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Larry Elder: Obama Scolds Nation – You’ve Gotten Soft
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Obama Scolds Nation: You’ve Gotten Soft
By Larry Elder
“The way I think about it is, you know, this is, uh, you know, a great, uh, great country that had gotten a little soft, and you know, we didn’t have that same competitive edge that we needed over the last, uh, couple of decades. We [...]
Larry Elder: Obama’s Economy — Running Out of Excuses
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Obama’s Economy — Running Out of Excuses
By Larry Elder
Two and a half years into the Obama presidency, why does the economy still sputter?
The first and most popular line of defense, of course, remains to blame it on the George W. Bush administration.
Pundits like CNN’s Fareed Zakaria falsely attribute the current $1.5 trillion deficit [...]
Larry Elder: Newt Gingrich vs. Mitt Romney – Will the Republican Please Stand Up?
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Newt Gingrich vs. Mitt Romney: Will the Republican Please Stand Up?
By Larry Elder
Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney make me think of Dorothy Jones.
“Aunt” Dorothy, my mom’s closest friend, was a warm, smart, comedienne-quick funny woman from a large family. Unlike my mom’s other friends, Dorothy was single and remained so until she died. [...]
Larry Elder: Only Idiots Think Hillary Will Run – Let’s Hope They’re Right
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Only Idiots Think Hillary Will Run – Let’s Hope They’re Right
by Larry Elder
Otherwise sane people speculate that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will resign her post and challenge President Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination in 2012. But Hillary’s futile challenge would have a far more damaging effect than that inflicted on Al [...]
Larry Elder: Liberals’ 50 Years of Dreadful Domestic Policy
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Liberals’ 50 Years of Dreadful Domestic Policy
by Larry Elder
For the past 50 years, the Democrats — and many Republicans who should know better — have been wrong about virtually every major domestic policy issue. Let’s review some of them:
Taxes.
The bipartisan extension of the Bush tax cuts represents the latest triumph over the [...]
Larry Elder: Bush Tax Cuts – From Bipartisan to Evil
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Bush Tax Cuts: From Bipartisan to Evil
by Larry Elder
A mere nine years ago, 12 Democratic senators voted for the current tax rates, as well as for a complete phaseout of the estate tax. Twelve! By contrast, ObamaCare and the $800 billion “stimulus” package secured votes from zero Republican senators and zero Republican [...]
Larry Elder: President Barack Obama – Job Killer
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President Barack Obama: Job Killer
by Larry Elder
President Barack Obama walked into the Oval Office in January 2009 during a severe economic downturn led by a meltdown in housing prices — and promptly made things worse.
By bailing out banks, insurance companies and auto firms — done to a lesser extent by the previous [...]
Larry Elder: Tea Party – Why the Left Doesn’t Get It
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Tea Party: Why the Left Doesn’t Get It
by Larry Elder
“Hello, fellow racists.”
That’s how I greeted the gathering at the Tax Day Tea Party rally in Sacramento, Calif. Several people dropped their hoods and sheets in laughter. After a thorough search, I can report that I detected no secret handshake, security guards or [...]
Larry Elder: Bayh’s Good-Bye – Here’s the Real Reason
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Bayh’s Good-Bye: Here’s the Real Reason
by Larry Elder
Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., “shocked” President Barack Obama and his party by announcing his plan to retire from the Senate. Appearing on CBS’ “The Early Show,” Bayh explained: Washington suffers from acute partisanship. Washington doesn’t work. It is broken.
How noble — a principled position against “divisiveness.” [...]
Larry Elder: Krugman – Bush’s Deficit Bad, Obama’s Deficit Good
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Krugman: Bush’s Deficit Bad, Obama’s Deficit Good
by Larry Elder
Left-wing economist, Nobel laureate and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman hates deficits in tough economic times — when the president of the United States is named George W. Bush.
Krugman, in a November 2004 interview, criticized the “enormous” Bush deficit. “We have a world-class [...]