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Maybe The GOP Should Just Go Ahead And Nominate Rick Santorum

Doug Mataconis · 55 Comments
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At the very least, nominating Santorum would let the GOP test a hypothesis that’s been debated for years.

Leading Conservatives, Presidential Candidates Speak At CPAC Gathering

Romney Not Sealing The Deal With Conservatives

Doug Mataconis · 22 Comments

If the reaction at this year’s CPAC is any indication, Mitt Romney still has some work to do to seal up his party’s base.

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A Santorum Surge? Or, A Statistical Blip?

Doug Mataconis · 12 Comments

A new poll shows Santorum surging ahead of Mitt Romney nationally

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Reviving American Manufacturing

James Joyner · 55 Comments

Contrary to myth, the USA is still a major manufacturing power. But the factory has changed radically.

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White House’s Revised Contraceptive Proposal Unlikely To Satisfy Critics

Doug Mataconis · 66 Comments

The Obama Administration’s proposed solution to the impasse over contraceptives is unlikely to end the debate.

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Pepsi Cuts 8700 Jobs Despite Rising Profits

James Joyner · 38 Comments

Pepsi’s profits and revenues are up. Naturally, it’s time to fire 3 percent of its global workforce.

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Low Turnout A Sign Of Burnout?

Doug Mataconis

Are the American people tuning out of politics altogether?

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OTB Caption Contest Winners

Rodney Dill

The Mongo Like Ghandi Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

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Don’t Know Much About The French I Took

James Joyner

Most people forget most of what they learn in school. Should we call the whole thing off?

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Getting The State Out of The Marriage Business

James Joyner

Should we just hand “marriage” over to churches and have civil unions for everyone else?

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A Classically Conservative Argument on Same-Sex Marriage

Steven L. Taylor

Maggie Gallagher’s anti-gay marriage argument is an example of pure conservative thinking.

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A Path To A Brokered Convention?

Doug Mataconis

One analyst sees a way that the current GOP race could indeed lead to a brokered convention.

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Mitt Romney, Now With More Human

James Joyner

Mitt Romney has apparently realized that people don’t like him much, so he’s working to come across as less robotic.

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OTB Caption Contest

Rodney Dill

Time for the Thursday OTB Caption ContestTM

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The Return Of The Culture Wars

Doug Mataconis

Are culture war issues about to make a comeback in the 2012 campaign?

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U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum speaks to supporters at his primary night rally at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, Missouri

Santorum Wins Three Races Nobody Pays Attention To

James Joyner

Rick Santorum swept three states that are off the media radar screen. Will it revive his campaign?

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Romney: Condorcet Winner?

Steven L. Taylor

Romney polls the winner in any head-to-head matchup within the GOP candidiate pool.

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Florida Bill Would Ban Food Stamps For ‘Unhealthy’ Food

Doug Mataconis

Once again, a government entity thinks the average person is too dumb to take care of themselves.

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Federal Appeals Court Holds California Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

Doug Mataconis

A victory for proponents of same-sex marriage today in the Ninth Circuit.

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Booze and Social Status

James Joyner

Scotch consumption is a leading economic indicator.

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Unsurprisingly, Obama Re-Elect Will Accept SuperPAC Aid

Doug Mataconis

The Obama Campaign is being criticized for agreeing to play the SuperPAC game like everyone else does.

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Speaking of “Coming Apart”

Steven L. Taylor

If one has views that one will not change even in the face of the best case scenario for new data against those views, then one cannot claim to be an analyst.

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A Parade For Iraq War Vets?

Doug Mataconis

As they did four years, ago the New York Giants will get a parade in New York City today. Some are wondering when Iraq War vets will get theirs.

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OTB Caption Contest Winners

Rodney Dill

The Blinded By The Light Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

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Clint Eastwood Chrysler Super Bowl Ad Becomes Political Football

Doug Mataconis

Was Clint Eastwood’s Chrysler ad a political message, or just a well done commercial?

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Obama, Contraceptives, And The Catholic Vote

Doug Mataconis

Will the Obama Administration’s decision on contraceptive coverage by the Catholic Church have an impact in November?

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Makers vs. Takers Redux

James Joyner

Revisiting a lively debate from over the weekend.

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The War On Small Business

Doug Mataconis

Trying to open a new business can be a massive and costly headache.

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OTB Caption Contest

Rodney Dill

Time for the Monday OTB Caption ContestTM

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VETERAN'S ALERT:

In addition to uncertain healthcare services, economic disadvantages, and finding a place to call home, veterans certainly do not need any more challenges. Unfortunately, the wounds of war can be less obvious than those that we can see. Psychological disorders and sicknesses caused by toxic exposure can be the most damaging aspects of war that veterans bring home. Toxin exposure in particular is of particular concern as previous exposure to asbestos among veterans is causing incidence of the aggressive cancer mesothelioma to rise among former members of the armed services. We must not leave those who risked their lives for our nation in the cold. Our veterans have never questioned the right or wrong of war when it mattered most. They simply did as they were trained. We must now show the same unwavering determination, in all ways we are able, by affording those opportunities to which they are entitled, including financial, medical and emotional support to all veterans.



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