DECEMBER 19, 2011 In freedom lies the risk of failure. But in statism lies the certainty of stagnation. By JEB BUSH Congressman Paul Ryan recently coined a smart phrase to describe the core concept of economic freedom: “The right to rise.” Think about it. We talk about the right to free speech, the right to […]
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DECEMBER 8, 2011 The president sounds more like a Corleone than a Roosevelt. By DANIEL HENNINGER Most press accounts of Barack Obama’s speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, Tuesday described it as delivered by the “president of the United States.” And indeed the person delivering it analogized himself to Presidents Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower and
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NOVEMBER 26, 2011 ‘The New Tammany Hall’ The historian of the American city on what Wall Street and the ‘Occupy’ movement have in common, and how government unions came to dominate state and local politics. By MATTHEW KAMINSKI New York ‘What has the country so angry,” says Fred Siegel, “is the sense that crony capitalism
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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
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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 5, 2011 They’re spending $30 million to repeal the state’s collective-bargaining reforms. By FRED BARNES Ohio Gov. John Kasich likened himself last week to Bernie Kosar, the Cleveland Browns quarterback from 1985 to 1992. Mr. Kasich was campaigning across Ohio for approval of Issue 2, the troubled referendum that would sharply curtail the power
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THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND VIDEO IS FROM CHRIS MARIE FARR, NORTH CAROLINA GRASSROOTS DIRECTOR, AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY: VIDEO – Click here Friends, Look at these video clips. I got caught up in this melee outside our Defending the American Dream Summit at the Washington Convention Center in DC on Friday night, November 4. There
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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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– Zombie – http://pjmedia.com/zombie – . The 99%: Official list of Occupy Wall Street’s supporters, sponsors and sympathizers Posted By Zombie On October 31, 2011 The Occupy Wall Street movement has received so much media coverage in recent weeks that it’s nearly impossible to keep abreast of all the developments. So many endorsements and criticisms
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