Perry’s Perfect Positioning By Jonathan Gurwitz – June 19, 2011 One way of looking at Rick Perry’s political career is to conclude that he is extraordinarily lucky. He first ran for and won statewide office in 1990, just as Republicans were beginning their historic takeover of Texas state government. As lieutenant governor, he was able
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JUNE 17, 2011 The White House and Congress should agree to a hard cap on spending. James A. Baker III, Mr. Baker was President Ronald Reagan’s secretary of the Treasury from 1985-88. If the United States does not address its looming debt crisis, the cost of servicing the national debt will spiral out of control.
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JUNE 17, 2011 The Canary in California In a safe Democratic district in California, GOP candidate Craig Huey comes out of nowhere to win a runoff spot in a special House election. By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL In May, when Democrats pulled out a surprise victory in a special House election in New York, all the
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JUNE 15, 2011 At a time of crisis a wasteful federal agency gets $200 million more. By JIM DEMINT Long before there was President Obama’s stimulus, there was the Economic Development Administration. The EDA was created in 1965 with the same high-minded intent used to usher in the $814 billion stimulus bill in 2009. Set
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Wednesday, June 15, 2011 A North Carolina state government budget written by Republicans that cuts taxes, scales back environmental controls and trims courts and dozens of agencies became law Wednesday despite Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue’s arguments it would eliminate tens of thousands of jobs. The two-year spending plan took
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WASHINGTON TIMES Tuesday, June 14, 2011 – The Tygrrrr Express by Eric Golub | LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2011 — Republicans never learn. Putting lipstick on a pig does not make it gorgeous. All the ketchup in the world will not make a veggie burger taste anywhere near as good as beef. One can take
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Printed from the News & Observer – www.NewsObserver.com Published Tue, Jun 14, 2011 BY MICHAEL BIESECKER – Staff writer Published in: State In a largely party-line vote, the state House approved a Republican-backed bill that rewrites state energy policy to promote and approve of drilling for natural gas on land and off the coast. Supporters
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JUNE 11, 2011 ‘On the Beach, I Bring von Mises’ The tea party favorite on her start in politics, where she learned her economics, and why she disagrees with Reagan on the War Powers Resolution. By STEPHEN MOORE “If I’m in, I’ll be all in,” says Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, artfully dodging my question
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