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Tag Archives: Charles Krauthammer
Repeal Obamacare
Charles Krauthammer writes: Of course, the very numbers that yield this $230 billion “deficit reduction” are phony to begin with. The CBO is required to accept every assumption, promise (of future spending cuts, for example) and chronological gimmick that Congress … Continue reading
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Tagged budget buster, cbo director, Charles Krauthammer, douglas holtz eakin, living assistance services, long term care insurance
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Illuminating
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager discussed Sarah Palin’s use today of the term “blood libel” to describe pundits linking her rhetoric to the Tucson shooting. Dennis: “Is it legitimate? It’s not the exact same thing as happened to … Continue reading
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Tagged br myers, Charles Krauthammer, dennisprager, james taranto, political rhetoric, Sarah Palin
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Are Israeli Settlements The Problem?
Dennis Prager writes for the Jewish Journal: According to every liberal editorial page in America (and virtually every editorial page abroad), according to President Obama, the United Nations and every other liberal institution, and according to Jews on the left, … Continue reading
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Tagged apartment construction, arab neighbors, Charles Krauthammer, Dennis Prager, mass murderer, peace in the middle east
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The Wisdom Of Erecting A Mosque Near Ground Zero
Charles Krauthammer writes: Why is America fighting Predator wars in Pakistan and Yemen, surveilling thousands of conversations and financial transactions every day, and engaged in military operations against radical Muslims everywhere from the Philippines to Somalia — because of 19 … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Krauthammer, conservative estimate, lethal attack, propagandists, radical islam, worldwide movement
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Did Nidal Hasan Suffer From An Excess Of Sensitivity?
Charles Krauthammer writes: The delicacy about the religion in question — condescending, politically correct and deadly — is nothing new. A week after the first (1993) World Trade Center attack, the same New York Times ran the following front-page headline … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Krauthammer, jersey city man, nidal, page headline, salameh, world trade center attack
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Joe Biden Set To Be The Least Consequential Vice-President Since Hubert Humphrey
This summer when I heard people on the radio talking about what a great choice Joe Biden would be for vice-president because of his foreign policy credentials, I said, huh? What credentials? What has Joe Biden ever accomplished? I remember … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Krauthammer, dick cheney, hubert humphrey, hume publishing, joe biden, senator biden
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