▼ Author Community Vote 8 days ago Robert Stacy McCain The Great Hate Hype: Are Libertarians Dangerous? - — Big news today as the Southern Poverty Law Center issued an alarming report “that an astonishing 363 new Patriot groups appeared in 2009, with the totals going from 149 groups (including 42 militias) to 512 (127 of them militias) - a 244% jump” from 2008. 31 days ago Philip Klein How Murtha's Death Could Make It Harder to Pass a Health Care Bill - — As the Capitol reacts to the death of Jack Murtha and remembers his legacy, it's worth pointing out that the news will make it even harder for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to secure the 218 votes needed to pass health care legislation. 37 days ago Philip Klein Why Obama Is an Even Bigger Spender Than Bush - — In June 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama declared that President Bush had run “the most fiscally irresponsible administration in history.” At the time Obama made that statement, the highest deficit run up by the Bush administration was $412.7 billion. 38 days ago Robert Stacy McCain Limbaugh Endorses Andrzejewski - — “Holy mackerel!” Adam Andrzejewski said when I called him just now after learning that he'd been endorsed by Rush Limbaugh this afternoon on the nation's No. 1 radio program. — “We're gonna win this race . . . That's got to be the closer,” said Andrzejewski … 50 days ago Philip Klein Frank Flip Flops - Could Now Vote for Senate Bill, Support Nuclear Option - — Barney Frank, who last night dealt what I described as a potential death blow to Obamacare, today backed away from his statement as overly pessimistic. Tonight, he told Talking Points Memo that he could vote … 51 days ago Philip Klein Barney Frank Deals Potential Death Blow to Obamacare - — Rep. Barney Frank is not a wobbly moderate in a marginal district, but a liberal Democrat who has been supportive of the health care push. And that's why this statement below, which essentially rules out all of the options being discussed … 51 days ago Robert Stacy McCain Massachusetts Union Official for Brown: 'Kerry, You're Next' - — FITCHBURG, Mass. — He is the president of an American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) local in Worcester and says that he is one of three officials of the local who is supporting Republican Scott Brown. 57 days ago Philip Klein Report: Dems to Grant Special Exemption to Unions on "Cadillac Tax" - — In their latest effort to pass a health care bill by any means necessary, Democrats have struck a “tentative deal” with their big labor allies to exempt union benefits from a tax on high value health care plans, CongressDaily reports. 62 days ago Philip Klein Steele on GOP Chairmanship: "I Didn't Seek This Job" - — Michael Steele, who has been under fire for his string of idiotic statements, poor fundraising numbers, shameless self promotion, and telling Republican donors who disagree with him to “shut up” and “get with the program” … 62 days ago Quin Hillyer Memo to Palin: Get Over Yourself - — Okay, now that I have ensured that I will receive lots of hateful comments.... Sarah Palin's decision not to attend CPAC (the Conservative Political Action Conference) is ridiculously petty. I will grant that CPAC should not have let the Birchers be minor sponsors.

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