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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... Biden Versus Trump on Inflation

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August 17, 2026 • 04:40 PM
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Liberals Once Cared About Deficits, Until Obama Multiplied Them
By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, October 22 2015
Back when George W. Bush was president, liberals ceaselessly condemned his comparatively mild budget deficits.  When Barack Obama became president and proceeded to compound those deficits, however, they conspicuously went silent.  Recall what candidate Obama had to say about the issue on July 3, 2008.  On that date, the most recent deficit on record was a paltry $161 billion.  Nevertheless, candidate Obama boldly labeled Bush's fiscal record "unpatriotic":  "The problem is, that the way Bush has done it over the last eight years is to take out a credit…
 
Requiem for an Irish Lightweight
Vice President Joe Biden seemed so close to jumping into the 2016 presidential race. Washington had been…
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Stop Obama's War On Watchdogs
In the sadistic era of fraudulent Hope and Change, inspectors general inside the federal government have…
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Politicians' Words
At the recent televised debate among candidates for the Democrats' nomination for president, Hillary…
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Open Season on the Police
In recent months there have been a series of cases reported in the media, where some teenage thug —…
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Democratic Party: Not for Grown-ups
Think of today's Democratic Party as the little village of Hamelin. A piper called Bernie Sanders toots…
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Jim Webb, American Hero
When Democratic Party presidential hopefuls were asked by CNN's Anderson Cooper to list the enemies they…
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The U.S. Department of Education: In the Middle of a Maelstrom
Congratulations to John B. King, President Obama’s pick to replace Arne Duncan at the helm of the…
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Obama Lied, My Health Plan Died...Twice!
It's deja screwed all over again. In the fall of 2013, our family received notice from Anthem Blue…
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The Fuel to America's Fire of Innovation and Prosperity
In an excellent new piece entitled "The U.S. of Awesome:  Yep, America Still Leads the World…
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The 'Gun Control' Farce
President Obama's intrusion into the mourning community of Roseburg, Oregon, in order to promote his…
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Notable Quote   
 
"The U.S. has been running a real-time experiment on two approaches to criminal justice: the Biden-era emphasis on social justice versus the Trump administration's embrace of traditional law and order. The results are now in.The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported this morning that felony violent crime fell 25% in 2025. Rape declined 13%, robbery fell 27%, and aggravated assault dropped…[more]
 
 
— John R. Lott Jr., RealClearInvestigations
 
Liberty Poll   

Considering the exceptionally hostile mid-term elections rhetoric and activity, does that make you at all reluctant to vote in person?