View image | gettyimages.com That’s prime minister David Cameron, campaigning ahead of the May 7 elections in Great Britain. You see, the little lamb represents the hopes and dreams of every Briton, to whom Cameron’s Conservative Party will gently feed the nourishing milk of prudent fiscal and monetary policy, so it can grow up big […]
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Rand Paul—and Every Other Candidate—to Run Against Washington
View image | gettyimages.com You know what America needs? A candidate who will change the way they do business in Washington, bring an outsider’s perspective, stand up to all those politicians, and make Washington work for America and not the other way around! I know we need that, because that’s what Barack Obama told us […]
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In 2016, Money Will Matter More Than Ever, Yet Not At All
Money in politics is a problem, but it goes way beyond this or that donor or election.
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In 2016, Money Will Matter More Than Ever, Yet Not At All
Flickr/Tracy O There will be more money spent on the 2016 presidential election than any before in human history. OK, we don’t know that with absolute certainty, but let’s just say it would shocking if it didn’t turn out to be true. The Koch brothers alone have promised to raise and spend the awfully specific […]
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Vote Ted Cruz, Because Jesus
Here it is, the first television ad of the 2016 presidential campaign, courtesy of the first official presidential candidate, Ted Cruz. No beating around the bush here-we get a mention of Jesus in the very first sentence: “Were it not for the transformative love of Jesus Christ, I would have been raised by a single […]
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This Is No Time for Liberals to Give Up on Israel
Because of Netanyahu’s bellicosity—and Republican support for it—it’s now possible in Washington to argue about Israel. With so much at stake, liberals must.
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5 Radical Ideas Hillary Should Support
The economic populism Clinton may need to win.
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Did JPMorgan Try to Bribe Dem Power-Brokers? (Depends What Your Definition of ‘Bribe’ Is)
They’ve got a problem with Elizabeth Warren. And they want party leaders to do something about it.
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Carly Fiorina, As Ridiculous As Every Other Businessperson Politician
View image | gettyimages.com Yesterday, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina told Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday that the chances that she’ll run for president are “higher than 90 percent.” And what will Fiorina be offering? Why, hard-nosed business sense, of course! Her political experience may begin and end with one failed run for Senate, […]
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Those Rootin’ Tootin’ Shootin’ GOP Presidential Candidates
Most of the Republicans running for president are gun-owners. It isn’t going to help them.
