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The neoconservatives at NBC News predictably savage Obama's approach to foreign policy… wait…
1/21/2015 10:01:12 AM  Noah Rothman
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It is revealing that President Barack Obama's aggressively liberal State of the Union address is being so excessively lauded today by the usual suspects. But precisely what they are praising is even more clarifying. In yet another progressive wish list,
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Chuck Schumer's Keystone hypocrisy on full display
1/21/2015 9:21:39 AM  Jazz Shaw
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If there was one hallmark of Harry Reid’s tenure as Senate majority leader, it was his ability to limit the amendment process on legislation which he favored. Whether it was a tactic of flooding the zone with “Christmas tree” amendments
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MSNBC: We have a strategy against ISIS?
1/21/2015 8:41:57 AM  Ed Morrissey
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When television viewers want a sharp, critical look at a State of the Union speech from Barack Obama, they turn to … MSNBC? For one remarkable night and one brief moment — yes. After listening to Obama rack up all his foreign-policy wins and
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Eric Holder's changes to civil asset seizures are easily thwarted
1/21/2015 8:01:52 AM  Jazz Shaw
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Today’s story stretches well back into last year and it’s one which requires a lot more attention and outrage from the public before any progress will be made, it seems. The subject at hand once again deals with the completely out of control
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Video: Sen. Joni Ernst delivers GOP rebuttal to Obama's SOTU
1/20/2015 11:11:02 PM  Mary Katharine Ham
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First, let it be known that I am on the record many times declaring the tradition of the State of the Union and the State of the Union response as the worst monsters of democracy. I swear I would vote for anyone who promised to go back to sending a
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Just a reminder: These are the sort of people who'll determine whether Obama's speech is a success
1/20/2015 8:41:38 PM  Allahpundit
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To cleanse the palate as we await Trollfest 2015, the latest evidence from Jimmy Kimmel that the so-called “man on the street,” the everyman who represents the true balance of power in American elections, is the sort of guy who says when
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SOTU open thread: Semi-retired troll ready to bring his troll A-game
1/20/2015 8:01:09 PM  Allahpundit
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Prepare yourself at 9 p.m. ET for the magic that only a seventh-year State of the Union speech can create. Every SOTU is a political Groundhog Day but tonight’s looks to be more repetitive than usual — tax hikes on the rich, some whining
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Court gives thumbs up to Muslim beards in prison
1/20/2015 7:21:28 PM  Jazz Shaw
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We may not know on a month to month basis how the Supremes will rule on things like Obamacare or gay marriage, but they’ve finally settled one of the great questions of the day with no room for ambiguity. If you’re a Muslim in prison, you can
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Reminder: There is a hot war going on in Europe right now
1/20/2015 6:41:22 PM  Noah Rothman
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Just a quick reminder for everyone in case the president declines to do so later this evening during his sixth State of the Union address: Two European powers are engaged in a dangerous and spiraling hot war on the continent. In the last several days, a
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To govern or not to govern, that is the question
1/20/2015 6:01:11 PM  Jazz Shaw
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Ramesh Ponnuru offers an answer to a question which nobody but the media seems to be all that interested in. Now that the GOP has taken control of both chambers and will maintain it through the next presidential election, what should they do? The answer
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Video: 112 unfulfilled promises from Obama's last five State of the Union addresses
1/20/2015 5:21:26 PM  Noah Rothman
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Since the weekend, the White House has been proudly signaling that President Barack Obama will propose a series of new tax hikes targeting the wealthy in tonight's State of the Union address. As The Washington Examiner's Jason Russell observed, the
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US law enforcement using radar to "look" inside houses without warrants?
1/20/2015 4:41:44 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Courts have consistently held that law enforcement agencies cannot surveil private spaces without a warrant, especially houses and other domiciles, whether by wiretap or camera. Police can watch exteriors as part of an investigation, but surveillance
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Don't fear Obama's bounce in the polls
1/20/2015 4:01:03 PM  Noah Rothman
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Obama's job approval rating is enjoying some significant improvement. Since the end of December, several polls have shown the president's job approval ratings recovering and even edging into positive territory. The press is quite giddy over the
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In which we finally learn who was at fault for the Paris no show
1/20/2015 3:21:23 PM  Jazz Shaw
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In a rare act of contrition, the White House actually stepped up shortly after missing the Paris rally and said that they screwed up. Fair enough. But you knew that wasn’t going to be good enough… this is the media, and we have sacred cows
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Tuesday TEMS: Andrew Malcolm, Ralph Benko, Salena Zito
1/20/2015 2:51:40 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Today on The Ed Morrissey Show (4 pm ET), we have another great lineup for the news of the day! Andrew Malcolm joins us for Tuesdays with Andrew! The Prince of Twitter and I will discuss all of the hot political stories of the day. Ralph Benko discusses
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Paris mayor: We'll have to sue Fox News for claiming there are Muslim "no-go zones" in our city; Update: Fox responds
1/20/2015 2:41:31 PM  Allahpundit
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Dumb, but it might not be an empty threat. As you’ll see, Fox News has apologized at least twice on the air for claiming after the Charlie Hebdo attack that there are Muslim-ruled “no-go zones” in France and the UK. The legal department
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Video: What's going on in France?
1/20/2015 2:01:34 PM  Ed Morrissey
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The remarks by French PM Manuel Valls are the most honest assessment of the mess France has made in its fetish over multiculturalism rather than cultural assimilation, but is notable for just how honest Valls is prepared to be. He speaks frankly, if
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Hawaii learns that going solar isn't as easy as it sounds
1/20/2015 1:21:33 PM  Jazz Shaw
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When it comes to an all of the above energy menu, there is a place for solar energy, but it tends to be rather situational to say the least. But if you are going to go solar, there aren’t too many places in the United States more promising than
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NBC/WSJ poll: Republicans unenthused about Romney, Bush bids for 2016
1/20/2015 12:41:48 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Hot Air readers won’t be surprised by the lack-of-dynamic dynamic from the first big names testing the GOP’s 2016 waters, of course, but supporters of Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush might be — if they can be found. According to a new NBC/Wall
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ISIS targets Japan with latest terror video
1/20/2015 12:01:25 PM  Noah Rothman
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The ISIS terrorist known as "Jihadi John" is back. The man believed responsible for the beheading of a number of American and British civilians is again the subject of a new Islamic State hostage video. This time, his captives are believed to be two
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Idea for 2016: What if Mitt Romney lived like an average American for a year?
1/20/2015 11:21:59 AM  Allahpundit
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As conservative America’s premiere “Romney 2016″ trollblogger, I feel duty-bound to pass along to you some inspired Romney trolling by others. How far might the GOP’s most notorious panderer be willing to go, Mickey Kaus asked
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Video: the inevitable "eating while driving" thread
1/20/2015 10:41:04 AM  Jazz Shaw
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The days of worrying about getting a ticket for driving while intoxicated, impaired, drinking a beer or smoking a joint are behind us. Everyone knows you can’t do it, and if you do you pretty much deserve what you get. So what will traffic cops do
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