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Playing Defense
susiemadrak.com — David Sirota: In 2000, the Pentagon admitted it has lost — yes, lost — $2.3 trillion. In... 2003, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a subsequent Department of Defense study said it was only $1 trillion. To put such numbers in ... (more) Playing Defense
Summit of Amazon Countries Want Rich Nations to Pay Them for Global Warming
gatewaypundit.firstthings.com — A summit of 9 South American economies announced this weekend that they want the “rich” nations to... pay them for global warming junk science. The BBC reported: Nine nations in the Amazon region have called on rich countries to provide ... (more) Summit of Amazon Countries Want Rich Nations to Pay Them ...

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Robin Hood Bankerin
faustasblog.com — It’s not enough that the government imposes confiscatory taxes and funds all sorts of entitlement programs, in... Germany a bank manager was taking money from the “rich” clients to give to the “poor”: German banker admits transferring money from rich to help poorer ... (more) Robin Hood Bankerin
On Health Care, Should Dems Fear Failure or Success? -- By: Rich Lowry
article.nationalreview.com — EDITOR’S NOTE: This column is available exclusively through King Features Syndicate. For permission to reprint or excerpt... this copyrighted material, please contact: kfsreprint@hearstsc.com , or phone 800-708-7311, ext. 246. O tto von Bismarck at ... (more) On Health Care, Should Dems Fear Failure or Success? -- ...
Subject: Thoughts from a Walter Reed Patient with PTSD -- By: Rich Lowry
corner.nationalreview.com — Here is one more e-mail about PTSD and the Hasan shooting. Sorry I'm so tardy posting it,... but I recommend reading the blog post that's linked in the email (warning: salty language). Mr Lowry, I am a wounded Iraq War Vet. I lost my ... (more) Subject: Thoughts from a Walter Reed Patient with PTSD ...
It doesn’t feel like it, but We Are Winning the Fight Against ObamaCare
redstate.com — It does not feel like it, but we are winning the war against ObamaCare. You may feel... like the political system is broken and the Democrats are not listening to the voters. You feel that way because it is true, the Democrats are not listening. But ... (more) It doesn’t feel like it, but We Are Winning the Fight ...
Bets rise on rich country bond defaults
theneweditor.com — The Financial Times' David Oakley reports : The mounting level of debt in the industrialised world is... prompting a growing number of investors to use the derivatives market to bet on the chance of rich governments defaulting on bonds. The volume ... (more) Bets rise on rich country bond defaults
Rich Tucker: "The Death of Conservatism": A Premature Burial
Rich Tucker: "The Death of Conservatism": A Premature Burial
townhall.com — It must be difficult to work at The New York Times, surrounded every day by true believers... in conservative ideals. Luckily for the rest of us Sam Tanenhaus, editor of the paper's "Book Review" and "Week in Review"... (more) Rich Tucker: "The Death of Conservatism": A Premature Burial
Barack Obama's Chump Diplomacy -- By: Rich Lowry
article.nationalreview.com — EDITOR’S NOTE: This column is available exclusively through King Features Syndicate. For permission to reprint or excerpt... this copyrighted material, please contact: kfsreprint@hearstsc.com , or phone 800-708-7311, ext. 246. O h, how the ... (more) Barack Obama's Chump Diplomacy -- By: Rich Lowry
Giving Geithner the Boot?
susiemadrak.com — I dunno. Even if we got him canned, do you think they’d hire anyone much different to... replace him? A Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) member said there’s “growing consensus” among liberals that Treasury Secretary ... (more) Giving Geithner the Boot?
Wow: "Leahy: No need to interrogate bin Laden" -- By: Rich Lowry
corner.nationalreview.com — From The Hill : If the U.S. captures Osama bin Laden, there's no need to interrogate him,... the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Thursday. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the chairman of that committee, said that arguments ... (more) Wow: "Leahy: No need to interrogate bin Laden" -- By: ...
The Rogue, on the Record -- By: Rich Lowry
article.nationalreview.com — F ormer Alaska governor and Going Rogue author Sarah Palin talked to NRO this afternoon in a... wide-ranging and frank interview. She thinks President Obama’s bow to the emperor of Japan reflects an attitude that America should be  ... (more) The Rogue, on the Record -- By: Rich Lowry
New Silicon Graffiti Video: “The Pinchurian Candidate”
pajamasmedia.com — The weekend before November’s elections, Frank Rich of the New York Times wrote a curious column titled,... “The G.O.P. Stalinists Invade Upstate New York.” Apparently, in Rich’s mind, because conservatives thought — accurately as it turned out ... (more) New Silicon Graffiti Video: “The Pinchurian Candidate”
The Rogue, on the Record by Rich Lowry and Robert Costa on National Review Online
article.nationalreview.com — F ormer Alaska governor and Going Rogue author Sarah Palin talked to NRO this afternoon in a... wide-ranging and frank interview. She thinks President Obama s bow to the emperor of Japan reflects an attitude that America should be subservien t to other ... (more) The Rogue, on the Record by Rich Lowry and Robert Costa ...
