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What Does a Real Conservative Candidate Look Like?
Seattle :: WA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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If a true conservative is for small government, strong national defense and traditional values then there is no such candidate in the race. There might have been earlier, but there certainly isn't now. It's a sad testament to the current state of the
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What the Right Taught Me in 2011
By any standard, 2011 was a monumental year. We got a little closer to winning the war on terror, an entire region that seemed doomed to eternal tyranny started fighting back, and 99% of the world's citizens finally acted out against the
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Maybe it’s Time for a Complete Reset and Review
The United States principles and attitude towards governance is spelled out in three major documents. The Constitution explains the distribution of powers and responsibilities, places limits and checks on each branch of
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Vail Daily columnist Jack Van Ens: Tea Party doesn't get a fundamental point
Detroit :: MI :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Tea Party patriots slant history when they equate small with limited federal government...When a grocer advertises a limited supply of pumpkins, he's not claiming those pumpkins are all small...Similarly, when the Constitution's framers designed our
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Op-Ed Columnist: The Fighter Fallacy
Clinton :: NY :: USA | over 1 year ago
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News Josh Haner/The New York Times David Brooks During the 1970s, that fell...Now, amid the economic slowdown, public trust has hit an all-time low. According to a CNN/ORC International poll, only 15 percent of Americans asked said that they trust
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How the Tea Party won the debt deal | Paul Harris
London :: United Kingdom | almost 2 years ago
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How the Tea Party won the debt deal The Tea Party first captured the Republican party, then redefined the debt debate. Democrats must stop whining and start copying Key players in the Tea Party movement claim, justifiably, that they have succeeded in
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Tea Party Stands Tall against Obama's Fear Mongering Tactics.
Two years ago amidst all the reckless & runaway spending enacted by the just elected Democrats in both houses, a small voice of reason began to creep its way into the consciousness of many Americans who were concerned about the unbridled
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Who is the Tea Party really? | Amanda Marcotte
London :: United Kingdom | 2 years ago
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Big money has co-opted conservative activists for its agenda, but scratch the surface and it's the religious right that rears up Two years into Barack Obama's first term as president, the Beltway wisdom about the vocal opposition, the Tea Party
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Forget Palin, here's Gary Johnson
Seattle :: WA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Conor Friedersdorf is editor of The Best of Journalism , a curated digest of the best non-fiction writing on the Web. (CNN) -- Approach a Tea Party supporter, compliment his "Don't Tread On Me" T- shirt, and ask what motivates his activism.
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Vail Daily columnist Jack R. Van Ens: Tea party's trick-or-treat politics
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Tea party activists show up at patriot rallies dressed as the founding fathers. Most honor Thomas Jefferson because he advocated a small federal government. Bedecked in three-corner hats, knee-high stockings, frilly neckpieces and wigs, tea partiers
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