I have frequently criticized Ron Paul for his hypocrisy on a variety of issues. He claims to be a hardcore libertarian, for example, but has voted for government price-fixing under Medicare Part D. And, though he claims to be a deficit hawk, he never pulls his snout out of the earmark trough.
He also represents himself as […]
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RON PAUL AUGMENTS HIS DOUBLETALK WITH DOUBLE BILLING
NJ CONGRESSMAN STILL CLAIMING GOP VOTED TO END MEDICARE
Democrat Rep. Steve Rothman is apparently a slow learner. He’s still is making speeches claiming that Republicans voted to “end Medicare, ” though this whopper has had more holes shot in it that Clyde Barrow’s last getaway car:
Fact-checkers across the country have debunked the claim numerous times over the last year, but that didn’t stop U.S. Rep. […]
RICK SANTORUM’S PART D VOTE
In today’s American Spectator, I discuss the mistaken view held by many that his 2003 vote for Medicare’s prescription drug plan undermined his credentials as a fiscal conservative:
In 2003, the Republicans had only two real options regarding Medicare prescription coverage: (1) wait until the Democrats regained a congressional majority and pushed through a vote-buying scheme […]
IS THE “NEWS” MEDIA COMPLICIT IN THE PHONY CONTRACEPTION ISSUE?
As Dick Morris pointed out last week, the Obama strategy behind the contraceptive mandate is calculated to change the subject from his abysmal record and scare women into believing that the GOP wants to ban contraception.
Is the “news” media complicit in this cynical and dishonest tactic? No GOP candidate wants to ban contraception, but here’s George […]
CRAMER ON OBAMACARE AND THE ECONOMY
Jim Cramer from CNBC’s Mad Money urges conservatives not to let Obama’s red herring, the contraception issue, get them off message on the damage ObamaCare is doing to the economy:
What I’m telling you, business leaders fear this more than anything. They don’t want to hire … because no one wants people on the books because of […]
VIDEO: DICK MORRIS EXPLAINS WHITE HOUSE STRATEGY BEHIND CONTRACEPTIVE RULE
I have been very skeptical of the conventional wisdom which holds that the Obama administration simply screwed up on the contraceptive issue, but I have been unable to figure out why they think it’s a winner for them. In this clip, Dick Morris puts his finger on the strategy:
Obama did not make a mistake in this mandate. […]
TIME FOR NEWT TO DO THE HONORABLE THING
In today’s American Spectator, I discuss the dwindling fortunes of the Gingrich campaign and his opportunity to exit gracefully while saving the GOP from the electoral debacle that will ensue if Romney gets its presidential nomination:
About a week after his surprising victory in the South Carolina primary, Newt Gingrich did an interview with ABC News, […]
WOLF: TIME FOR A ROMNEYCARE MEA CULPA
Milton Wolf, in his latest column for the Washington Times, suggests that Mitt Romney might be able to convince more conservatives to support him if he admits that RomneyCare was a screw-up:
Despite Mr. Romney’s current lead in the primaries, he just cannot seem to close the sale. He has amassed nearly 1.2 million votes, but his two […]
NO SALE FOR PRESIDENT’S “COMPROMISE” ON CONTRACEPTIVE MANDATE
It would appear that the concensus among Catholic Bishops and a wide variety of other commentators on the President’s ostensible contraception compromise is that he has offered a distinction without a difference. A statement by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops goes as follows:
We note that today’s proposal continues to involve needless government intrusion in the internal governance of […]
OBAMA CAVES ON CONTRACEPTION MANDATE?
In the face of the huge backlash from Catholic leaders, conservatives and more than a few liberals, Obama announced an important change to the contraceptive mandate recently issued by his HHS apparatchiks:
Women still will be guaranteed coverage for contraceptive services without any out-of-pocket cost, but will have to seek the coverage directly from their insurance […]