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Newt Gingrich Gets Key Endorsement, From Art Laffer
Tweet Share on Facebook December 29, 2011 Comment (2)The central issues of the 2012 election are jobs and the economy. Under President Barack Obama's leadership unemployment has surged, despite his promises to the contrary, while the recovery remains positively anemic. It may be, as many have argued, that government can do little to create prosperity other than to get out of the way. In an ideal world job creators would be free to invest and innovate, start new businesses and expand existing ones, and to do the other things that entrepreneurs do well—which includes putting the country back to work. Unfortunately the tax, spending, and regulatory policies coming out of the White House actively discourage them from doing any of that.
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Conservative Action Project Outlines Platform Americans Can Embrace
Tweet Share on Facebook December 28, 2011 Comment (11)Though not at all well-known, the Conservative Action Project or CAP—headed by former Reagan Attorney General Ed Meese—counts among its active participants some of the most recognizable and influential leaders of modern conservatism. Its "Memos for the Movement" are influential in the development of political strategy for organizations that run the length and breadth of the nation.
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Trouble for Ron Paul—From Those Who Know Him Best
Tweet Share on Facebook December 28, 2011 Comment (20)There's just about a week to go before the crucial Iowa caucus. Predictably, the lead is see-sawing back and forth between former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul who—up to this point—most everyone but his most loyal supporters have treated as something of a gadfly rather than a serious candidate.
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George H. W. Bush's Endorsement May Not Help Mitt Romney
Tweet Share on Facebook December 27, 2011 Comment (1)It didn't get a lot of attention when it happened, but former President George H. W. Bush recently tapped former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as his choice for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Poll: Independent Women Are Key to a 2012 GOP Victory
Tweet Share on Facebook December 16, 2011 Comment (18)It's beginning to look very much like independent voters will determine the outcome of the 2012 election, just like they did in 2008 and 2010.
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Ethanol Subsidies Are a Test for Congress, Obama Administration
Tweet Share on Facebook December 15, 2011 Comment (12)It's hard not to have an opinion on ethanol, especially in Congress. Basically you're either for it or you're against it—as least as far as the way it is treated as a matter of public policy is concerned. As an industry, ethanol is heavily subsidized, its use in the U.S. fuel supply is mandated and millions if not tens or hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars are spent each year trying to find ways to produce it more cheaply and from something other than feeds stocks like corn.
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The NRC Goes, Well, Nuclear
Tweet Share on Facebook December 14, 2011 Comment (10)The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is supposed to be above politics. Its primary concern, nuclear safety, is not nor has it ever been considered by most of those who work there a Democratic or Republican issue.
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Obama Reducing Security at U.S.-Mexico Border
Tweet Share on Facebook December 13, 2011 Comment (6)There is a conspicuous lack of consensus between Republicans and Democrats—and for that matter liberals and conservatives—about what to do about illegal immigration. Some people support amnesty, others mass deportation, and most something that falls somewhere in between.
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Declaring a Truce in the War on Christmas
Tweet Share on Facebook December 12, 2011 Comment (16)The season of peace and brotherly love and good will towards men is a battleground these days thanks to what some folks call "The War on Christmas."
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How the GOP Can Make 2012 a 2010 Rerun
Tweet Share on Facebook December 10, 2011 Comment (3)The latest Gallup Poll suggests that Congress is in for quite a surprise next November if it doesn't get its act together and start addressing the concerns of the American people. Almost three-quarters of those surveyed—76 percent—said most members of Congress don't deserve re-election next year, the highest percentage ever registered in the 19 years the venerable polling firm has asked the question.
