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Iowa Update: It’s Cruz vs. Trump in 19 Days

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas holds a town hall at Praise Community Church in Mason City, Iowa, Friday, Jan. 8, 2016.

In politics 19 days can be an eternity. In 19 days before my fellow Iowans caucus in local churches, schools, fire houses, and even homes the Republican field will have two more debates, we’ll be exposed countless radio and TV ads, and who knows how many trees have been sacrificed to send us mailers that most of us don’t want.

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Media Matters Criticizes Study Without Even Looking at It

Admittedly, Media Matters doesn’t have a deep well of credibility, but even I was shocked by the sloppiness of this hack-attack yesterday. Their headline: Nate Silver takes the Hot Air out of Cato’s stimulus attack And opening line: Right-wing blogger

Hedge Fund 'Golden Boys' Bet on Bailouts; Win Big

From Agence France Presse: The world’s top hedge fund managers made hay last year with record pay because their much-maligned sector bet heavily on recovery of the financial sector after it received state aid, a survey showed. The 25 chief

The United States of Deficits Forever

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Did the Democratic Party Field Director Lie to Police?

Yesterday we asked our readers for information about this guy: Quincy Pundit thinks they found him. According to them, this guy is a dead-ringer for Brian Dimarzio. Considering Dimarzio is the Field Director for the Nevada Democratic Party and prior

Friday Free For All: Jefferson Edition

Today, in 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born, which makes this an especially great Good Friday. (It turns out, April 2 is true for an old style of dating. Today, April 13 is commonly accepted as Jefferson’s birthday. We’re happy to