The Rogue, on the Record by Rich Lowry and Robert Costa on   National Review Online
The Rogue, on the Record by Rich Lowry and Robert Costa on National Review Online
article.nationalreview.com — F ormer Alaska governor and Going Rogue author Sarah Palin talked to NRO this afternoon in a... wide-ranging and frank interview. She thinks President Obama s bow to the emperor of Japan reflects an attitude that America should be subservien t to other ... (more) The Rogue, on the Record by Rich Lowry and Robert Costa ...
Sarah Palin's Roguish Charm -- By: Rich Lowry
article.nationalreview.com — EDITOR’S NOTE: This column is available exclusively through King Features Syndicate. For permission to reprint or excerpt... this copyrighted material, please contact: kfsreprint@hearstsc.com , or phone 800-708-7311, ext. 246. H arry Truman gave ... (more) Sarah Palin's Roguish Charm -- By: Rich Lowry
AP POLL: Tax the rich to pay for health bill      (AP)
AP POLL: Tax the rich to pay for health bill (AP)
news.yahoo.com — AP - When it comes to paying for health overhaul, Americans see just one way to go:... Tax the rich. (more) AP POLL: Tax the rich to pay for health bill (AP)
"Let Sarah Be Sarah" -- By: Rich Lowry
corner.nationalreview.com — I watched the Oprah interview on-and-off and thought Palin was good. She was comfortable and likable. I... was always a little skeptical of the "let Sarah be Sarah" school of thought during the campaign, because she desperately needed to be briefed on ... (more) "Let Sarah Be Sarah" -- By: Rich Lowry
Frank Rich: The Missing Link Between Fort Hood And The War In Afghanistan
huffingtonpost.com — For all the right's jeremiads, its own brand of political correctness kept it from connecting two crucial... dots: how our failing war against terrorists in Afghanistan might relate to our failure to stop a supposed terrorist attack at home.  ... (more) Frank Rich: The Missing Link Between Fort Hood And The ...
Re: That's Rich -- By: Jonah Goldberg
corner.nationalreview.com — From a reader: Jonah: Last week Frank Rich stated that Sarah Palin and her supporters were "reenacting... Stalin's purges" over the election in New York. "Reenacting Stalin's purges." This week he's Mr. Sensitivity and so concerned about using too ... (more) Re: That's Rich -- By: Jonah Goldberg
More Great Headlines for Obamacare -- By: Rich Lowry
corner.nationalreview.com — From Washington Post : Report: Bill would reduce senior care A plan to slash more than $500... billion from future Medicare spending -- one of the biggest sources of funding for President Obama's proposed overhaul of the nation's health-care ... (more) More Great Headlines for Obamacare -- By: Rich Lowry
NYT Columnists Who Blamed Conservatives for 'Right-Wing' Killings Ignoring Fort Hood Massacre
newsbusters.org — Back in June, liberal columnists at the New York Times lined up to link conservative talkers Bill... O’Reilly, Glenn Beck, and Rush Limbaugh to James von Brunn, the 88-year-old man who killed a security guard at the Holocaust Museum, and the murder by ... (more) NYT Columnists Who Blamed Conservatives for 'Right-Wing' ...
'Hey, Barack, It's Your Heart' -- By: Rich Lowry
article.nationalreview.com — EDITOR’S NOTE: This column is available exclusively through King Features Syndicate. For permission to reprint or excerpt... this copyrighted material, please contact: kfsreprint@hearstsc.com , or phone 800-708-7311, ext. 246. ‘H ey, Barack. It’s ... (more) 'Hey, Barack, It's Your Heart' -- By: Rich Lowry
Will Sen. Harry Reid tax the rich to pay for health reform?
slate.com — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is reportedly reconsidering tax options for health care reform. According to the... Associated Press, Reid is thinking about raising the part of the payroll tax that pays for Medicare on families whose incomes exceed ... (more) Will Sen. Harry Reid tax the rich to pay for health reform?
