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37 Reasons to Repeal ObamaCare

Thursday, May 16th, 2013

After $1 trillion in new taxes and more than $2 trillion in new spending, three years later the Democrats’ law has failed to deliver on the promise of affordable health care for Americans.

Instead, American families and businesses are facing the tough and costly realities of ObamaCare: higher health insurance premiums, the loss of the health plan you have and like, lower wages, and less hiring and business expansion.  Now, on the eve of the 37th vote in the House to repeal all or some of t...

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Pollsters embarrassed by Sanford win, Cockstradamus ends retirement

Saturday, May 11th, 2013

Conservatives wandering aimlessly in the political wilderness since the Obama re-election of 2012 disaster without their strong male role model and Palmetto State oracle  now roosted atop Stone Mountain of Georgia, take heart. That fearless fighting rooster marked his return to political prognostications last Monday, the day before Mark Sanford’s landslide victory over Stephen Colbert’s sister, via this column, thusly:

Our Stone Mountain-of-Georgia-roost-view of the South Carolina ...

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The Lowcountry Elects Mark Sanford

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Independent Women’s Voice Congratulates ObamaCare Repeal Pledge Signer on Victory 
(Washington, D.C.) — Following Mark Sanford’s victory tonight in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District Special Election, Independent Women’s Voice (IWV) President and CEO Heather R. Higgins released the following statement:
“On behalf of Independent Women’s Voice, I want to congratulate Mark Sanford on his victory this evening over Elizabeth Colbert Busch in the South Carolina 1st Distr...

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Obama Sinks into Denial on Healthcare Law

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

The President Spins as Public Support Tanks

As public support for Obamacare falls to one of the lowest levels since the bill was passed, the president now shows serious signs of denial about the failures surrounding implementation of the law.

In a White House press conference Tuesday, Obama reacted to reports that a growing number of Democrats are growing nervous over the impact of Obamacare on their reelection chances next year.

The president pushed back hard, responding with a long-winded answ...

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Mainstream Media Finally Takes Aim at Obamacare

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

We know Obamacare is on the rocks when the New York Times, the flagship of the mainstream media, is compelled to report growing concerns about implementing the complex and unpopular law.

In a headline Monday that deserves consideration for a Pulitzer Prize in journalistic understatement, the Times said, “Next Big Challenge for Health Law: Carrying It Out.”

The Times story was a balanced account of the pros and cons of Obamacare, careful to give both sides of the law’s chances for success ...

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Congressional Leaders Want Out of Obamacare

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

John Boehner and Harry Reid Seek Exemptions

In the latest example of why the American public has almost no respect for the United States Congress, the leaders of the majorities in the House and Senate are reportedly busy concocting a scheme to exempt lawmakers and their aides from the insurance exchanges mandated under Obamacare.

In a report from Politico, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are said to be engaged in “high-level, confidential talks” to engineer ...

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