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U.S. debt jumps half a trillion in three weeks

The national debt has surged more than half a trillion dollars in the last three weeks, as the suspension of the debt ceiling in late October has allowed the government to borrow as much as it wants. Source: U.S. debt … Continue reading

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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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Peggy Noonan Gets It Better Than the Rest

I’ve always been on again off again on Peggy’s commentaries.  I suppose the good thing is that if I only read someone with whom I always agreed, it would get pretty boring.  Her WSJ editorial, however, should be required reading for … Continue reading

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Letter to a Friend: ‘Harsh Immigration’ Is Not Why Latinos Hate Republicans – Larry Elder – Page full

Dear Larry: Geez, I cannot fathom the polls that have Donald Trump leading. Either a lot of Republicans are just frustrated or stupid, or both — and they want a bomb-thrower. Or it is pro-Hillary Clinton Democrats voting in those … Continue reading

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Trump migrant proposals could be ‘catastrophic’ to both U.S., Mexico | McClatchy DC

Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s calls to impound the money undocumented workers send home and to jack up fees for Mexicans crossing the border legally each day could prove harmful to the economies of both countries, Mexican experts said Monday. Source: … Continue reading

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The Arrogance of Power: Megyn Kelly’s ‘Good Journalism’ – Breitbart

Was Megyn Kelly’s performance “good journalism”? Here are her questions, evaluated one by one. Source: The Arrogance of Power: Megyn Kelly’s ‘Good Journalism’ – Breitbart This article does a good job of making my (repeated) point that Megyn wasn’t just … 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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