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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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Debt Ceiling Defense Cuts Are Ticking Time Bomb for American National Security
By Troy Senik
Thursday, September 22 2011
For all of the drama that accompanied this summer’s deal to increase the national debt ceiling, the entire affair ended up playing out more or less as business as usual – at least by the standards of Obama-era Washington. That meant an agreement was only secured at the last minute, with the corresponding legislation rushed through too quickly for the American people to understand its implications prior to passage.
 
With the debt ceiling having failed to facilitate a “grand bargain” that would ameliorate the nation’s crisis of overspending, the governing…
 
Corporate Jet Tax Will Kill Manufacturing Jobs
With President Barack Obama threatening to raise taxes on corporate jet purchases, members of private…
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Keller, NYT: Blinkered Obama Love
Bill Keller should get real. The New York Times executive editor-turned-blathering columnist is singing…
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“Let Him Die” Or Government Healthcare? That’s a False Dichotomy
Americans are often subjected to a false dichotomy in our ongoing healthcare debate:  Even more…
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Postal Reform is Opportunity for Innovation, Not Capitulation
Last week, the Postmaster General told Congress that the United States Postal Service (USPS) could lose…
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A Conservative’s Guide to Obama’s Flawed Jobs Proposal
When President Obama appeared before a joint session of Congress last week, he pitched his newest supposed…
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Yes, $2 Gasoline is Possible
On gasoline prices, maybe Michelle Bachmann was right. The House member and presidential candidate made…
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Paul Krugman’s 9/11: A Liberal History Lesson
In case you missed it, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman used the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks…
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Obama Now on Course to Preside Over the Worst Economic Growth Since Recordkeeping Began
As if American voters needed additional confirmation of the failure of Barack Obama’s economic…
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The Hard Work of Holding Obama Accountable
Sometimes it’s hard to know what to write about, because public affairs appear to be in a holding…
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UN Reform Bill Matches Taxpayer Money to Our National Interest
With President Barack Obama continuing to send the political equivalent of a blank check to the United…
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Notable Quote   
 
"Claims that Donald Trump poses a grave threat to democracy likely contributed to Democrats' smashing success in Tuesday's elections. Ironically, the president's efforts to bring more democratic accountability to government may prove to be one of his most durable achievements -- despite persistent progressive pushback poised to ramp up under divided government. Although Trump is often described…[more]
 
 
— Benjamin Weingarten, RealClearInvestigations
 
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.