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My friend and Bearing Drift contributor Norm Leahy has penned an editorial for the Washington Post along with Paul Goldman in which they discuss the constitutional problems with the new Transportation Tax Increase. Those praising the Virginia General Assembly’s transportation compromise may not realize that the bill runs afoul of the plain language in the [...]

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I have a few thoughts about the big game Sunday night. 1.  No more halftime shows similar to what I saw (or more accurately had to not see) Sunday night.  The Beyonce show was embarrassing for me to think that many children saw it.  For many kids, it is a special privilege to watch the [...]

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Long ago in the mists of time, I debated the Student Government Chairer on whether Ohio should ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.  I actually recall my research (My hero Phyllis Schlafly who ought to be on a postage stamp [This post was cited by Eagle Forum (How cool is that - perhaps even read by [...]

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After Private WH Meeting, Liberal Leaders ‘Came Away Convinced That The White House Would Ultimately Prove Willing To Go Over The Fiscal Cliff’   Liberal Leaders ‘Pleased With What They Heard’ At White House   “I’m told that representatives of major unions and progressive groups met privately this morning with senior Obama administration officials at the [...]

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‘Horribly Unreasonable’ As The Fiscal Cliff Approaches, Some On The Left Are Campaigning Against Compromise   Dem Admits: Liberal Base ‘Horribly Unreasonable’   AP: “…Obama allies worry that liberal demands will make it harder for the president to seal a bargain with the GOP.” (“Democrats Toughen Stance On Trimming Benefits,” AP, 11/18/12)   ·         “Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., said Obama [...]

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Amid A Chorus Of Pleas For ‘Fiscal Realism’ The President’s Left-Wing Allies Mobilize ‘Another Campaign’ To Prevent It   WASH POST: ‘Entitlement Reform Must Be On The Table’   WASHINGTON POST: “Entitlement Reform Must Be On The Table … no serious [debt-reduction plan] can exclude entitlements. With Republicans in control of the House and holding 45 votes [...]

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In an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Stephen Moore at the end of last week, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell reiterated that in order to get an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff, there needs to be some leadership from President Obama. “The missing person, the guy who was AWOL in 2011, is still the president. I think a good starting [...]

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Reuters writes today, “Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress expressed surprise and doubt on Tuesday about President Barack Obama’s comment in debate with Republican challenger Mitt Romney that the automatic spending cuts set for the new year ‘will not happen.’”   Obama said, “First of all, the sequester is not something I proposed, it’s something that [...]

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Last week, The Washington Post reported, “President Obama is prepared to veto legislation to block year-end tax hikes and spending cuts, collectively known as the ‘fiscal cliff,’ unless Republicans bow to his demand to raise tax rates for the wealthy, administration officials said. Freed from the political and economic constraints that have tied his hands in the past, [...]

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Comparing this post debate poll from WaPo / ABC to the last one they did before the debate 15 days ago, there are some things that jump out at you. The earlier poll sampled 3% more Democrats than Republicans (33% D’s, 30% R’s) a +3 lean towards Democrats and the latest poll samples 9% more Democrats [...]

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LIE #1: OBAMA SAYS HIS PLAN REDUCES THE DEFICIT BY $4 TRILLION THE CLAIM: Obama: “I’ve Proposed A Specific $4 Trillion Deficit Reduction Plan.”OBAMA: “I’ve proposed a specific $4 trillion deficit reduction plan. … The way we do it is $2.50 for every cut, we ask for $1 in additional revenue.” (President Barack Obama, Presidential Debate, [...]

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The last poll that ABC News / Washington Post released was done September 7-9 2012. This poll had a “Skew Rate” of +9 in favor of the Democrats. (See this analysis.) The Cross Tabs, located here, show the percentages of Republicans, Democrats and Independents sampled at the very bottom of the poll just beneath thoes [...]

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The New York Times writes today, “The 112th Congress is set to enter the Congressional record books as the least productive body in a generation, passing a mere 173 public laws as of last month. . . . Appropriations bills, once the central function of the legislative branch, have been ditched in favor of short-term spending [...]

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The ‘Rape the Rich, Kill the Baby, No to God, No to Jerusalem, Class Envy, War on Prosperity, Hate-fest’ Democratic Convention ends. Mercifully. And not with a bang, but with a whimper. And how fitting that the storm they feared so much that they moved the Obama speech from a 75,000 seat stadium to a [...]

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The Jeffersoniad Blog Alliance, a group of Virginia’s top Conservative bloggers have sent a letter to Republican Party of Virginia’s Chairman Pat Mullins asking that the Media Credentials for a “reporter” with the Washington Post, Laura Vozzella, be revoked for her far left leaning political “hack” articles posted in the Washington Post. Now the Post [...]

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It looks like the Richmond Times-Dispatch weighing in on Obama’s efforts to gut welfare reform signed into law by former President Bill Clinton caught the eye of the Mitt Romney team. While Obama supporters are trying to deny the facts and do their usual “out of context” spin and lies, Mitt Romney is telling the [...]

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I finally decided that even though this is something of an old story, I must say it:  The Senate should censure Majority Leader Harry Reid for saying/accusing Mitt Romney of not paying any income taxes.  He uses anonymous source(s) and has no proof.  It is an incendiary charge for a person of Reid’s statute to [...]

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St. Augustine Record: “Crowd In The Thousands For Romney Visit” (St. Augustine Record, 8/13/12)   WOKV: “Romney Draws Crowd Of Supporters And Politicians To St. Augustine Stop” (WOKV, 8/13/12)   Orlando Sentinel: “Romney Says His Economic Plan Will ‘Restore The American Dream’” (Orlando Sentinel, 8/13/12)   WJXT: “Romney Rallies Oldest City Supporters” (WJXT, 8/13/12)   CNN: “Romney On Stride [...]

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It would appear that the Mainstream Media as well as other outlets are all calling the Vice Presidential Pick of Mitt Romney ‘bold’.   The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza: “A Decidedly Bold Stroke…” “The news that Mitt Romney has chosen Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential nominee today in Norfolk, Virginia amounts to a decidedly [...]

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