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Lukens: America after Obama

Barack Obama has gone from the “one we’ve been waiting for” to the one we can’t wait to kick out.  No one ever thought one man could bring the nation to its knees, but here he is living in the … Continue reading

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Spengler: Obama, the Great Divider — Literally

The Republican message for 2012 is as irrefutable as  1 + 1 = 2. And Obama threw himself headfirst into the bear trap with his veto of the Keystone project. One one hand, we have nearly a fourth of working-age … Continue reading

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Obama floats latest homeowner-relief plan

Only three months after proposing a mortgage-relief plan, President Obama went back to the drawing board Wednesday with another proposal, paid for by a new tax on big banks, that would allow millions of “underwater” borrowers to refinance home loans. … Continue reading

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Freedom fading in U.S. as Obama disses Constitution

Every year that Barack Obama has occupied the Oval Office, the United States has fallen lower in the Economic Index of Freedom compiled annually by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal. America was fifth in the ranking in … Continue reading

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Murphy: Can Obama get his mojo back?

As 2011 makes it pivot into 2012, the United States is well into that strange, protracted and — to most outside the U.S. — arcane ritual, where it chooses its next leader. The Republican roadshow, so far, has had many … Continue reading

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Rubin: Obama’s annus horribilis

President Obama has had the worst year of his presidency. Or, to be more precise, his performance this year has been the worst of his presidency. Pundits and pollsters will say that his “numbers are up,” but let’s look at … Continue reading

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Merline: 5 Myths About President Obama Economic Recovery

Over the past several months, President Obama has spent much time pleading for patience on the sluggish economy and ongoing high unemployment, arguing that the economic hole was so deep and the crisis so monumental that a slow recovery — … Continue reading

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Obama: “Where Congress Is Not Willing To Act, We’re Going To Go Ahead And Do It Ourselves” (video)

In an interview with KOAA-TV, a local news channel from Colorado Springs, Colorado, President Obama says if Congress is not willing to pass legislation he wants, he will do it himself in order to win another term. Read the transcript … Continue reading

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Folks: Obama is the Jobs Grinch

Labor Department numbers came out recently showing soft job-creation for the month of November.  This is nothing new, of course.  Job-creation has been weaker than expected ever since Obama began his attack on capitalism.  What’s new is a shift in … Continue reading

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Krauthammer: Obama flees the fallout of his ill-starred actions

In the first month of his presidency, Barack Obama averred that if in three years he hadn’t alleviated the nation’s economic pain, he’d be a “one-term proposition.” When three-quarters of Americans think the country is on the “wrong track” and … Continue reading

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Hanson: The President Who Never Was

A Teen-age President in Search of an Adult Identity Barack Obama keeps looking for a presidential identity not his own. In 2008, he wished to be JFK — whom he often referenced as a youthful and charismatic figure supposedly similar to … Continue reading

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