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March 2012
Poll of the Day
• 38 percent of Americans say the economic situation in the U.S. is “getting worse.” • 53 percent of Republicans and 11 percent of Democrats agree. • 38 percent overall say the economic situation is “getting better.” • 18 percent of Republicans and 68 percent of Democrats agree. • 22 percent overall say the situation […]
Read moreRomney’s fake cuts
” Like a street façade on a movie set, Romney’s economic plans are designed to project an outward appearance of functionality. But when you look behind their cleverly made-up fronts, there’s nothing to see,” writes Reason magazine’s Peter Suderman. Looking for a candidate who will reduce the size and cost of government? Don’t look to […]
Read moreEven liberals agree with Libertarians on guns
When even Courtland Milloy, the reliably liberal columnist for The Washington Post, is calling for D.C. to legalize handguns, you know libertarian ideas are taking root. Milloy writes, in part: Robert Leroy Wright, 37, was walking his dog Sunday morning in Southeast Washington when police say he was confronted by a knife-wielding neighbor about “allowing […]
Read moreWhere will Ron Paul supporters go?
“What if (Ron) Paul’s followers do not fall in line behind the eventual GOP nominee…?,” The Washington Post asks this morning. “A significant share of Paul voters — 35 percent of those in a Michigan exit poll last week — say they would not vote for any other GOP candidate. And even as Paul’s rivals adopt […]
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