Sarah Palin Is Not Running For President
Doug Mataconis · 73 CommentsSarah Palin is out for 2012
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Farmers Finding Few Americans Willing To Do Jobs Immigrants Do
Doug Mataconis · 28 CommentsIt turns out there are some jobs immigrants will do, but Americans won’t
Quick Takes
- Hank Williams Jr. Not Returning To Monday Night Football
- OTB on Fox News Live
- The Unseriousness Of Herman Cain’s Campaign For The Presidency
- Tweet Of The Day: Irony Edition
- Nevada Sets 2012 Caucuses For January 14th, Iowa Caucuses On Dec. 26th?
- Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Dead At 56
- Hank Williams Jr Apology Not Written By Some Publicist
- Survey of Political Attitudes and Online Behaviors
- 2012 Primary Calendar Missing February
- Woman Sues Over ‘Miniskirt Mondays’
- David Cameron Calls On Tories To Back Same-Sex Marriage
- The End Of The Draft
- Another Republican Distances Himself From Grover Norquist’s Pledge
- Former Christie Boosters Starting To Back Romney
Obama’s Populism At Odds With His Path To Re-Election
Doug Mataconis · 29 CommentsThe partisan crowds like President Obama’s populist rhetoric but it seems ill-suited for his re-election strategy.
#OccupyWallStreet: A Protest, Or A Temper Tantrum?
Doug Mataconis · 209 CommentsThe Occupy Wall Street protests look more like a temper tantrum than a substantive protest movement.
Herman Cain Rising: New Frontrunner, Or Flash In The Pan?
Doug Mataconis · 20 CommentsIs Herman Cain for real, or is this rise int he polls just another boomlet destined to fade away?
1 in 3 Iraq and Afghanistan Vets See Wars as Waste
One in three U.S. veterans of the post-9/11 military believes the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting.
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Republican Congressman Takes on Grover Norquist
Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) took to the floor yesterday to lambaste Grover Norquist and his influence over the GOP.
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It’s Mitt Romney’s Nomination to Lose
Mitt Romney is once again the clear frontrunner for the Republican nomination.
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OTB Caption Contest Winners
The Custard’s Last Stand Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
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Chris Christie Makes It Official, Again: He Isn’t Running
After three weeks of speculation, we’re back where we started.
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Obama Answers Reagan’s Question
In an interview, President Obama says that Americans are worse off than they were four years ago.
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Are our Problems Based in Leadership or Institutions?
Where should we look to understand the failings of the government?
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Koch Brothers Under the Microscope
A major backer of Republican and Libertarian causes is under fire.
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Further Signs Of Trouble For Rick Perry In ABC News Poll
Rick Perry continues to slip in the polls.
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The Rick Perry Hunting Lodge Story: A Trivial Distraction?
What was written on a rock outside of a hunting lodge in Texas 30 years ago doesn’t really matter all that much.
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More on the Former Name of Perry’s Hunting Lodge
The story of Perry’s hunting lodge probably doesn’t tell us that much about Perry, but it is still telling.
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Rick Perry’s Bad Rollout
The first two months of Rick Perry’s campaign are a good example of why it helps to start a Presidential campaign early.
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“Straight Talkers” Are Bad Leaders
“Straight talkers” like Chris Christie make for lousy leaders.
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American Government for Sale?
Is money the only thing that matters in post-Citizens United American politics?
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More Effects of Alabama’s Immigration Law
Alabama immigration law causing parents to withdraw children from schools.
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The Incoherent Agenda Of Occupy Wall Street
Judging them by their own manifesto, the Occupy Wall Street protesters are pretty silly people.
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Rick Perry Faces Criticism Over Hunting Lodge With Racially Tinged Name
Why does what was painted on a rock 30-odd years ago matter today?
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Occupy Wall Street Not Our Arab Awakening
A meme is emerging that the Occupy Wall Street protests are America’s version of the Arab Awakening. That meme must die.
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Stealing a Good Education?
Parents are being arrested for sending their children to public schools outside their district.
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Rick Perry’s Worst Idea Yet
He suggested the possibility of sending troops to Mexico to fight drug cartels.
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The Death Of Anwar Al-Awlaki And The Imperial Presidency
Giving the President the unchecked power to kill American citizens raises some serious red flags.
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Some Political Science on Obese Candidates
Some actual political science suggests that being an overweight male candidate may not be a negative for voters.
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New Candidate Window Closing Fast
Pundits love to speculate about new candidates entering the race and spicing things up. This will all be academic quite soon because filing dates in key states are fast approaching.
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