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Well, What Do They Know

9:19 AM, May 8, 2013 • By GEOFFREY NORMAN

The people are speaking, through a Gallup Poll, and as Daniel Strauss writes in the Hill, they aren't talking any language the political class understands:

... 86 percent of voters [say] Congress should make its top focus job creation, with 86 percent saying Congress should prioritize work on improving the economy. 

And those issues that we hear so much about?  Gun control and immigration reform.  Well, they come in at:

...  the bottom of the list of twelve priorities.

Plainly, it is time for some new voters.

WH: Obama 'Is Not Particularly Concerned' Whether Susan Rice Misled the American People

1:58 PM, Nov 28, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPER

In response to a question from reporter Major Garrett on whether the Obama administration's mishandling of Benghazi raises "core questions of basic competency," press secretary Jay Carney revealed that Barack Obama "is not particularly concerned" about whether Susan Rice misled the American people:

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The Meaning of the Romney Tape

5:20 PM, Sep 18, 2012 • By STEPHEN F. HAYES

A few random thoughts (and some reporting) on Mitt Romney and the video.

First, what Mitt Romney was getting at – as opposed to what he actually said – is undeniably true as a broad observation: too many Americans are dependent, or partially dependent, on an expansive government.

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A Note on Romney’s Arrogant and Stupid Remarks

9:16 AM, Sep 18, 2012 • By WILLIAM KRISTOL

So we have in 2012 two presidential candidates who—when they thought they were speaking privately to their fellow 1 percenters—have shown contempt for fellow Americans.

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