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Wasserman Schultz Love Charlie Crist?

Tomorrow in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz will appear at a rally in support of Republican-turned-Independent-turned-Democrat, Charlie Crist. I can remember a couple of years back when ‘DWS’ was hating on Crist for being a “conservative Republican,” but

Politicians, Are You Paying Attention?

I recently found myself at an upstate New York dinner table with a bunch of independent voters–a mom, a dad, an aunt, a grandpa, two college students, and two twenty-something cousins. The topic of conversation turned to politics and I

Spain 'Would Veto Scottish EU Bid'

Spain 'Would Veto Scottish EU Bid'

Spain would veto any attempt by a newly-independent Scotland to join the European Union as it would encourage its own separatist movements, according to former senior EU official. Ruairi Quinn, an Irish politician who was head of the EU’s Economic

Charity, dependency, and entitlement

I’ve always been fascinated by the differences between charity and government-provided welfare entitlements.  There are many practical differences, of course, including the eternal left-wing contention that voluntary charity can never adequately provide for the needs of the destitute, so an

Whisky's Worries Mirror Economic Fears in Scotland

Whisky's Worries Mirror Economic Fears in Scotland

ISLAY, Scotland (AP) — Carl Reavey plunged his nose into the glass, inhaled the amber liquid’s scent, then sipped. Slowly. It’s said that Scotch tastes of the place where it is made, so Reavey’s Bruichladdich Black Art single malt would

HB 5 Rolls Out For The Class of 2018

HB 5 Rolls Out For The Class of 2018

DALLAS, Texas — “What do you want to be when you grow up?” is the quintessential question every parent, grandparent, and teacher has ever asked to their youngsters on the very first day of school. It is also a question

Obama Lobbies for Export-Import Bank

Obama Lobbies for Export-Import Bank

Saturday in his weekly address, President Barack Obama urged Congress to renew the Export-Import Bank charter which expires at the end of the fiscal year this September. Transcript as follows: Hi, everybody. Nearly six years after the worst financial crisis of our

Brown Erases Double Digit Gap With Shaheen

How unpopular are Democrats this cycle? This unpopular. Last month, Brown trailed Shaheen in the WMUR Granite State Poll by 12 points. The new poll shows Shaheen leading brown by 2 points, 46 percent to 44 percent. While Barack Obama’s

Federal Judge Takes Extraordinary Steps in IRS Lawsuit

Federal Judge Takes Extraordinary Steps in IRS Lawsuit

The order from U.S. District Court Judge Emmett Sullivan was certainly clear enough. In a landmark victory for Judicial Watch, the federal judge ordered the IRS to submit sworn declarations detailing what happened to Lois Lerner’s “lost” emails and what

NATO Chief: Scottish Membership Not a Guarantee

NATO Chief: Scottish Membership Not a Guarantee

Further questions have been raised over an independent Scotland’s place in the world after the Secretary-General of NATO said there would be no automatic membership for the would-be breakaway state.  The announcement comes after news that Scotland would also not