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Poll: 71% Wish They’d Not Voted For Obama

Even 55% of Democrats say they regret re-electing the president  A new Economist/YouGov.com poll reveals that over seventy percent of Americans who voted Obama back into the presidency in 2012 now regret doing so. The survey also reveals that a majority of Democrats, 55 percent, also regret aiding Obama’s reelection. Among independents the number who […] Continue reading →

Republicans struggle in Georgia’s Senate primary

 Georgia’s U.S. Senate Republican primary is shaping up as a struggle between arch-conservatives and business interests who believe a tea party-backed candidate could lose a general election. Several candidates are trying to satisfy both the conservative activists and the more traditional Republicans. U.S. congressman Jack Kingston says a united party is needed to defeat likely […] Continue reading →

God Bless the Conservative Warriors

I just don’t understand it. Everywhere we turn, we conservatives are told we need to moderate, be less extreme, be more bipartisan. The public just wants us all to get along and solve our major problems together. Democratic politicians and the liberal media harp on the alleged extremism of mainstream conservatism, the tea party, Sen. […] Continue reading →

A Deal to Continue the Bickering Through Feb 7

Mike Shedlock,   Even though Republicans hold a majority in the House, Speaker John Boehner failed to muster enough votes for two proposals he floated. Is that a sign of ineptitude, weakness, or that the House was hijacked by no-compromise Tea-partiers in a complete fool’s mission? Regardless, Senate Leaders Reached Agreement on budget deal to end […] Continue reading →

All Hands On Deck to Slay Obamacare

A riveting day has dawned. House Speaker John Boehner, long criticized for inconsistent conservative passion, is actually allowing members to vote on a budget bill that ties continued government operations to a defunding of Obamacare. This would be the strategy Ted Cruz and his allies have been offering for weeks, earning them harsh criticism from […] Continue reading →

By the Way, Food Stamp Usage is Still on the Rise

Guy Benson   Via the Wall Street Journal, 47.6 million Americans are now food stamp recipients Food-stamp use rose 2.4% in the U.S. in May from a year earlier, with more than 15% of the U.S. population receiving benefits. One of the federal government’s biggest social welfare programs, which expanded when the economy convulsed, isn’t shrinking back […] Continue reading →

Florida Poll: Obama: 47, Romney: 46

According to the New York Times� Nate Silver, if Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wants to serve as the next President of the United States (and send Barack Obama back to Chicago) he simply cannot afford to lose Florida in November. And I�m inclined to agree with him. Indeed, earlier this month, Silver conducted a […] Continue reading →