The 'poor' are the rich Jesus warned you about
The 'poor' are the rich Jesus warned you about
fivefeetoffury.com — After my recent post, a reader writes: My theory is that everyone between 45 and 65 is... going insane.  People who have a lot of contact with them, like college students and their employees, are catching the crazy too. (...) It's like we live under a RipvanWinkleocracy - ... (more) The 'poor' are the rich Jesus warned you about
More Depressing News for the GOP -- By: Rich Lowry
corner.nationalreview.com — Just when you thought things were getting better, a new Gallup survey shows that Republicans lead on... the generic congressional ballot among independents by only 22 points. What accounts for this disappointing result? I'm guessing it’s ... (more) More Depressing News for the GOP -- By: Rich Lowry
More Hasan & PTSD -- By: Rich Lowry
corner.nationalreview.com — E-mail: Dear Mr. Lowry, I have been following the discussion in various news and opinion sources regarding... the psychological state of Major Hasan, the perpetrator of the Fort Hood mass murder. Although PTSD is not my primary area of ... (more) More Hasan & PTSD -- By: Rich Lowry
Blackouts Plague Energy-Rich Venezuela
Blackouts Plague Energy-Rich Venezuela
nytimes.com — CARACAS, Venezuela — This country may be an energy colossus, with the largest conventional oil reserves outside... the Middle East and one of the world’s mightiest hydroelectric systems, but that has not prevented it from enduring serious electricity and ... (more) Blackouts Plague Energy-Rich Venezuela
The 'poor' are the rich Jesus warned you about
The 'poor' are the rich Jesus warned you about
fivefeetoffury.com — A loyal reader sends in this story, using that phrase of mine in the subject line. Another... reason to hate "poor" people, if you needed one: The operations manager at a grocery store told me a story last night. That store carries several varieties of milk, including  ... (more) The 'poor' are the rich Jesus warned you about
The PTSD Evasion -- By: Rich Lowry
article.nationalreview.com — EDITOR’S NOTE: This column is available exclusively through King Features Syndicate. For permission to reprint or excerpt... this copyrighted material, please contact: kfsreprint@hearstsc.com , or phone 800-708-7311, ext. 246. M aj. Nidal Malik ... (more) The PTSD Evasion -- By: Rich Lowry
Another One for the "Better Screwed than Rude" File -- By: Rich Lowry
corner.nationalreview.com — The Telegraph is reporting this : Fort Hood gunman had told US military colleagues that infidels should... have their throats cut Also, the press has been full of PTSD stories this weekend. The media is basically inventing a ... (more) Another One for the "Better Screwed than Rude" File -- ...
What did Cao get? -- By: Andy McCarthy
corner.nationalreview.com — Michelle Malkin answers the question Rich posed in the FPOD. Evidently, the congressman's about as cheap a... date as they come: Cao wrote he obtained commitment from President Obama that he would work together to address the health care issues of ... (more) What did Cao get? -- By: Andy McCarthy
Could Glenn Beck Take Over Oprah's Syndicated Slot?
mediabistro.com — With the news that Oprah Winfrey may take her daily talk show away from broadcast affiliates and... to her own OWN cable network, that got us wondering: should Glenn Beck , now the #2 show on cable despite airing in he afternoons, be Oprah's syndicated ... (more) Could Glenn Beck Take Over Oprah's Syndicated Slot?
Barack Obama's Mandate Gap -- By: Rich Lowry
article.nationalreview.com — EDITOR’S NOTE: This column is available exclusively through King Features Syndicate. For permission to reprint or excerpt... this copyrighted material, please contact: kfsreprint@hearstsc.com , or phone 800-708-7311, ext. 246. O n November 3, the ... (more) Barack Obama's Mandate Gap -- By: Rich Lowry
Taxing the Rich -- By: Veronique de Rugy
Taxing the Rich -- By: Veronique de Rugy
corner.nationalreview.com — In order to fund her "deficit neutral" health-care reform, Nancy Pelosi is trying to make the millionaire... tax a new feature of our federal tax code. Here is the plan : The bill is funded largely from a 5.4 percent tax on individuals making more ... (more) Taxing the Rich -- By: Veronique de Rugy
Al Gore: “What, me, no conflict of interest?”
Al Gore: “What, me, no conflict of interest?”
harrisonprice.com — Four score and millions of dollars ago... Sometimes the ironies of following the news are just too... funny. Whenever Republicans are in charge we always hear about how rich they are getting when the price of gas goes up, as if every rise in price equals an extra dollar or two in their pocket ... (more) Al Gore: “What, me, no conflict of interest?”
