▼ Author Community Vote 36 days ago Fred Barnes The GOP's Answer to Union Money - — Achieving parity with the Democrats in campaign spending would be no small feat. Yet it appears possible. — When Steven Law was deputy secretary of labor in the George W. Bush administration, he routinely scrutinized the disclosure forms of labor unions. 72 days ago Fred Barnes Gingrich Announces National Security Team - — Former CIA director R. James Woolsey and Robert McFarlane, national security adviser to President Reagan, have joined Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign as members of his national security advisory team. — They're the best known of the 10 men … 122 days ago Fred Barnes Obama's Olympic Failure Will Test the Washington Press Corps - — Now is the time for the mainstream media to show it's not totally in President Obama's pocket. The Washington press corps will never fault Obama for pushing hyper-liberal policies in a moderate-to-conservative country. 146 days ago Fred Barnes Barnes: Five Question for Obama - — For what it's worth, I have five questions I'm looking for President Obama to answer in his health-care speech tonight. The idea is to determine if Obama is serious about moderate, preferably incremental reform the American public wants or is still seeking reform … 162 days ago Fred Barnes Republicans Have Obama Playing Defense - — The GOP strategy of principled opposition is winning over independents. — Printer — Friendly — Republicans are discovering just how effective an opposition party can be in Washington. Their strategy is simply to aggressively … 168 days ago Fred Barnes Robert Novak, 1931-2009 - Robert Novak terrified Washington. - — Robert Novak terrified Washington. Elected and appointed officials, Democrats and Republicans, lobbyists and self-styled defenders of the “public interest” — few were comfortable when Novak had them in his sights. Nor should they have been. 192 days ago Fred Barnes Know-Nothing-in-Chief - There's no evidence Obama has even a sketchy grasp of economics. - — There's no evidence Obama has even a sketchy grasp of economics. — Is President Obama an economic illiterate? Harsh as that sounds, there's growing evidence he understands little about economics and even less about economic growth or job creation. 211 days ago Fred Barnes Palin's Prospects - She dashed her chances of winning ... - — She dashed her chances of winning the 2012 nomination, but a path to the presidency remains open to Sarah Palin. — Forget about Sarah Palin as the Republican presidential candidate in 2012 and probably ever. She may have no interest in seeking the GOP nomination. 268 days ago Fred Barnes Be the Party of No - It's the route to Republican landslides. - — It's the route to Republican landslides. — Republican leaders in Congress have created something called the National Council for a New America (NCNA). It describes itself as “not a Republican-only forum” but one that seeks to “engage people in a discussion … 347 days ago Fred Barnes Obama's First Month - Early reflections on the Obama Revolution. - — Early reflections on the Obama Revolution. — It only seems like Barack Obama has been president forever. Actually, as of today, he's been in office for exactly one month. Granted, with 47 months to go in his term, it's too soon to render a verdict on the Obama presidency.

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