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Smirk of the Union: How Better Politics Became Bitter Politics

Despite the best efforts of his staff, we saw the real Barack Obama last night. In the time it takes a smirk to spread across a face, the president revealed himself to be something quite different than the earnest believer in bipartisanship the speech was crafted to convey.

by John Sexton21 Jan 2015, 12:14 PM PST0

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Sarah Palin Blasts Obama’s Cronyism and ‘Faux Populism’

On the morning after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin blasted him for his “faux populism” and crony capitalism, saying it was “galling” to hear Obama “pretend to care about the little guy.”

by Tony Lee21 Jan 2015, 10:41 AM PST0

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Obama Touts VA Reform in State of the Union, but He Has Nothing to Brag About

"As a new generation of veterans comes home, we owe them every opportunity to live the American Dream they helped defend," said President Obama in his 2015 State of the Union address on Tuesday night. He praised a national campaign organized by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden for helping "nearly 700,000 veterans and military spouses get new jobs," asserting that "already, we've made strides" to improve life for veterans in America.

by John Hayward21 Jan 2015, 9:43 AM PST0

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Obama’s deflated-football SOTU speech

Tha annual State of the Union address is the quintessential Beltway performance, a weird little surrealist play in which every scripted line, ad-lib, invited guest, and round of applause is calculated to send messages, settle scores, goose poll numbers, and above all help the Ruling Class feel important.

by John Hayward21 Jan 2015, 6:54 AM PST0

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SOTU: Royce Hits Weakness In Obama’s Foreign Policy

President Barack Obama delivered his sixth State of the Union Address on Tuesday evening and set a record with the amount of times he threatened to veto Republican bills over the course of his final two years in office. While Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst delivered the official Republican rebuttal, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) issued a response of his own, focusing on foreign policy.

by Adelle Nazarian21 Jan 2015, 4:52 AM PST0

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