The Final Days By Susan Estrich
For half of the candidates on Tuesday's ballot, these are the days you remember.
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October 30, 2010
October 29, 2010
Proposition 23: Jobs or Wishful Thinking? by Debra J. Saunders
I love this quote from clean-tech exec Eric Dresselhuys to the San Francisco Chronicle's David R. Baker: "If California isn't leading the charge on implementing these technologies, why be here?
October 29, 2010
The Rise of Sewer Money by Joe Conason
In New York, there is a traditional name for the kind of anonymous cash now cascading into the American electoral process.
October 29, 2010
A Clear and Present Threat By Howard Rich
A new Gallup poll shows that forty-six percent of Americans believe the federal government “poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens.”
October 28, 2010
Hail the American Work Ethic by Froma Harrop
Whenever I visit Italy, France or elsewhere in dolce vita Europe, I go: "Oooh! Aren't these cheeses wonderful? Ahh! Look how fit and well dressed everyone is.
October 28, 2010
Public Employee Unions Funnel Public Money to Dems by Michael Barone
Who is the largest single political contributor in the 2010 campaign cycle?
October 28, 2010
The Crystal Ball's Final Calls By Larry J. Sabato
The time has finally come in this two-year election cycle to make the final calls. Thanks to everyone who has helped us by providing background info, tips, private polls, observations, and constructive criticism. We operate on the proverbial shoestring and we’re outside the Beltway (a plus and a minus), so we can always use the assistance.
October 27, 2010
Starting Afresh in Pursuit of Liberty by Tony Blankley
It's largely going to be gridlock.
October 26, 2010
Justice Thomas and His Wife by Froma Harrop
I'm not going to waste everyone's time treating Virginia Thomas' message on Anita Hill's office voice mail as a genuine request for an apology.
October 26, 2010
Fundraising Prowess 2010 by Debra J Saunders
Here's a handy way to figure out which party expects to lose big in the next election: If its leaders are complaining about the unfairness of the other side raising buckets of money, that party is in trouble.
October 25, 2010
Voters Fed up With Obama's Big, Bossy Government by Michael Barone
Out on the campaign trail, Barack Obama has given us his analysis of why his party is headed for significant losses in the election nine days hence.
October 24, 2010
A Witch Hunt for Bigots Singes American Media By Debra J. Saunders
"Political correctness can lead to some kind of paralysis, where you don't address reality," Juan Williams observed rather prophetically on Bill O'Reilly's show Monday night, before he made the comments that got him fired from his assignment as senior news analyst for National Public Radio.
October 22, 2010
Politically Correct Radio by Susan Estrich
"There is nothing more painful to me at this stage of my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery -- then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved."
October 22, 2010
Obama’s “Big Lies” Get Bigger by Howard Rich
While you can’t fool “all of the people, all of the time,” it is surprisingly easy to fool a sufficient number of them to get elected.
October 22, 2010
Tim Geithner, Dollar Protector? By Lawrence Kudlow
The falling dollar is on most everybody's mind, especially in financial markets here at home and globally. A currency war? World protectionism? Race to the bottom?
October 21, 2010
Vote-Buying America to the Brink by Debra J. Saunders
Across the pond, British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition is calling for 19 percent cuts in government spending.
October 21, 2010
Thugs on the Right by Joe Conason
What do the tea party ideologues mean when they speak of liberty and freedom and the Constitution that they supposedly revere?
October 21, 2010
Tea Party Neophytes Outshine the Dems' Old Pros By Michael Barone
One of the constant refrains of the so-called mainstream media is that tea party candidates are blithering incompetents and weird wackos. They may do well this year, the refrain goes, but when voters come to their senses, the Republican Party will pay a big price for embracing them.
