HILLYER: Tim Scott’s freedom fries Charleston’s candidate from Chick-fil-A By Quin Hillyer– The Washington Times August 6, 2010 Tim Scott High school freshman Tim Scott could not afford Chick-fil-A sandwiches back in 1981, but the French fries were good and inexpensive. Eating those fries made him a success, a conservative and an odds-on favorite to […]
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AUGUST 21, 2010 The GOP and the Temptation of Hubris If Republicans take over the House, they’d best think carefully how they use their power. Ask Newt Gingrich. By JOHN J. PITNEY JR. Republicans could still blow it, but as they head toward a likely victory in the midterm election they should consider what it
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AUGUST 19, 2010 Deconstructing Harry Reid The Senate majority leader’s inexplicable desire to debate taxes in September. By KARL ROVE Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can say the darndest things. He certainly did last week when he proclaimed: “I don’t know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican.” That must have thrilled his
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Voting Rights…for Some The Justice Department harasses Cuyahoga County. BY Jennifer Rubin August 23, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 46 The mainstream media have recently discovered the misdeeds of the voting section of the Obama Justice Department. But the dismissal of an egregious case of voter intimidation against the New
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About Senator Burr | Constituent Services | Contact Me | Share with a Friend The last two weeks traveling around North Carolina have been busy, but very informative. Last week, I traveled throughout eastern and central North Carolina visiting Carteret, Cumberland, Wayne, Guilford, Lenoir, Craven, Wake, and Orange counties, speaking with small business owners, touring health
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AUGUST 17, 2010 A Tea Party Manifesto The movement is not seeking a junior partnership with the Republican Party. It is aiming for a hostile takeover. By DICK ARMEY AND MATT KIBBE On Feb. 9, 2009, Mary Rakovich, a recently laid-off automotive engineer, set out for a convention center in Fort Myers, Fla. with protest
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NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE Mona Charen July 30, 2010 12:00 A.M. A Democrat Goes into a Psychiatrist’s Office Democrats can’t run on their records, so they accuse Republicans of extremism. Come in. Make yourself comfortable. What’s that? You’re a congressional Democrat? You voted to triple the national debt; destroy a health-care system that an overwhelming majority
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Senator Burr Recognized as a Taxpayer Hero Yesterday, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) was recognized as a Taxpayer Hero by the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) for his “willingness to stand up for American taxpayers” during the 111th Congress. Senator Burr received a 92 out of 100 percent in CCAGW’s 2009 Congressional Ratings system.
AUGUST 12, 2010 Washington vs. Paul Ryan What happens when a politician is more honest than his critics. The immune system of the modern body politic is nothing if not resilient, and this summer all of its antibodies seem to be trained on heretofore little known Congressman Paul Ryan. That makes this a particularly instructive
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AUGUST 12, 2010 Why Obama Is Still the Favorite in 2012 Hispanic voters hold the balance of power—and Republicans aren’t winning their support. By MICHAEL MEDVED Republicans feel heartened by President Obama’s standing in recent polls, which show that only a minority of Americans want him re-elected in 2012. But savvy Democratic analysts look at
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