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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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The Unbearable Lightness of Being Eric Holder
By Troy Senik
Wednesday, May 19 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder has a morally serious job.  He must; he heads the only cabinet department named after one of the four cardinal virtues. But in his execution of that office, Holder consistently shows a deficiency in the three other ingredients of classical moral probity: prudence, temperance and courage.
 
Prudence is serviceably defined as the marriage of right means with right ends; that is, not only knowing the right thing to do, but also understanding the right way to do it.  For instance, sensible Americans of every stripe agree that bringing Khalid…
 
Feds Unveil a “Friends & Funding” Program for American Islamist Mosque
Not content to let Americans indirectly fund Islamic terrorism through gasoline purchases and illegal…
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“Net Neutrality” Regulation: Obama’s Imperious FCC Shifts to Plan B
Last month, a federal court of appeals unanimously rejected the brazen campaign by Obama’s Federal…
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The Facts About the Failed Times Square Bomber: Why the Liberal Establishment Can’t Face Reality
The more we learn about failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, the stranger the initial reporting…
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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy!
“German anger at the 750 billion Euro Greek bailout is swelling as world markets slid after initial…
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Five Good Ideas from Conservative U.S. Senate Candidates
Mike Lee has an idea.  Actually, to put a finer point on it, the Utah Republican who hopes to claim…
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The Country – Not the GOP – is Moving to the Right
Liberal journalists (but I repeat myself) – a fraternity for whom indignation is proof of sentience…
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Democrats Exempt Big Labor Benefactors from Legislation Abridging Freedom of Speech
“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right…
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Who Is Kris Kobach and Why Should Proponents of Illegal Immigration Fear Him?
Once again, a bright conservative attorney is proving the virtue of careful attention to detail. …
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The Government War on the American Diet
“My body, my choice” worked for abortion advocates, but that does not seem to apply to the…
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Obama’s Big Fat Greek Bailout
Amusing entertainment news this week comes out of Britain, where Deadline London reports an upcoming…
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Notable Quote   
 
"As we watch public buildings, stores, and places of worship go up in smoke in France, we wonder if it could happen here. The reality is that while youth in France suffer far higher unemployment, approaching 20%, our youth here have never had more education, better technology, greater opportunity, or higher living standards. And yet many are souring on America.The number of young college graduates…[more]
 
 
— Mark Penn, Pollster, and Andrew Stein, Former New York City Council President
 
Liberty Poll   

Do you believe that two years of a deeply divided Congress will produce the stimulus for more civil and collaborative government change or an even greater political divide?