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Their refutation makes for fascinating and sometimes humorous reading. Consider, for example, the prediction Krugman made the day Obama signed the original stimulus bill into law: “I am still guessing that we peak out at around 9% [unemployment] and that would be late this year [2009]." Furthermore, Krugman declared that double-digit unemployment was “not the most likely event.” As Norquist and Lott note, unemployment hit 10.1% and remained above 9% two years after Krugman predicted it would peak. Once it became clear that President Obama’s stimulus plan had failed to ignite the economic recovery he promised, Krugman and others began...

With members of the mainstream media now hurling charges of using racially coded language against GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, Big Government has uncovered a private memorandum written over three decades ago that offers a unique glimpse into Mr. Gingrich’s longstanding attitudes about race...

Prediction: President Obama will, indeed, toss Vice President Biden under the bus and make Secretary of State Hillary Clinton his vice president. And this should make Republicans happy. Very, very happy....

“If the MSM can find space to report on Ashlee Simpson’s nose job, or who Paris Hilton is dating this hour, surely they can find a few minutes of airtime and drops of ink to inform us about the incredible heroism and bravery of the guns in the fight...”

From www.wyntonhall.com: As I made clear in my immediate reaction piece for National Review Online, my problems with the president’s nomination of Harriet Miers have little to do with her qualifications, her scholarship, and certainly nothing to do with her collegiate pedigree... No, my disappointment was in the level of political tone deafness the choice displayed... ...Is there anyone who can seriously argue that the Miers nomination has made the conservative base stronger and more united heading into the critical 2006 congressional midterm elections? Are conservatives more determined, more hopeful, more emboldened, more likely to precinct walk and volunteer at...

<p>Most Americans don't know the names Javier Camacho or Patrick M. Quinn, but they should. As 150,000 U.S. troops spend the Christmas holiday fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, all Americans should reflect on the unique sacrifices of the men and women like them who form this new generation of brave soldiers.</p>