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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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Jubilation over the “Health Care Reform” Bill that Isn’t a Bill and Isn’t Going To Be the Bill
By CFIF Staff
Thursday, October 08 2009
Americans are rejoicing in the streets this week.  Oh, they aren’t?  In Washington, then.  No?  Well surely the Democrats on Capitol Hill and at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue are. The reason for this jubilation?  The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have come down Calculator Mountain bearing stone tablets certifying that the Baucus Senate Finance Committee “health care reform” bill will not raise the deficit! We, at great risk of being labeled Un-American and worse, are imposing considerably more self-restraint…
 
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Big Business, Big Liberals
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On September 30, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear arguments in McDonald v. City of Chicago…
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Barack Obama – the Rooster Who Claimed Credit for the Economic Sunrise
Quick:  Think of the last American economic recession, or even depression, from which we didn’t…
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Iran, Infelicitously
If the notion of a providential plan for the United States suffers from a touch of romanticism, it’s…
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Net “Neutrality” – Government’s Newest Takeover Plan and Corporate Welfare for Google
Amid the blizzard of governmental hyperactivity since Obama’s inauguration just eight months ago…
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Dear Senior Citizens, Part Two
With age comes wisdom.  Yes, there is that tired feeling of having been there, done that too many…
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A Change is Gonna Come
Eight months into the Obama presidency – as cap and trade languishes in the Congress, health care…
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New Health Care Bill, Same Old Problems
This week, the Senate Finance Committee began its review of Senator Max Baucus’ “new”…
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"The Democratic battle for control of the House of Representatives is entering its final stretch, with Republicans defending a narrow majority and Democrats seeking the handful of seats needed to take control of the chamber.With Election Day around the corner, competitive races have expanded across traditionally Republican districts, while a number of Democratic-held seats also remain in play…[more]
 
 
— Nicholas Ballasy, Just the News
 
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