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Friday night, former Senator Brown, now a Fox Contributor, filled in for Bill O’Reilly on The O’Reilly Factor. The Senator opened with the trademark O’Reilly “Talking Points Memo” delivered Scott Brown-style. Asked Mr. Brown: “Would President Reagan be called a ‘RINO” — a ‘Republican in Name Only’?” **snip**To borrow from Reagan: Well, Senator, there you moderates go again. How to answer Senator Brown? And for that matter how to answer recent attacks on Texas Senator Ted Cruz from ex-Bush aides Nicole Wallace (here, where Wallace accuses Cruz of “lying” to the American people) and Pete Wehner **snip** The Reagan record...

In his latest attack on the free market and what appears to be a calculated political move to appeal to Michigan voters, John McCain wants to create a new welfare program for manufacturing workers. According to the Detroit Free Press, Senator McCain announced yesterday a plan to use federal dollars to make up the salary difference for workers who lose manufacturing jobs and are forced to accept lower-paying jobs until they find new careers. This is exactly the kind of plan you expect to hear from the Democratic candidates, not an alleged economic conservative, The government should not be in...