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It’s made up only a fraction of political debate in this year’s elections, but Obamacare continues to be, in my opinion, one of the biggest things holding us back from a full and robust economic recovery. Even with it standing in the way, numbers are on the rise. There’s no doubt about that, even if the numbers aren’t as good ...

As Obama’s presidency slides further into the gutters of time with each passing day, a lot of the people who bought into his “hope and change” rhetoric feel like they were misled. In the heady days of the 2008 election, the guy (to liberals, at least) seemed like he stepped off the pages of an inspirational novel. Charismatic, good looking, ...

One of the most common things you’ll hear about conservatives is that we’re selfish. We care more about making sure we get that swimming pool than we do about making sure we clothe and feed the poor. We care more about sending our kids to the most exclusive private schools that we do about making sure sick minorities get the ...

Speaking to the Values Voters Summit on Friday, former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin took aim at the Internal Revenue Service. For the last year, the IRS has been embroiled in a scandal for targeting Tea Party groups and other conservative organizations for audits. Palin used the scandal to illustrate why Americans should vote for politicians willing to dismantle the ...

According to a new study, federal regulations cost the U.S. economy more than $2 trillion a year, and that number is only going to get bigger with time. This is damage expressly done by politicians in Washington who have put their aims of a larger, richer government over the American ideal of a freer, more prosperous private sector. Manufacturers and ...

As the NFL wrings its hands over the Redskins, one Colorado liberal wants to bring that kind of politically-correct spirit to the legislation in his home state. State Representative Joe Salazar says that it’s time for Colorado schools to rid themselves of the offensive Native American mascots of the past or risk being defunded by the state. In other words, ...

Registered voters put President Obama’s approval rating at an abysmal 42% on Tuesday, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. That’s not the worst number he’s seen, but it’s also hot on the heels of a Gallup Poll that had it at 38%. Regardless of which one more accurately reflects the temperature of the nation, it’s clear that this ...