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Actually 1994 was a pretty good year for Republicans, as I recall. This video includes a great synopsis of the Rush vs. Steele affair over the past 48 hours.

Suggestion from the poster: Right mouse click on C-SPAN Video Player - Rush Limbaugh addersses CPAC and choose 'Open In New Window'. Then keep that window in a small box so you can read along in this window and watch Rush give this speech in that window, at the same time. Enjoy this one hour and 28 minutes 50 seconds of Rush. The American Conservative Union, the oldest and largest grassroots conservative lobbying organization, honors radio show host Rush Limbaugh during its 2009 annual conference. After his remarks, Limbaugh receives the "Defender of the Constitution" Award. Rush's First Televised Address...

Limhi, Alma, and Passover PatternsBy John P. PrattThe Book of Mormon and sacred calendars provide keys to understand the patterns of the Biblical Exodus.One of the strongest types or patterns in the Book of Mormon is that of an exodus similar to that of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. This recurring pattern is interesting both because of the similarites to the archetype for which the book of Exodus was named, but also because of many differences. Some of those differences are now explained in this article because the Lord's sacred calendars provide the keys to understand two...

The financial crisis is reaching a climax. Either Washington will let the banking system go into cardiac arrest, or it will take measures to bring it back to life so it can vigorously function again. The frightening severity of the crisis and the political imperative not to let banks collapse the way they almost did in 1933 will force the Obama Administration to take the necessary actions. --Get rid of mark-to-market accounting rules, which are unnecessarily destroying the balance sheets of banks and other financial institutions. For regulators and auditors to force banks to repeatedly write down the value of...

Pitchfork Time by Patrick J. Buchanan 03/03/2009 In his campaign and inaugural address, Barack Obama cast himself as a moderate man seeking common ground with conservatives. Yet, his budget calls for the radical restructuring of the U.S. economy, a sweeping redistribution of power and wealth to government and Democratic constituencies. It is a declaration of war on the Right. The real Obama has stood up, and lived up to his ranking as the most left-wing member of the United States Senate. Barack has no mandate for this. He was even behind McCain when the decisive event that gave him the...

There was a post yesterday about Obama rescinding on NSPD-8, which Bush put into affect after 9/11. I was wondering if anyone has found anymore information about this?

Malin Akerman Matthew Good and Date Deborah Snyder and Zack Snyder Carla Gugino Vanessa Hugens in Hollywood

(IsraelNN.com) Georgia has complained to Western nations about a buildup of Russian forces in two breakaway regions that were taken over in a brief war between the two nations last year, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Moscow recognized the two regions as independent states after the five-day war ended. According to the Reuters news agency, Defense Minister David Sikharulidze said Monday that Russia may be planning a new assault on his country, adding that the situation "remains fragile" due to the lack of international monitors.

It was news media conventional wisdom during the 2008 presidential campaign: the worse the economy, the better it was for Democrat candidate prospects. But now that they have the legislative and executive branches and the burden of actually governing, that advantage is slowly being chipped away. CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer, who first starting connecting that perhaps a Democrat-controlled federal government might not be the best thing for the United States earlier this year, gave something of a downbeat rant on Feb. 2 about Obama's handling of the economy so far. "Until the Obama administration starts listening, until they...

I don't know if Newsweek is as eager to be rid of Israel as "The State of Islam" is these days or not, but on its interactive online map of the mid east, the news mag is featuring a map of Israel labeled as "Palestinian Territory." Once you click over to the Newsweek map, holding the mouse over the tiny red shape north of Egypt will bring up a popup map showing Israel clearly labeled as "PalestinianTerritory." Here is a screen shot of the current map on Newsweek's site:

....The most radical part of the article is a graphic denial that the nation of Israel exists. In the map above Newsweek points out all of the Muslim areas in the Middle East, for the Palestinian Territories it shows the entire state of Israel. If you didn't get the point with the small map, Newsweek makes it easier, they also provide a blow up image...

More amazing images from the largest mass civil disobedience for the climate in U.S. history where thousands of activists shut down the Capitol Power Plant. The only way we’re going to solve the climate crisis is by coming together and taking action. Like this:

Proof of lawful status now required for Texas driver licenses or identification cardsBeginning Oct. 1, the Department of Public Safety will require applicants who are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States to present proof of their lawful status in the U.S. before they are issued an original, renewal or duplicate Texas driver license or identification card. Administrative rule 37 T.A.C. § 15.171 adopted on August 25, 2008, is intended to enhance the security of the Texas driver license and identification cards, protect the integrity of the licensing process and reduce the risk of identity theft...

Side note: GOPUSA is NOT affiliated with the Republican National Committee. GOPUSA is a private company with no official ties to any group or organization. Those readers who have followed GOPUSA since 2000 know that we are focused on the same thing that Rush Limbaugh is... promoting conservative principles. At GOPUSA, our slogan is "Bringing the conservative message to America." So, when you see Republicans spending like crazy or acting like Democrats, please send your e-mails to the RNC. I get so many e-mails saying, "Not another dime to GOPUSA until Republicans get a clue." Hello! We are the ones...

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Children who watch TV for more than two hours a day or are otherwise inactive have a doubled risk for asthma, according to a U.K. study. Researchers looked at more than 3,000 children whose respiratory health was monitored from birth to 11.5 years of age. Each year, parents were asked about any symptoms of wheezing in their children and whether their children had been diagnosed with asthma by the time they were 7.5 years old, but not before they were 3.5 years old. The parents were also asked to report on their children's TV viewing habits after the age of...

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Binyam Mohammed, who planned terrorist attacks on U.S. cities, has been set free... This is a national-security disaster. Up until now, President Obama has voted “present” on enemy combatants. Rather than resolve the dilemma between the law-enforcement approach (which he supported as a candidate) and the law-of-war paradigm, he has said he is studying what to do about the remaining 245 Gitmo detainees. Now, it appears his plan is incalculably worse than either alternative: He is going to let many of them go. Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder now concede that Gitmo is a Grade A detention facility. And...

My nephew worked for Merill Lynch up until the new year, and he was in the retirement savings accounts division. Bright young man, normally. Socked away as much as was allowed into his 401K. He voted for Obama. I can’t wait to ask him how his 401K is looking now? He was downright beligerent at Thanksgiving when the subject came around to the housing market collapse. Refused to even acknowledge the govt. hand in it. Obama was going to fix it. He now has no job. No prospects now in the financial sector. And no real wealth in his retirement...

Downing Street was left scrambling to avoid a diplomatic embarrassment after the White House ruled out a formal press conference to mark Gordon Brown's first formal meeting with Barack Obama. Officials denied the Prime Minister was being snubbed after it emerged that the new president would not make himself available for the traditional joint appearance before the White House media. Mr Brown's aides are trying to make the best of what is a distinctly low key visit compared to the family hospitality lavished on Tony Blair by George Bush when they met for the first time. Although Sarah Brown flew...