Frank Rich: Hack
brendan-nyhan.com — As TNR's Jon Chait points out , Frank Rich's column about GOP infighting in New York's 23rd... Congressional district is full of nasty rhetoric comparing the GOP to murderous regimes, cults, etc.: [T]he real action migrated to New York’s 23rd, a rural ... (more) Frank Rich: Hack
Why Obama Won't Go to Berlin -- By: Rich Lowry
article.nationalreview.com — EDITOR’S NOTE : This column is available exclusively through King Features Syndicate. For permission to reprint or... excerpt this copyrighted material, please contact: kfsreprint@hearstsc.com , or phone 800-708-7311, ext. 246. I n his first year ... (more) Why Obama Won't Go to Berlin -- By: Rich Lowry
Obama Skips Berlin -- By: Rich Lowry
corner.nationalreview.com — Here's my column on Obama not marking the fall of the Berlin Wall in Berlin. I don't... buy the too-busy excuse. If this had been a priority to him, he'd have arranged his schedule accordingly. Also, a point I couldn't include: This is another instance of Obama rejecting all things Bush. W. made a ... (more) Obama Skips Berlin -- By: Rich Lowry
Frank Rich’s Paranoid Style
commentarymagazine.com — Here’s a stunning development: the New York Times’s theater-critic-turned-political-columnist Frank Rich is foot-stompin’ mad. The cause for... Mr. Rich’s latest outburst is the race in New York’s 23rd District, in which the liberal Republican Dede ... (more) Frank Rich’s Paranoid Style
"The G.O.P. Stalinists Invade Upstate New York" — Frank Rich makes it all sound so scary.
"The G.O.P. Stalinists Invade Upstate New York" — Frank Rich makes it all sound so scary.
althouse.blogspot.com — Or at least the NYT headline makes it sound as though Frank Rich is about to scare... us over the Stalinist invasion. But, reading the text , I see: "The right’s embrace of Hoffman is a double-barreled suicide for the G.O.P." Are they killing the poor ... (more) "The G.O.P. Stalinists Invade Upstate New York" — Frank ...
JONAH GOLDBERG: “The Frank Rich hissy fit is a perfect example of the real story of the ...
pajamasmedia.com — JONAH GOLDBERG: “The Frank Rich hissy fit is a perfect example of the real story of the... election. The story is not that the GOP is self-destructing, it is that the conventional wisdom is being shown to be ludicrous.” (more) JONAH GOLDBERG: “The Frank Rich hissy fit is a perfect ...
Health care plan hits rich with big tax increases      (AP)
Health care plan hits rich with big tax increases (AP)
news.yahoo.com — AP - The typical family would be spared higher taxes from the House Democratic plan to overhaul... health care, and their low-income neighbors could come out ahead. (more) Health care plan hits rich with big tax increases (AP)
Biden To Campaign For Bill Owens; Hoffman Gets John Rich
Biden To Campaign For Bill Owens; Hoffman Gets John Rich
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Vice President Biden will be headed to upstate New York this Monday, to campaign for Democratic candidate... Bill Owens in the NY-23 special election. Biden's visit is coming the day before the election, in a final push to get out the Democratic vote ... (more) Biden To Campaign For Bill Owens; Hoffman Gets John Rich
One Theory of the Scozzafava Endorsement... -- By: Rich Lowry
corner.nationalreview.com — ...is that getting endorsed by an unpopular incumbent politician is not going to help Owens much if... at all. (more) One Theory of the Scozzafava Endorsement... -- By: Rich ...
A Rich Idea vs. Frank Rich -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez
corner.nationalreview.com — I think Rush Limbaugh's point over the weekend on Fox News Sunday is an important one. Contra... Frank Rich, the answer for the GOP is not a purging, not a purity test. It's figuring out what the heck it stands for and attracting Americans to that ... (more) A Rich Idea vs. Frank Rich -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez
That’s Weird?… NY Times Now Thinks Commies Are Bad, or Something
gatewaypundit.firstthings.com — That private meeting at the White House with far left propagandists already paid off for Barack Obama.... Obama-lackey Frank Rich hit the keyboard immediately after the pep rally and released this hit piece on conservatives today comparing them to ... (more) That’s Weird?… NY Times Now Thinks Commies ...
Frank Rich: Only Stalinists Use Words Like "Stalinist"
Frank Rich: Only Stalinists Use Words Like "Stalinist"
reason.com — One of Jesse Walker's most interesting observations in his already-classic October piece on " The Paranoid Center... " is that, in a direct inversion of Richard Hofstadter's theory, the establishmentarians who try to scare us about the terribly ... (more) Frank Rich: Only Stalinists Use Words Like "Stalinist"
Frank Rich: Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin Are 'Re-enacting Stalinism'
Frank Rich: Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin Are 'Re-enacting Stalinism'
newsbusters.org — " The battle for upstate New York confirms just how swiftly the right has devolved into a... wacky, paranoid cult that is as eager to eat its own as it is to destroy Obama. The movement’s undisputed leaders, Palin and Beck, neither of whom have ... (more) Frank Rich: Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin Are 'Re-enacting ...
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