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May 06 2015
News
Republicans Reject Calls on Guantanamo Bay Closure
Senate Republicans are rejecting renewed calls by Democrats and a retired Supreme Court justice to expedite closing Guantanamo Bay, saying they fear released detainees could pose a security threat.
In remarks to a legal group Monday, retired Justice John Paul Stevens said that the prison never should have been opened, and said that some detainees who were abused by U.S. forces or held
Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 25 2012
News
Chrysler Alive but Jeep About to Shift Production to China
First off, I love Jeeps. I drove a blue stick-shift Jeep in high school and dream of one day owning another one (pre-bailout edition) of course. President Obama has based a large portion of his re-election campaign on the auto-bailout which has resonated with many voters in Ohio, a state Mitt Romney needs to win. However, due to burdonsome regulations, high taxes and the overall high cost of
TownhallMay 02 2015
News
Why the N.S.A. Isn’t Howling Over Restrictions
For years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, even as the National Security Agency fiercely defended its secret efforts to sweep up domestic telephone data, there were doubters inside the agency who considered the program wildly expensive with few successes to show for it.
So as Congress moves to take the government out of the business of indiscriminate bulk collection of domestic
New York Times (News)Oct 18 2012
News
How Conservatives Learned To Love Mitt Romney
As recently as last month, it was clear that a lot of Republicans were unhappy with their presidential nominee, Mitt Romney.
When I would ask GOP voters how they felt about Romney at campaign rallies or at their doorsteps, many made sour faces, like they were swallowing chalk. They offered their most backhanded endorsements, saying things like, "He wasn't my first choice," or, "He's who
NPR (Online News)Jun 22 2019
News
The Dems’ 2020 Election Strategy: Feeding, Clothing, and Housing Your Loved Ones on a Diet of Investigations, Open Borders, Climate, and Impeachment
I am sure the Democrat-controlled House has passed several bills and resolutions, maybe even some that matter, maybe even some that we conservatives would endorse. The thing is, most of us average American lugs do not live in Washington, D.C. We do not sit all day in the House of Representatives or attend legislative meetings, marveling at all the legislative hours of “hard work.” We do not
The American SpectatorJun 13 2013
News
Two-Thirds of Americans See IRS as Targeting Conservatives, Media Drops Coverage of the Scandal
Two-thirds of American voters believe IRS targeting was part of a “high-level operation to punish political opponents,” according to a new Fox News poll, while only 23 percent think it was a mistake by a few low-level employees.
Even Democrats, by a seven percentage-point margin, are more likely to think the targeting was a punitive measure ordered by higher-ups.
In addition,
TownhallJun 21 2019
Opinion
OPINION: The Madcap Caution of Donald Trump
Subtract Trump’s taste for controversy and rhetorical brinkmanship, and you’re left with an incrementalist center-right government.
The worry last week was that the Trump administration was ginning up fake intelligence about Iran blowing up oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz to justify a war against Iran. Then, this week, President Donald Trump said the Iranian attacks weren’t a big
Rich LowryApr 26 2015
News
War Zone: Baltimore Erupts into Violence, Chaos as #BlackLivesMatter Riots Rage
Racial protests supposed to be peaceful quickly turned into violent riots on Saturday evening, closing down the city of Baltimore for some time—and creating a panic for thousands of people as just 50 miles away elites in Washington partied with President Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Personally, I wasn’t supposed to be on the job tonight as a reporter. After a
Breitbart NewsDec 05 2014
News
Mary Landrieu confronts mission impossible
As Sen. Mary Landrieu soldiered through her re-election race this year with sinking poll numbers and the heavy drag of President Barack Obama, the refrain from her strategists and supporters was always the same: Don't count her out. She's a fighter. She will pull it off in the end. But in the hours before a runoff election on Saturday, when the three-term Louisiana Democrat faces Republican
CNN (Online News)Mar 19 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Joe Biden Filibusters on the Filibuster
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
Joe Biden is a traditionalist caught in a transformational era. He’s doing his best to keep up, but sometimes the old-school politician gets in the way of his most ambitious progressive allies. His frequent references to Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson allowed him to combine those two impulses advocating for the
Dan Schnur