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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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Five Good Ideas from Conservative U.S. Senate Candidates
By Troy Senik
Wednesday, May 12 2010
Mike Lee has an idea.  Actually, to put a finer point on it, the Utah Republican who hopes to claim the U.S. Senate seat from which Robert Bennett was recently evicted, has read the Constitution, and has found an idea within it.
 
Lee is running for the nation’s upper legislative chamber partially on the basis of his support for what is known as the Enumerated Powers Act, a piece of legislation that would force Congress to explicitly cite from whence in the Constitution it derives its authority for any given piece of legislation.  In an era where a Commerce Clause…
 
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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Praising Arizona
Wouldn’t you know it?  Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s ink is hardly dry on Arizona’s…
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The Long, Silent Surrender to Radical Islam
“ … To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence…
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Crony Capitalism Looms Large Over Pennsylvania Special Election to Replace John Murtha
As with any contested race, there are plenty of differences between Republican Tim Burns and Democrat…
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Fueling the Decline: How Obama’s Energy Policies Are Propelling Us to the Next $4 per Gallon Gas Crisis
The only thing “energetic” about President Barack Obama’s energy policy is its unrelenting…
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Poll: Community Organizer-in-Chief Obama Confronts Plummeting Public Trust of Government
For someone with such paltry private sector experience, Barack Obama sure seems to think he’s qualified…
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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.