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One of the more amusing distractions of this campaign has been the post-modernist deconstruction of Obama’s “you didn’t build that” comment.  The media has been desperately spinning that when Obama said “that”, he was referring to collective goods like “roads

In August 2004, President Bush seemed an underdog in his race for reelection. Already a polarizing figure for a large segment of the population, the war in Iraq was becoming increasingly unpopular, while the media did all it could to

Maybe its a consequence of Obama’s “you didn’t built that” controversy. Or simply a realization that after the ObamaCare take-over, failed stimulus and the blatant stoking of class resentment, Obama envisions an America that is vastly different than any of

Obama has made repealing the Bush-era tax cuts for families making more than $250,000 a year the centerpiece of his fiscal policy. We are told ad nauseum that Bush’s tax cuts for the “rich” are a big driver of our

Consumer spending is the engine of the US economy. 70% of GDP is attributable to consumers using their earnings to buy goods and services. Strong consumer spending propped-up growth in the 4th Quarter of 2011 and 1st Quarter of 2012.

Yes, General Motors really is giving $600 million to an English soccer club. Actually, as the team involved, Manchester United, is the most valuable team in sports, an investment in the club wouldn’t be a bad idea, considering how everything

In yet another bid to put social issues at the forefront of the November campaign, Democrats are very publicly adding a plank to their convention platform supporting gay marriage. They will also include language calling for the repeal of the

Each month, the regional branches of the Federal Reserve publish an index representing manufacturing and business activity within their regions. Taken together, they are a good proxy for the state of the overall economy, as they provide an earlier look

The death of the “tea party” has been reported breathlessly for over a year. With the election of a GOP House, the large rallies and protests receded from the public square and the number of people attending local tea party

Democrat control of the U.S. Senate is in serious jeopardy this November. Of the 33 seats up for election this Fall, Democrats are defending 22. The GOP needs a net-gain of 4 seats to take control of the chamber (3

The media’s post-modern deconstruction of Obama’s “if you have a business–you didn’t build that” comment is my personal high-point of this election year. Not since Clinton’s “it depends on what the definition of is, is” have we witnessed the media

As much as the media tries to distract voters with things like Romney’s Olympics gaffe or the political beliefs of the head of a fast-food chain, the issue voters actually care about most–the economy–continues to shift away from them and

Corporate earning season is Wall Street’s version of the NFL and NBA drafts. Except in cases where a company wildly misses or exceeds earnings expectations, the most important information from the earnings’ reports is the company’s future expectations. Yes, a

The presidential election is going to be decided in a few key swing states. And, within these swing states, the election results will likely be very close, as both campaigns focus all their resources there. The campaigns will not just

Serious question: Does NBC just think we are all idiots? Have they been under a rock for the last decade and not realize that they no longer can control the information we hear? Do they think they can breathlessly report

Today, the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on the Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill that would essentially force on-line retailers to collect and remit sales taxes on consumers’ purchases. Due to a series of Supreme Court decisions, on-line

Barack Obama has staked his reelection campaign on demonizing Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital, a private equity firm he founded. His campaign has spent tens of millions of dollars accusing Romney of closing factories, laying-off workers and shipping jobs

The Obama campaign has four paid staffers in South Carolina, a state which last voted Democrat for President in 1976, when neighboring Governor Jimmy Carter edged President Gerald Ford. This is all the evidence you need to know the campaign

The Hill released a poll today which goes a long way to explain the challenge Barack Obama faces on his bid for reelection. The poll of likely voters found that 64% believe the current economic downturn is more severe than

Since being drummed out of the Obama Administration, former alleged Communist and 9-11 Truther Van Jones has embraced his inner-leftist. Not just the progressive, can’t-everyone-just-be-equal emotional stuff, but the ugly all-opposing-opinions-should-be-silenced strain of the lefty condition. His organization, Color of

Despite all the hand-wringing in DC parlors over the Romney campaign, the number of states in play this November keeps expanding in his direction. We aren’t seeing solid Romney states suddenly becoming competitive. We are, however, seeing states like Pennsylvania,

Yesterday, inexplicable Romney surrogate John Sununu responded to critics of the campaign by outlining their “Braveheart” strategy. Sununu referenced a scene in the film where Mel Gibson’s character William Wallace held his forces back until a critical, and most advantageous,

As the Obama campaign continues its attacks on Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital and his tax returns, it has argued that the focus is justified because Romney made his business background his “calling card” for his presidential run. They argue,

As my colleague Ben Shapiro reported last week, the House Ethics Committee voted unanimously to open an investigation into alleged improprieties by Nevada Democrat Rep. Shelley Berkley. In 2009, the University Medical Center in Las Vegas was under intense scrutiny

Most of the coverage of Bernanke’s testimony in front of the Senate Banking Committee today has been focused on his gloomy economic outlook. That was interesting, to be sure, but it really was just further confirmation about what we already

Traditionally, presidential candidates announce their vice-presidential pick in the immediate run-up to their party’s convention. It provides a news jolt immediately before the gathering. And, the convention itself provides a large audience of the party’s rank-and-file members to show “excitement”

I do not believe that, as of yet, Obama’s attacks on Bain Capital are working. For over two months, Obama has enjoyed a 4 or 5-1 advantage over Romney in ad spending in swing states and the race is essentially

TalkingPointsMemo today is trumpeting a new McClatchy/Marist poll showing Obama edging Romney on both the economy and foreign policy. The nationwide poll of registered voters shows Obama ahead 2-points, 46-44, on being better able to handle the economy and 6-points,

I’ll admit, when the news broke yesterday that the uniforms for the U.S. Olympic team were made in China, I wasn’t really agitated. I’m a capitalist with a capital “C” and strongly subscribe to David Ricardo’s idea of comparative advantage,

Yesterday, the Boston Globe revisited a story it had covered 10 years ago and reported that a few SEC documents suggested that Mitt Romney was involved in Bain Capital for three years after he said he had left the company.

This afternoon, the House of Representatives will vote again to repeal ObamaCare. The vote comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s surprise ruling that, while ObamaCare is unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause, it is permissible under Congress’ “taxing power.”

We’ve written often about tricks media companies can use to juice their polls. There is the obvious Democrat bias of polls surveying adults or registered voters as opposed to likely voters. But perhaps the most pernicious is how they “weight”

It may only be July, but the Presidential campaign has been in full swing for months in the battleground, swing states. Voters in these states will decide the election and so have been getting plenty of attention from the campaigns.

The media, frustrated with Obama’s struggles in the polls, have recently tried to spin, against most real evidence, that the Romney campaign is “in trouble” and in desperate need of a “staff shake-up.” Never mind that Romney, who has been

This morning, USA Today/Gallup released their latest survey of 12 battleground states. The poll, conducted at the end of June, found Obama and Romney essentially tied in the swing states, with Obama pulling 47% to 45% for Romney. Nationally, Obama