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Kermit Gosnell, Guns and the Case for Government
Tweet Share on Facebook May 16, 2013 CommentFor a while he was the conservative cause celeb. But then Dr. Kermit Gosnell got overtaken by events – Boston, Benghazi, and the Internal Revenue Service. So you didn't hear much about him, even as his case kept moving along, revealing one ghastly detail after the other.
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With Sanford, South Carolina Conservatives Pull Bait and Switch
Tweet Share on Facebook May 9, 2013 CommentIf you were on Twitter Tuesday night, you found yourself in the middle of a lively debate about the meaning of Mark Sanford's victory in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District.
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How the Sequestration Cuts Embody the GOP’s Vision of Government
Tweet Share on Facebook May 2, 2013 CommentSo we're 10 weeks in, and the GOP's sequester strategy is coming into sharper focus. If a cut affects Americans residing at the higher end of the socioeconomic ladder, move heaven and earth to make it right. But if it affects folks who may have less means ... crickets.
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Constitutional Hypocrisy on Gun Control and the 4th Amendment
Tweet Share on Facebook April 25, 2013 CommentThe Second Amendment and the Fourth Amendment. They're like kissing cousins, separated in the Constitution by a mere 32 words. And lately they've been all over the news.
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What the Boston Marathon Terrorists Will Never Know
Tweet Share on Facebook April 17, 2013 CommentThis is supposed to be a political blog, but after what happened in Boston on Monday I don't have anything political to say. So here's what I've got.
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Rand Paul's Insulting Bait and Switch to African-American Voters
Tweet Share on Facebook April 12, 2013 CommentHere's something that someone might want to share with Rand Paul. Abraham Lincoln was a president. Abe Vigoda was an actor. The fact that they both have the same first name, does not make them the same person.
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Conservatives Rush to Defend Ben Carson’s Gay Marriage Remarks
Tweet Share on Facebook April 4, 2013 CommentBy now you've probably heard Dr. Ben Carson comparing gay marriage to pedophilia and bestiality, remarks that many have found deeply offensive. What you may not have heard is how conservatives are defending them.
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The Media Is the GOP's Best Ally in the Sequester Debate
Tweet Share on Facebook March 21, 2013 CommentLove it or hate it, there's a certain genius to the sequester. No, it's not the notion of including cuts aimed at offending folks on both sides of the ideological spectrum. Nor is it its purported ability to force a budget deal. No, the genius is in the seven months it will take to unfold.
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The Roots of Rand Paul's Filibuster 'Rage'
Tweet Share on Facebook March 13, 2013 CommentImagine for a moment that Dennis Kucinich had somehow been elected to the Senate. A Republican president sends his CIA chief nominee up to the Hill for confirmation. We're at war abroad, with terrorists still apparently intent on doing us harm here at home. And in the middle of all that, Kucinich decides to filibuster because he hasn't received assurances that the administration won't use new technologies to kill Americans.
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Mitt Romney Should Seize His Barry Goldwater Moment
Tweet Share on Facebook March 7, 2013 CommentAlas, poor Mitt. Still bedeviled by what he said about 47 percent of Americans. Still tying himself up in knots trying to make it go away.
