WHICH REPUBLICANS SOLD OUT? By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN Published on DickMorris.com on December 22, 2010 With the new Republican power in Washington, it is doubly important to keep a close eye on the doings of GOP Senators and Congressmen to spot those who are straying from orthodoxy, seduced by power and the insider […]
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) ——————————————————————————– Roadmap Rules Matthew Continetti November 22, 2010, The calls were unexpected. Early in 2010, Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee, began receiving requests for information about the Roadmap for America’s Future, his ambitious plan to reform entitlements, taxes, and spending. Ryan,
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WALL STREET JOURNAL NOVEMBER 25, 2010 The Lamest Duck, Ever Harry Reid’s midterm strategy was a bust, and Democrats are now dealing with the consequences. By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL Not so long ago, the great fear was that the Democratic Party would return from its midterm drubbing to jam all manner of odious legislation through
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A political powerhouse grows in the wings The party that successfully courts voters of Asian heritage today may reap the benefits for decades. By Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times November 21, 2010 It may have seemed like just a photogenic way to get on weekend television when, 10 days before the November election, Meg Whitman
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NOVEMBER 20, 2010 Revolutionary Do-Over By JOHN FUND An old Washington story goes that when Martians land near the White House, everyone inside the Beltway flees in terror. Everyone, that is, except for the folks at the favor-factories known as Congress’s Appropriations Committees, who rush to greet the spaceship and say, “We’re here to help
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) As Simple as One, Two, Three A legislative strategy for the House Republicans. Jeff Bergner November 15, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 09 Republicans have won control of the House and have gained several seats in the Senate. What will the Republicans do? Will they simply nibble at the edge
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) ——————————————————————————– Impermanent Majority The lesson of all the recent ‘wave’ elections. Noemie Emery November 15, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 09 Remember 2008, the liberal era, the “we are all socialists now” frenzy, the realignment brought about by the magic of Barack Obama, that transcendent persuader, that peerless orator, that
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Stephen F. Hayes November 11, 2010 4:45 PM Ben Smith has a good piece on John Thune’s vulnerabilities as a 2012 presidential candidate. Smith’s post raises the central question: Is Thune too “establishment” for the current political environment? That question is surfacing well before the start of real 2012
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The American Spectator Mitch the Knife By W. James Antle, III from the November 2010 issue The Weaver Popcorn Company’s website advertises this fact as a “kernel of truth”: their business was founded — and is still based in! — Indiana. But CEO Mike Weaver didn’t come to talk about microwave popcorn. At the moment,
RealClearPolitics November 11, 2010 A Preview of 2012 Redistricting By Sean Trende As bad as 2010 was for House Democrats, 2012 could be even worse. Republicans don’t have a lot of exposure, since most of their gains were in red territory. More importantly, Republicans will control more seats in redistricting than they have since the
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