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Palin: Congress, it’s time to stop lining your pockets

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Jack

Thanks to the solid new research and recent revelations in Peter Schweizer‘s book Throw Them All Out and the subsequent coverage on 60 Minutes, we have concrete proof to explain how members of Congress accumulate wealth at a rate astonishingly faster than the rest of Americans … Continue reading →

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Gingrich May Have Inside Track on Palin’s Endorsement

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Jack

Almost immediately upon Sarah Palin’s announcement that she would not seek the Republican nomination for president, the phone calls from almost all of the GOP candidates began pouring in. They wanted her endorsement. While Palin has characteristically kept her cards … Continue reading →

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Palin: How Congress Occupied Wall Street (2)

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Jack

Mark Twain famously wrote, “There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.” Peter Schweizer’s new book, “Throw Them All Out,” reveals this permanent political class in all its arrogant glory. (Full disclosure: Mr. Schweizer is employed by my … Continue reading →

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Palin: Fire Eric Holder (2)

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Jack

It’s tempting to get distracted with the horse race aspect of electoral politics during a primary season. But as pundits talk about “who’s up and who’s down” in the 24 hour news cycle, we must keep our eye on the … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin says she will not run for president in 2012 (8)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Jack

WASHINGTON — Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin ruled out Wednesday running for the U.S. presidency in 2012, telling supporters that she could help the Republican cause more by working to elect others. “After much prayer and serious consideration, I have … Continue reading →

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Flesher: Palin Goes after Fox News

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Jack

Is Sarah Palin preparing to declare her candidacy for president?  In what is sure to cause a lot of speculation, she has taken the opportunity in her last two interviews on Fox News to go after some of that network’s … Continue reading →

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Poll finds Obama losing ground to Republicans

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Jack

WASHINGTON – Look out President Barack Obama. Even Sarah Palin’s gaining on you. A new McClatchy-Marist poll finds that Obama looks increasingly vulnerable in next year’s election, with a majority of voters believing he’ll lose to any Republican, a solid plurality … Continue reading →

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Harnden: Decency abandoned as author Joe McGinniss plays the race card against Sarah Palin (5)

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Jack

There is one sentence that sums up the despicable nature of the latest book to cash in on the phenomenon of Sarah Palin – a woman who no longer holds any public office and is a possible, though for now … Continue reading →

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Giridharadas: Some of Sarah Palin’s Ideas Cross the Political Divide (2)

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Jack

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS — Let us begin by confessing that, if Sarah Palin surfaced to say something intelligent and wise and fresh about the present American condition, many of us would fail to hear it. That is not how we’re primed … Continue reading →

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