Democrats hope to press the "affordability" issue in this year's midterm election season, but there'…
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Inflation: Comparing Trump and Biden...

Democrats hope to press the "affordability" issue in this year's midterm election season, but there's one potentially glaring problem for them, as illustrated by our friends at Unleash Prosperity...

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August 17, 2026 • 04:40 PM
Happy Birthday, Mr. President – The Nation Is in Shambles
By Ashton Ellis
Wednesday, August 04 2010
The following birthday message to President Obama from Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi was mistakenly posted to WikiLinks by an absent-minded congressional staffer.  August 4, 2010 Happy Birthday, Mr. President!  We in Congress hope the occasion of the 49th anniversary of your arrival in America goes much smoother than the rapid drawdown of troops in Iraq.  Or, for that matter, the (somewhat) surge in Afghanistan.  It’s hard to see how it wouldn’t.  Unlike those poor unfortunate souls, you don’t need a well-functioning central government to enjoy your…
 
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If Liberals Ban Capital Punishment, Next They’ll Target Life Imprisonment
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Notable Quote   
 
"There was a time when diesel fuel was usually cheaper than gasoline in the United States. That relationship began to change about 20 years ago, and since then diesel has generally traded at a premium. Today, that premium is not just persistent but unusually large, which raises an obvious question: how did we get from gasoline typically costing more than diesel to diesel costing substantially more…[more]
 
 
— Robert Rapier, Chemical Engineer In the Energy Industry
 
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