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2016 election: Bob Dole endorses Jeb Bush – POLITICO

“I will do all I can to be helpful to Jeb’s campaign,” Dole promised. Source: 2016 election: Bob Dole endorses Jeb Bush – POLITICO Well now.  If a campaign could reach any greater depth of desperation, I really do not … Continue reading

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Progressives and Racism – A Minority’s View

To give a “minority” – i.e. hispanic American – opinion on this, most racism I’ve encounter tends to be (very) isolated individuals. The only real institutional racism I’ve encounter in the past several decades has been from Progressives.  The idea that … Continue reading

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Don’t Take Your Guns to Town, Paul

The honor of it all aside, Rep. Paul Ryan would do well to decline the speakership of the House. For it is a poisoned chalice that is being offered to him. Source: Don’t Take Your Guns to Town, Paul Party … Continue reading

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Chaos: House Republicans in Complete Disarray, No Easy Fix in Sight – Guy Benson

Source: Chaos: House Republicans in Complete Disarray, No Easy Fix in Sight – Guy Benson Guy makes critical errors in your baseline assumption and that leads his analysis astray. 1. I sense a presumption that a government that isn’t doing something is … Continue reading

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Anatomy of a Failed Liberal State – Stephen Moore

When I grew up in the north suburbs of Chicago in the 1960s and ’70s, Illinois was still a financial and industrial powerhouse. Source: Anatomy of a Failed Liberal State – Stephen Moore I guess I’ll have to be the … Continue reading

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Donald Trump’s Six Stages Of Doom | FiveThirtyEight

The recent polling surge by Donald Trump has launched a thousand stories about Trump’s “unprecedented campaign.” But it’s nothing all that unusual: Similar surges occurred for almost every Republic… Source: Donald Trump’s Six Stages Of Doom | FiveThirtyEight At the … Continue reading

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Trump and the Real Problem in American Politics

A friend recently commented this regarding Donald Trump in another venue. Politics is a repugnant endeavor…America and the world needs a president who will rule by decree like Obama, only in the other direction… While I understand where he’s coming … Continue reading

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ObamaCare ‘Reform’: 34% Fewer Doctors, Double-Digit Premium Hikes

Before ObamaCare, it would have been difficult to find a health plan that combined a $6,000 deductible, extremely few in-network providers and sky-high premiums. Today, thanks to ObamaCare, it’s hard not to. Source: ObamaCare ‘Reform’: 34% Fewer Doctors, Double-Digit Premium … Continue reading

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Americans favor Supreme Court term limits – Reuters/Ipsos poll – Yahoo News Canada

Most Americans would support imposing a term limit on the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices, who now serve for life, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll has found in the aftermath of major rulings by the court on Obamacare and gay marriage. … Continue reading

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Spain’s ‘gag law’ brought into force amid protests – The Local

The controversial public security law comes into force on Wednesday amid fears that it will limit freedom of speech and the right to peaceful protest. Source: Spain’s ‘gag law’ brought into force amid protests – The Local I had warned … Continue reading

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