NOVEMBER 9, 2011 For his next trick, Herbert Allison must salvage the unsalvageable. By HOLMAN W. JENKINS, JR. The following is believed to be an acceptance letter from Herbert M. Allison, a former chief financial officer of Merrill Lynch, chosen by the White House to advise on the Department of Energy’s “green” loan program. He […]
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UNIONLEADER.COM Published Nov 8, 2011 In various cities across the country, mobs of mostly young, mostly incoherent, often noisy and sometimes violent demonstrators are making themselves a major nuisance. Meanwhile, many in the media are practically gushing over these “protesters,” and giving them the free publicity they crave for themselves and their cause — whatever
THOMAS SOWELL: DEMOCRACY VS. MOB RULE IN ‘OCCUPY WALL STREET’ PROTESTS Read More »
NOVEMBER 8, 2011 Like the ’90s Never Happened A former New Democrat known for his centrist economic policies, Bill Clinton now favors vast new government spending and higher taxes. By STEPHEN MOORE Bill Clinton ascended to the White House as a New Democrat, wisely repudiating what had been a quarter-century of big-government liberalism and embracing
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NOVEMBER 8, 2011 A cause to unite the tea party and the Occupy Wall Street crowd. The Occupy Wall Street protesters aren’t good at articulating what they want, but one of their demands is “end corporate welfare.” Well, welcome aboard. Some of us have been fighting crony capitalism for decades, and it’s good to have
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NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE www.nationalreview.com We’re Still Not Cutting by Jim DeMint November 8, 2011 Congress refuses to face the fiscal crisis. Despite bipartisan promises to cut spending after the 2010 elections, Washington politicians are still voting to make the government even bigger and more expensive than ever. Don’t believe me? Even though the federal government is
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NOVEMBER 5, 2011 Happy Days Aren’t Here Again Why the Democratic Party still lays claim to Americans’ affection. By PEGGY NOONAN The Republican Party continues to struggle with its brand. A Washington Post-ABC poll this week tells us that in spite of Barack Obama’s relative unpopularity, and in spite of the economy, the Democratic Party
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NOVEMBER 4, 2011 Inflation hits lower-income people especially hard. So why is the president ignoring rising food prices? By GEORGE MELLOAN Barack Obama spends much of his time these days running for re-election, campaigning as a populist, bashing millionaires and extolling the Occupy Wall Street movement. Although “populist” means different things to different people, the
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NOVEMBER 4, 2011 Theological differences between the two yield different understandings of the path to economic advancement. By HARRY JACKSON When Herman Cain began singing “Amazing Grace” at the National Press Club on Monday, some believed he was trying to distract attention from the sexual harassment charges that had surfaced against him. But, as he
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NOVEMBER 4, 2011 Why is the president considering tanking thousands of union jobs in a 9% unemployment economy? By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL ‘Blue and green should never be seen without a color in between,” runs the old design line. An imperiled President Obama is learning the political pain of mixing colors. His greens are certainly
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