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Israel Raises Taxes After Romney Lovefest

The headline in Israel was NOT : – that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney intends to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem if he is elected (rejecting a stance taken from Ronald Reagan through George W. Bush and that virtually no other country has taken.) – that the Republican-controlled House may finally [...]

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How Will Romney Pay For Hiring 100,000 Govt Workers, Increased Defense Spending and Foreign Aid ?

PANDERING : To manipulate one’s views in a manner that appeals to low-information voters with the objective of gaining the voter’s support while ignoring the consequences. A little known Dallas-area Baptist pastor Robert Jeffress grabbed the headlines on Friday when he espoused the position of the Southern Baptist Convention that Mormonism is “a cult.” That’s [...]

MN-03 : Paulsen Forgets Who Paid for Kipat Barzel

Erik Paulsen is on another trip to Israel. Mr. Paulsen visited the country November 11-15, 2009, but this trip is being paid for by the America-Israel Education Foundation, an affiliate of the America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). This trip includes Mr. Paulsen, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA-08) and Policy Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA-06), [...]

Circa 2013, Pawlenty Celebrates Independence Day

Last week, while Michele Bachmann was keeping bloggers busy fact checking and Mitt Romney was doing his best No I Didn’t Say What I Said impression, Tim Pawlenty was doing what Republican candidates do … talking Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. During the Q&A, “Soon-To-Be-President” Pawlenty was asked if his foreign policy [...]