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The Romney Education Plan: Replacing Federal Overreach on Accountability With Federal Overreach on School Choice

Michael J. Petrilli | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Bill Bennett, Barack Obama, Margaret Spellings, Education News
Michael J. Petrilli

Today, there's not a single Republican in the House of Representatives willing to defend federal accountability mandates. The GOP conversation has shifted to transparency. What a difference a decade makes.

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Don't Sweeten the Hemlock

Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform Repeal, Marc Thiessen, Health Care Reform, Bill Bennett, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Health Care Repeal, Politics News
Ken Blackwell

What should the House majority do about the health care law? De-fund it. Take away the money without which ObamaCare comes to a screeching halt.

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How We Won the War on Drugs, Repeatedly, and How to Win the Afghanistan War

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barry McCaffrey, Felipe Calderon, Drug War, Druz Czar, War in Afghanistan, Thomas McLellan, Les Brown, Bill Bennett, Gil Kelikowske, John Walters, General David Petraeus, Politics News
Stanton Peele

So here's how you succeed as commander in the Afghanistan War, General Petraeus. You stay a reasonable length of time, then get your butt out of there and blame all subsequent failures on your successor.

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ORION: Where was Mr. Coffman?

John Flerlage | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark Udall, Orion Project, Nasa, Mike Coffman, Jefferson Economic Council, Jobs, Bill Bennett, Bipartisan, Pete-Olson, Ed Perlmutter, Home News
John Flerlage

Colorado's Senators Udall and Bennet, along with Representative Perlmutter and other important leaders, saved the ORION manned space vehicle. ORION is...

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Con Games: Conservative Crack-Up

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Smerconish, Glenn Beck, Bill Bennett, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mike Huckabee, Conservatives, Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Denver News
Michael Conniff

Who knew? Who knew that Scott Brown's election to the Teddy seat in the United States Senate would break open the slush of bipartisanship?

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Conservatives Go for the Bronze

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Bennett, Ioc, International Olympic Committee, Obama Copenhagen, Chicago Olympics, Glenn Beck, Barack Obama, Chicago 2016, Politics News
Robert J. Elisberg

That conservatives have such a blind, ignorant, hot hatred for Barack Obama and for anything that isn't them, that they'll sell America down Grover Norquist's bathtub drain just to have their way.

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Bill Bennett On Olympics In Chicago: "I'm Actually For Rio... In Chicago It's Fat People Eating" (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Conservative commentator Bill Bennett certainly didn't endear himself to the residents of Chicago during a recent appearance on CNN's "The Situation R...

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July Job Losses Down Significantly. Republicans Accuse Nation's Employers of Conspiring to Make Obama Look Good

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Labor Department, President Obama, July Job Losses, Bill Bennett, George W. Bush, Business News
Andy Ostroy

Like other leading economic indicators that have shown consistent improvement this year, the jobs market is nearing a bottom. Do you think Republicans are giving the president any credit for this marked improvement?

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Bill Bennet: Sanford Is Oversharing, 'Embarassing' Himself

cnn.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Talk Radio Hosts Offer the GOP a Huge Leadership Pool

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

With the Republican Party flailing about looking for new leaders why don't any of the high-powered conservative radio talkers run for public office?

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Torture: "It's Perfectly Legal -- But We Don't Do It"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

All of the torturers from the world's worst, most brutal regimes can now rise up and proclaim their solidarity with the United States: "We Are All Americans Now!"

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Bill Bennett: Conservative Idea That Press In Love With Obama Disproven (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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Conservative radio host and CNN contributor Bill Bennett shot down conservatives who claim the press is in love with President Obama during Tuesday ni...

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Townhall: Michelle Obama is a Bitch, Get It?

Chris Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Kelly

If you read Burt Prelutsky's columns, you'll see that he isn't a racist; he just has a lot of thoughts about how black people should behave. Ah, Christian-sponsored humor. That's not just funny. That's Jesus funny.

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GOP Mini-Me: No Pubes, No Punditry Please!

Warren Holstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Warren Holstein

Yup, this home-schooled Doogie Howser R.N.C. is the latest offering from the downward-spiraling Republican Party's public relations arm.

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Michele Bachmann: Obama Making "The Final Leap To Socialism"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an interview with conservative host Bill Bennett Thursday, Minnesota Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann warned that President Obama is taking the co...

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Far Right Fury Over California Tax Hikes and Open Primary

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Talk Radio, Bill Bennett, Far Right, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sacramento Karen Bass, Abel Maldonado, Mike Villines, Darrell Steinberg, Jon Fleischman, Republican Party, Los Angeles, John McCain, John & Ken, California, Ronald Reagan, Politics News
William Bradley

Far right leaders see the tax issue and the open primary issue -- in which the two top vote-getters in a primary race, regardless of party ID, would face off in the general election -- as inextricably linked.

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Bennett: Limbaugh Wrong To Say He Hopes Obama Fails

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Bennett disagreed with fellow conservative talking head Rush Limbaugh, who said that he wants President Obama "to fail." On CNN's "State of the U...

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Jason Linkins

Cheney "Aggravated" By New York Times Pulitzer

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Bennett's fawn-tastic Morning In America exit interview with Dick Cheney is filled with precisely the sort of ass-kissing and side-stepping you'd...

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From Germany It Was Clear: So Why Didn't the Media See McCain Suffered a Nervous Breakdown?

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Russnow

The TV panel has to justify its salary and keep interest in the campaign for the next few weeks, so most of these folks propped up McCain.

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