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Ted Cruz Demonstrates Texans Will Elect Anyone, No Matter How Stupid, If He’s A Republican
Being from Texas, I can tell you that nothing embarrasses me more about the state than the way that, at least in statewide elections, the voters will elect anyone with the (R) by their name on the ballot, no matter how much of an imbecile that person is. That is…
Harvard lawyer: SOPA is unconstitutional
Harvard Law School constitutional expert Laurence Tribe believes the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is unconstitutional. The legal figure sent a letter to members of Congress this past week, saying that SOPA violates the First Amendment and leads to illegal “prior restraint.” Tribe also criticized the new provisions in the…
Perry doubles down: Birther issue ‘good to keep alive’
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry isn’t backing down from making an issue out of President Barack Obama’s birth certificate. “It’s a good issue to keep alive,” Perry reportedly told CNBC’s John Harwood Monday. “Look I haven’t seen his, I haven’t seen his grades,” he added. “My grades ended up on…
U.S. defends anti-terror strikes on Qaeda targets
A top US anti-terror advisor said America’s anti-terror campaign must go beyond “hot” battlefields in Afghanistan but legal curbs could constrain its action. John Brennan, President Barack Obama’s top advisor for counterterrorism and homeland security, also criticized Friday attempts by some lawmakers to ensure that military, rather than civilian courts…
U.S. defends anti-terror strikes on al Qaeda targets
A top US anti-terror advisor said America’s anti-terror campaign must go beyond “hot” battlefields in Afghanistan but legal curbs could constrain its action. John Brennan, President Barack Obama’s top advisor for counterterrorism and homeland security, also criticized Friday attempts by some lawmakers to ensure that military, rather than civilian courts…
Laura Bush calls Kagan nomination ‘great’
Laura Bush sounded like a woman first and a Republican second on Sunday when she voiced support for President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan. “I think it’s great,” she told Fox News’ Chris Wallace. “I’m really glad that there will be three [women on the court] if she is…
Gingrich calls for Obama to withdraw Kagan nomination
There will be no need for the Senate to waste their time interviewing President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court if Newt Gingrich has his way. Fox News’ Chris Wallace asked Gingrich Sunday what he thought of the nomination of Elena Kagan. “I think the president should withdraw it,”…
Gadzooks!
Ross Douthat is trying to muscle in on Bill Kristol territory, turning Sarah Palin into a Lesson For Us All: Our president represents the meritocratic ideal — that anyone, from any background, can grow up to attend Columbia and Harvard Law School and become a great American success story. But…
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