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Should Romney Play Up His Mormon Faith?

Should Romney Play Up His Mormon Faith?

This week, James Rainey of the Los Angeles Times made a fascinating argument about Mitt Romney’s Mormonism. Romney, he suggested, should talk about his faith; doing so “might explode the soft bigotry of critics, particularly liberals who could use a

Obama Campaign: 'Why The Hell Did Romney Pick This Guy?'

Obama Campaign: 'Why The Hell Did Romney Pick This Guy?'

This evening, the Obama campaign sent out its most desperate fundraising email yet. Following in the footsteps of their other emails cursing out Americans (e.g. “Let’s win the damn election“), and tweets deriding Obamacare opponents as “motherf***ers,” now the Obama

CBS' Schieffer Redacts Vital Ryan Interview Clip

CBS' Schieffer Redacts Vital Ryan Interview Clip

Last night, newly-selected debate moderator Bob Shieffer of CBS featured Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan on 60 Minutes. The interview was fine, except for one small portion – a portion Schieffer and the folks at CBS left on the cutting-room

Obama Campaign Says Slashing Medicare An 'Achievement'

Obama Campaign Says Slashing Medicare An 'Achievement'

This morning, Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter appeared on Face The Nation, where she discussed Obamacare’s $700 billion cuts to Medicare. She touted those cuts as an “achievement”: Well, you know ask the wealthy to pay a little bit

Why Romney 'Applauds' But Doesn't Embrace Ryan Plan

Why Romney 'Applauds' But Doesn't Embrace Ryan Plan

According to a memo obtained by CNN, surrogates for the Romney/Ryan campaign appearing on television today will disassociate slightly from the Paul Ryan budget plan. Here’s what the memo had to say: Questions and Answers About The Romney/Ryan Ticket: 1)

Obama Email: Hang with Me and Michael Jordan!

Obama Email: Hang with Me and Michael Jordan!

President Obama’s latest fundraising email has moved away from the pathetic and crazed attempts to guilt Americans into donations, and back toward the Obama-as-celebrity meme. This time, Obama’s telling you that if you give money, you might get to meet

Planned Parenthood Triumphs, Komen Founder Steps Aside As CEO

Planned Parenthood Triumphs, Komen Founder Steps Aside As CEO

The Democratic Party’s and Obama administration’s cynical attack on Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the country’s leading breast cancer foundation, has reaped its final victims: the top executives of the foundation itself. Yesterday, Nancy G. Brinker, the founder of

Romney Strategy: Claim Moral 'High Ground' in Ad Wars

Romney Strategy: Claim Moral 'High Ground' in Ad Wars

Mitt Romney took to the airwaves yesterday to condemn President Obama’s and his allies’ ridiculous and despicable attack ads, particularly late-breaking ads accusing Romney of killing a man’s wife with cancer and cheating on his taxes. “You know, in the

Obama Campaign Email Singles Out Adelson Again

Obama Campaign Email Singles Out Adelson Again

Amidst the flurry of ever-more-desperate campaign emails from the Obama team, yesterday’s missive still stood out as beyond the pale. “We’re in trouble,” the email said. “We got beat three months in a row. If we don’t step it up,

Local Gun Shops Report Skyrocketing Sales in Denver

Local Gun Shops Report Skyrocketing Sales in Denver

According to local news, Denver gun shops are reporting an escalating number of gun buys and safety courses after this weekend’s Wisconsin shooting at the Sikh temple and the Colorado theater massacre a few weeks ago. Applications for conceal and

GM Stock Hits New Lows, Company in Turmoil

GM Stock Hits New Lows, Company in Turmoil

Remember that vaunted General Motors recovery ushered in by President Obama’s bold bailout program? Well, not so much. In June 2009, GM filed for Obama-managed bankruptcy, costing the taxpayer some $50 billion. The vast majority of that cash was never

Obama Admin Sides With Palestinians, Hits Romney

Obama Admin Sides With Palestinians, Hits Romney

The Obama administration, trying to dig itself out of a hole with American Jews, just inadvertently dug itself in even deeper. Today, Mitt Romney spoke in Jerusalem, where he attributed Palestinian economic stagnation to cultural issues: Culture makes all the