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Morning Briefing for July 8, 2010

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For July 8, 2010

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1. Democrats Want to Tax Your ATM Withdrawals

2. Donald Berwick Exemplifies the Obama Agenda

3. Eric Holder protects would-be race genocidist.

4. Sin Tax Schadenfreude

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1. Democrats Want to Tax Your ATM Withdrawals

You remember Lanny Davis, right? He's the nice guy you sometimes get confused with Leon Panetta because they both worked...

Morning Briefing for July 7, 2010

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For July 7, 2010

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1. Barack Obama Will Recess Appoint Donald Berwick

2. NASA: From the Moon to Mecca

3. The Fury of an Idiot Scorned

4. Arrogant Washington Threatens Rick Perry and Texans' Right To Govern Themselves

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1. Barack Obama Will Recess Appoint Donald Berwick

While Congress is on recess, Barack Obama will appoint Donald Berwick to head the...

Barack Obama Will Recess Appoint Donald Berwick

While Congress is on recess, Barack Obama will appoint Donald Berwick to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or "CMS".

Presidents tend to appoint controversial nominees with recess appointments because they otherwise can't get the votes. Barack Obama has appointed a number of extremely controversial people via recess appointment when he otherwise hasn't had the opportunity to name them czars — positions that don't need congressional approval.

For example, Barack Obama named...

Morning Briefing for July 6, 2010

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For July 6, 2010

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1. We must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight!

2. Hooray for America the Dependent

3. Media Matters Continues Debunked Claim that Kagan is Not Hostile to 2nd Amendment

4. NY Dem Donors Discover Elementary Self-Respect.

5. Jane Norton: AARP Lobbyist During Hillarycare Fight

6. Crazed Sex Poodle update.

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1. We must fight! I...

Jane Norton: AARP Lobbyist During Hillarycare Fight

Recently Jane Norton gave an interview to the Colorado Statesman. There is this curious exchange in it:

CS: Did you used to work for AARP?

JN: I did, I did.

CS: What did you do for them?

JN: I was — gosh, what was my title? Oh, that was so long ago. I'm sorry, can I get back with you on that? I can't even remember what it was.

CS: I don't think it's on your bio. Is there any reason for that?

JN: No, no.

Curious, ain't it. She doesn't remember and it is not in her bio.

Well, how about we go...

In Congress, July 4, 1776: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are...

Michael Steele Must Resign

I have heard Michael Steele's comments regarding Afghanistan and the President.

I have read the RNC's statement on the matter.

The RNC statement is indecipherable in the context of what Michael Steele actually said.

The war in Afghanistan is not a war of Barack Obama's choosing. It is a war of Al Qaeda and the Taliban's choosing. We responded.

Michael Steele must resign. He has lost all moral authority to lead the GOP.

Morning Briefing for July 2, 2010

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NOTE: We're taking Monday off. Have a great Independence Day.
1. NRA Now Leans Toward Endorsing Harry Reid

2. More on the NRA's Harry Reid Endorsement

3. Swinging Democracy Corps' Generic Ballot

4. Jane Norton Wants a Pro-Abortion, Tax and Spend Senator as a Mentor

5. RedState Gathering 2010

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1. NRA Now Leans Toward Endorsing...

Attention Members of Congress

The effort to repeal Obamacare continues to gain steam. The King discharge petition, backed by Heritage Action, now has 94 Members on board. But it is still a wonder why it is taking so long for the other Members–both Republican and the Democrats who claim to oppose Obamacare–to sign? Every time these Members vote, they have an opportunity to go and sign on the dotted line. So why the delay?

Congress is headed into the July recess, and tonight is the last opportunity for Members to sign o...

A Reader Email on the NRA

From the mail bag:

After reading your post, I wasted 30 minutes waiting on hold to talk to a human at NRA. I finally got a guy – I think he said his name was "Tag" – who was in full defense mode on all the good stuff Harry Reid had done, all his votes, how they gave him a B Grade, how he wrote an amicus brief for the Heller & Chicago SCOTUS cases. When I told them that there is a list on Redstate.com of all the anti-2nd Amendment votes by Harry, he said "Redstate, yeah, right." This guy was...