy moving again. … But over the last six months, we’ve had a run of bad luck.” — President Obama, Decorah, Iowa, Aug. 15 WASHINGTON — A troubled nation wonders: How did
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HERITAGE ACTION VERSUS THE GOP ESTABLISHMENT
Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The Anti-Coopting Business Heritage Action versus the GOP establishment. Michael Warren August 15 – August 22, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 45 “I really think there’s two sides to politics,” said Mike Needham, the 29-year-old CEO of Heritage Action for America, at a Capitol Hill restaurant in April. “There’s getting
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