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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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Leaving the Middle Class Behind: The Shortcomings of Obama’s Economic Planning
By Troy Senik
Thursday, October 10 2013
Barack Obama, in case you haven’t heard, is pretty worked up about inequality. It’s a constant theme of the president’s speeches, with regular references like the one in his second inaugural address to a country where “a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it." In the abstract, this is comfortable territory for liberals. Not only do they generally hold inequality to be a form of injustice; they also seem to think it’s intentional. That is, they believe that it stems in large part from the systematic exploitation of the poor by the rich.…
 
Focus on ObamaCare Website Glitches Mask Larger Threat
One week in, and Healthcare.gov seems more like a make-work project for low-bid contractors than a portal…
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Obama’s Meanness Can Be Delayed
Sometimes it’s really hard to know where to begin. The sheer scope of the meanness, the petty viciousness…
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In Televised Interview, Increasingly Desperate Obama Encourages Markets to Panic
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933:  “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself!” …
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Government Shutdown Reveals Extent of Federal Waste
You’d be surprised at how much government you’ll never miss. That seems to be the takeaway…
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ObamaCare: “A Good First Step Toward Single Payer”?
With the ObamaCare insurance exchanges up and glitching, at least one high-profile supporter sees "better"…
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NPR Admits: More Guns, Less Crime
When even people like John Kerry and Barack Obama pay no attention to National Public Radio (NPR), must…
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ObamaCare’s Biggest Lie
Remember in 2009 when President Barack Obama was campaigning for his health reform law that became ObamaCare?…
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The Elusive Apocalypse: Global Warming’s Doomsday Keeps Getting Delayed
Harold Camping is one of those figures who embodies Andy Warhol’s dictum that, “in the future…
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Poll: Obama Has Driven Americans’ Confidence in Government to Record Low
“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem.  Government is the…
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Scenes from the Biden Administration [Satire]
October 10, 2016 – In the first debate of the 2016 presidential election, Democratic nominee Joseph…
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Notable Quote   
 
"Last night, voters in seven states were asked whether they wanted to reduce property taxes through statewide ballot initiatives. Voters in Florida, North Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Georgia said yes, while those in Wyoming and Oklahoma said no.These ballot proposals follow dozens of property tax relief measures enacted in recent years in states like Texas, Ohio, and North Dakota.Among…[more]
 
 
— Mariana Trujillo, Reason Foundation
 
Liberty Poll   

Should there be a full-scale investigation of the Alaska Senate race in which a candidate with virtually the same name as the incumbent was recruited into the race to induce voter confusion.