AUGUST 28, 2010 A Senator and His ‘Disciples’ The Senate’s stalwart opponent of big government is intent on electing some allies this year. His new PAC and growing anti-Obama sentiment mean he just might succeed. By STEVE MOORE ‘I’d rather lose with Pat Toomey than win with Arlen Specter any day.” That’s South Carolina Republican […]
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AUGUST 31, 2010 Social Security Bait and Switch ‘Harry, am I making this up?’ Yes, Mr. President, you are. Democrats are trying to keep control of Congress by scaring the wig off grandma with a phantom GOP plot against Social Security. That is not news. Social Security scare tactics have been regular campaign themes since
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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 21, 2010 America’s Insurgent Pollster Understanding the tea party is essential to predicting what the country’s political scene will look like. By JOHN FUND San Diego, Calif. You can tell it’s a volatile political year when a balding, middle-aged pollster gets a standing ovation from hundreds of state legislators after delivering the news that
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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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MITT ROMNEY Grow jobs and shrink government By Mitt Romney | August 18, 2010 IT’S NOT happening the way President Obama had planned. Unemployment blew past his 8 percent ceiling and hasn’t looked back. Private sector investment in new jobs and capital has languished. Even the head of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers, Christina
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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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August 09, 2010 Obama shows Virginia Dems out the door the Chicago way Mark J. Fitzgibbons Virginia’s Democratic senators Mark Warner and Jim Webb campaigned as moderates, but have virtually guaranteed limiting themselves to single terms by supporting President Obama’s radical big-government, job-killing agenda. DNC chairman Tim Kaine was limited by law to one term
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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.
A CONTRACT WITH AMERICA FOR 2010 By DICK MORRIS Published on TheHill.com on August 9, 2010 My observations from the campaign trail are that this year’s elections will be a total and complete disaster for the Democratic Party. In fact, it will amount to the obliteration of an entire generation of Democratic officeholders. It will
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