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Why this season may be different

By: Michael Franc Everyone agrees on one thing: The new health reform legislation fundamentally alters the relationship between Americans and their government. Indeed, Americans of all philosophical stripes want November’s elections to be a national referendum on the big and transformative issues that go to the heart of the American experiment. To strategists on the [...]

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New Home Sales Drop 2.2 Percent in February

Sales of new homes fell unexpectedly to the lowest level on record in February as stormy winter weather kept buyers on the sidelines. The weak results make clear the difficulties facing the housing industry as it tries to recover from the worst slump in decades.   Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers [...]

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Looking back on the president’s year of failure

Either Craig and me and a good chunk of the conservative press think a lot alike, or we here at solid principles.com continue to perform “show prep” for other news organizations. Just last night we put up our new podcast “The Blunder Year” as we talked about Obama’s stunning lost opportunity to accomplish anything of [...]

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Meet The Press Panel Discussion, Sunday Dec.13, 2009

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Crist steers clear of Obama during visit

Over the years I have developed what I tongue-in-cheek refer to as CRONIN’S IMMUTABLE LAWS OF POLITICS. Rule #1…..A politician is in the first stages of serious political trouble when the late show comedians start using your name as a punch line. Rule #2…..A politician is in the later stages of serious political trouble when [...]

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Bobby Jindal, the Democratic Party, Common Ground & Naivete

Bobby Jindal wants the Pubbies to work with Obama on finding “common ground” in regards to the health care bill. He didn’t give any details on exactly how this would be possible. The Dems have consistently shut the Republicans out of the process, refusing to let them sit in on legislative meetings and rejecting amendments [...]

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Zombies from the Night of the Living Dead

Here’s a great PajamasMedia YouTube, using Hollywood horror flick segments to illustrate our current horror story, the Obama administration. Watch in fear as the Zombies from the Night of the Living Dead terrorize America. But, enough of my criticism of the Democrats. Check out the YouTube video as well. ~~John Cronin~~

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Obama on Stimulus: All is Well

First Obama promised Hope & Change to Washington.  When Obama entered The White House he promised Transparency, then came words of Crisis, Blame and Urgency.   It was urgency that gave us the Stimulus Bill and then came Spend Spend Spend. There is a common shared myth that Obama had claimed,  ”unemployment would rise above [...]

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Time to Rein in Unspent Stimulus

Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter,  George HW Bush & Room for One More? As Obama’s approval ratings fade, it is ever more possible that my prediction of a “one term presidency” will prove accurate. In the mean time, let’s all work together to make sure the movers will be parked in back of the White House in [...]

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