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George Washington Cautions Obama

3/10:  Timeless Voices - Washington likens government to fire, so no surprise Obama may be getting burned. - Goll

New Video: The Reagan-Obama Debate
3/9:  LL TV - The drastic philosophical differences

George Will v. Robert Reich
3/8:  LL Blog - "... the American people are such dopes they can't be counted upon to buy their own insurance." - Goll

Ken Starr, Baylor University, and the Real Problem With Hyper-Partisanship
3/5:  Commentary - The former Clinton prosecutor is now a university president. Why those who dismiss him as "controversial" are misguided. - Goll

A War Movie For Those Who Know Nothing About War
3/4:  Commentary - An in-depth review of the Oscar-buzzed movie, The Hurt Locker. - Spiegel

Wednesday Video: George Will at CPAC Part II
3/3:  LL TV - The second installment of George Will's well-received CPAC speech.

I Got a Fever and the Only Prescription is Mitch Daniels
3/2:  LL Blog - He's no showman, but Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is gaining 2012 momentum quickly as he gains fans around the county for the job he has done in Indiana. As recent feature pieces suggest, he may be the "anti-Obama," but that may be just what the voters are looking for in a couple of years. - Goll

Ladies and Gentlemen, Leftism
3/1:  Timeless Voices - We should be thankful to Al Gore for this weekend giving us a crystal clear view into the soul of leftism. - Goll

On the Constitution
2/26:  Principles - The important thing is that our leaders use constitutional provisions for the furtherance of liberty. - Simmons

Good Move, Scott Brown
2/25:  Commentary - Why Scott Brown's vote on the "jobs" bill was a smart move. - Prothro

New Video: George Will at CPAC Part I
2/24:  LL TV - The first part of George Will's 2010 CPAC speech that got rave reviews from attendees and viewers.

Harry Reid, In-House Senate Sociologist
2/23:  LL Blog - Harry Reid says unless we pass the $15 billion jobs bill, domestic violence will worsen. I say government healthcare causes domestic violence. - Goll

Health Care and the Role of Government
2/22:  Timeless Voices - “Great political ideas," according to Jude Wanniski, “are not those which can be sold to the people, but are those ideas which the electorate craves even prior to their conception by philosophers or politicians.” - Prothro

What's Written on Biden's Palm?
2/18:  Commentary- From any angle of comparison, Sarah Palin looks a lot better than Joe Biden-- on style and substance - Spiegel

Anti-Incumbent vs. Anti-Democrat
2/17:  LL Blog- The left wants sure argue that while the American people are fed up with Washington, it has nothing to do with Democrats - Goll

New Video: Alexander Hamilton Interview
2/16:  LL TV- Fox News scores an interview with Founding Father Alexander Hamilton - Goll

Valentines from the GOP
2/15:  LL Blog- "Please Accept This Valentine In Place of a Job." - Goll

Don't Ax, Don't Dwell
2/11:  Commentary- What is conservative about discouraging military service, bean counting minority group members instead of evaluating achievement, and injecting irrelevant sexual undertones? - Spiegel

On The Individual
2/10:  Principles- We should stop using the language of "Left" and "Right" in our arguments, and instead talk about "Individualism" vs. "Collectivism." - Simmons

Vote Jenny Sanford! For... Well, Anything
2/9:  LL Blog- The soon-to-be-ex wife of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford appeared on The Daily Show last night and was quite an impressive guest. - Goll

Who Dat?? It's Us.
2/8:  LL Blog- The Saints of New Orleans are Super Bowl champions, but is America more like New Orleans then we care to admit?. - Goll

2/3:  LLBlog- A collection of excerpts about the budget from around the web.

A 3 Sentence Litmus Test For GOP Candidates
2/2:  Principles- Before receiving national GOP funds, let's have candidates sign this. - Prothro

The Hoover Institute's Ajami Analyzes Obama Perfectly
2/1:  LL Blog- Fouad Ajami in the WSJ tracks Obama's rise and fall of the past year in a devastating critique.

1/29:  Principles- Part two of reflections and thoughts on the principle of liberty, why it is so critical to our society and why it ultimately is a source of hope. - Simmons

Fire Obama; Hire T. Rowe Price: SOTU Reaction
1/28:  Commentary:  Since the President insists on calling government spending “investment,” I think it’s important to point out the obvious. - Prothro

Clinton's 1994 SOTU Speech
1/27:  LL Blog- Before Pres. Obama addresses a joint session of Congress and the American people tonight, we look back at a President's SOTU speech in a similar political circumstance 16 years ago. - Goll

Video: "Fear the Boom and Bust"
1/26:  LL TV- Two classic economic rivals, Hayek and Keynes, square off in a hilarious rap video of competing economic theories. 

Obama is Not a Socialist
1/25:  Timeless Voices- Ludwig Von Mises would label Obama an interventionist—a person who reluctantly admits the advantages of private ownership but believes government should intervene to rectify its evils. -Prothro

Democrats Weigh Their Options
 1/22:  Commentary- Of all the options available to the Democrats in their post-Brown election haze, one option is clearly superior to all others-- kill the healthcare bill. - Spiegel 

On Liberty, Part I
1/21:  Principles- Part one of reflections and thoughts on the principle of liberty, why it is so critical to our society and why it ultimately is a source of hope. - Simmons

Wednesday Morning Quarterbacking Brown's Win
1/20:  LL Blog- We offer our passing thoughts and analysis about Scott Brown's stunning upset in Massachusetts-- what Brown did best, what it means, and where things go from here. - Prothro, Goll

Vote Brown, Start the Healthcare Bill Farewell Tour
1/19:  Commentary- Today is election day in Massachusetts. The GOP has the potential to pick-up the Senate seat previously held by Ted Kennedy, continue to gain momentum for November, and derail the Democrats' healthcare plan for good. - Spiegel

An Exposed Philosophy
1/18:  Commentary- Now that the campaign is gone and Obama’s policies have exposed his worldview, Americans aren’t on board any more.  - Prothro

GOP Primary in Texas Serves as 2012 Disqualifier
1/15:  Commentary- Last night's Perry-Hutchinson debate proved nothing but that there is little difference between the two, and that the whispers about either of them running for president in 2012 should end. Now.  - Goll

The Democrats' Tower of Babel
1/14:  Commentary- "The two bills are like delicate Jenga towers, swaying nerve-wrackingly in the breeze, that must now be reassembled by a team of 535 clumsy attention-seekers into a single tower twice as tall." - Spiegel

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