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High-profile Conservatives jumping on the immigration bandwagon.

In lieu of President Obama’s victory supposedly brought on by a “shifting demographic” which favors the Democrats, some high-profile Conservatives are now lamenting that the GOP needs to soften its stance on amnesty for illegals. All of this in theory … Continue reading

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Election 2012′s Historical Relevance: Biased Polls, Overweight Democrats, and Complaining Conservatives.

Prior to the GOP and Democratic conventions the race for President was for all practical purposes a dead heat. Despite blistering ad campaigns, endless stumping, and egregious amounts of money being dropped, neither candidate could substantially move the polls in … Continue reading

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Conservatism Still Leading Ideology for Americans

Gallup PRINCETON, NJ — Political ideology in the U.S. held steady in 2011, with 40% of Americans continuing to describe their views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This marks the third straight year that conservatives have … Continue reading

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Things Looking Up for Conservatives in 2012

George Will: Despite Obama, things are looking up for U.S. conservatives WASHINGTON — Although they have become prone to apocalyptic forebodings about the fragility of the nation’s institutions and traditions under the current President, conservatives should stride confidently into 2012. This is … Continue reading

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Liberals, Please Stop Using the Word ‘Terrorists.’ It’s Our Only Good Word Left.

Look leftists, you’ve used every good word that use to mean something and ran it into the ground. Because of your overuse brought on by your hysteria and uncontrollable tantrums, the once strong words that specifically defined someone has been … Continue reading

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Divergence in Solutions to the Debt Crisis

Jeff has produced two thought provoking posts on the GOP and the debt-ceiling negotiations taking place in Washington. In both, he challenged Republican orthodoxy for refusing to compromise with Congressional Democrats and the White House by refusing to even discuss the possibility … Continue reading

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Thoughts and ramblings on the New York-26 and other miscellaneous items.

Since their win in the NY-26 special election to fill former Rep. Chris Lee’s seat the Left has continued a narrative that this was a repudiation by the electorate of the Ryan Medicare proposal. Actually…no it wasn’t. Now I don’t … Continue reading

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Sarah Palin and Barack Obama: The Road to 2012 passes through Tucson.

After Wednesday’s cathartic memorial service, in which the Tucson’s dead were eulogized and its heroes celebrated, the opportunistic tone of the media and pundits has once again returned and reared its ugly head. And this time it’s to prep the … Continue reading

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Conservatives on the Afghan war

Summary results are from the Afghanistan Study Group at a New Way Forward Conservatives and Tea Party supporters are worried about the costs of the war in Afghanistan. 71% of conservatives overall, and 67% of conservative Tea Party supporters, indicate … Continue reading

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On Ideological Incompatabilities

by Jason This post isn’t directed towards the murders that took place in Arizona but the mindless and confused reaction from its aftermath. This post was inspired by Baron Bodissey’s post over at Gates of Vienna. The aftermath and “political” … Continue reading

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Conservative Case Against Over-Criminalization

Throughout the decades conservative minded people have often deferred to Hammurabic code of “lex talionis” (i.e. law of retaliation) for crime and punishment. Obviously for certain violent crimes such as murder, rape, armed robbery, etc. this lock’em up and throw … Continue reading

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Unemployment Benefits and the Bush Tax Cuts: Extend both?

In Congress two fronts are unfolding: 1) The debate on extending unemployment insurance. 2) The debate on extending the Bush tax-cuts. All of this is happening amid a dismal employment report for the month of November. From the Wall Street … Continue reading

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CNN Anchor Controversey contd.

Quite usually I am down with the context and substance that is produced by the right leaning blog, Outside the Beltway. Their posts are well thought out and reflect the authors’ innate knowledge of their particular fields of expertise. But … Continue reading

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Are you smarter than a liberal?

According to a Zogby International survey, you probably are. Apparently liberals just don’t understand economics very well. As if there was any more additional proof needed. The left flunks Econ 101. In this case, percentage of conservatives answering incorrectly was … Continue reading

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