Archive for August, 2010

Aug 31 2010

Murkowski Concedes To Palin-Backed, Tea Party Candidate

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If there is any doubt that the political tsunami is large, deep and able to consume anyone the Alaska Senate GOP primary is a wake up call. How can big-government dems think they could survive when this wave is taking out GOP incumbents at an incredible rate. Today the latest victim of the Political Industrial […]

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Aug 31 2010

A Bumbling, Babbling Band of Buffoons

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The post title is a completely unrelated quote from a Harry Potter movie (The Goblet of Fire) to lead into my take on the President’s address to the nation tonight. Its all I could think of to convey my mixed reaction to the President’s address. An address that started strong, and then droned on into […]

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Aug 31 2010

There Is An Anti-Dem, Anti-Big Gov Wave Out There

The Gallup poll that came out yesterday showing a historic lead for the GOP in the generic ballot test is not the only indication that the Democrats are in the cross hairs of the American public. In fact, sitting next to a commentary by Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight fame was an interesting graph, which I […]

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Aug 31 2010

Gallup’s Generic Stunner – A November For The History Books

Never has Gallup’s congressional generic poll shown such a large lead for the GOP: Republicans lead by 51% to 41% among registered voters in Gallup weekly tracking of 2010 congressional voting preferences. The 10-percentage-point lead is the GOP’s largest so far this year and is its largest in Gallup’s history of tracking the midterm generic […]

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Aug 30 2010

WV Senate Seat In Play!

Wow – I was not expecting to see this so soon. Rasmussen has WV’s senate seat race all of a sudden extremely tight with the Democrat Manchin getting 48% and GOP contender Raese getting 42%. With a MoE of +/- 4.5% that is basically a statistical tie. Worse for the Dems is the fact Manchin […]

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Aug 30 2010

What The …?

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You are unemployed and cannot make your payments on your house loan. So what does brain trust in DC come out with as a solution to your dilemma? The administration will begin a Federal Housing Authority refinancing effort to help borrowers who are struggling to pay their mortgages, and will start an emergency homeowners’ loan […]

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Aug 30 2010

Proof Of Health Care Required, Proof Of Citizenship Not

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Got one of those email chains from a friend with a supposed quote from Ben Stein. As the email suggest, it doesn’t matter were the statement comes from, it distills down the essence of what is wrong in DC and why there will be some serious house cleaning come November: “Fathom the odd hypocrisy that […]

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Aug 30 2010

Douthat Gets It

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Today’s must-read, maybe even the must-read of the entire election cycle, is by Ross Douthat at the NY Times (H/T RCP). The reason is it is a must read is because somebody finally understood what the Tea Party movement is all about, and writes about it with wondrous clarity (demonstrating Douthat’s own skill as a […]

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Aug 30 2010

Democrats’ Trickle Down Poverty

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If the Democrats had not been so stubborn towards across the board tax cuts, we probably would not be in this extended recession. Tax cuts ALWAYS spur economic growth and job creation, as people who have money and survive the down turn decide to take a gamble on a new business idea. Presidents Reagan, Kennedy […]

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Aug 30 2010

Presidential Amateur Hour Continues

In an election year that is driven by a near universal belief by the American people that DC’s politicians are too aloof, not listening to them and do not care, the worst answer a young president can give is: Obama, speaking with NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams on Sunday afternoon, was equally dismissive of conservative […]

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