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Harris Sinks Biden with Foul Supreme Court Packing Comments

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At The Spectator, Amber Athey recounts Sen. Kamala Harris’ “petulance” in refusing to answer questions about packing the Supreme Court. Athey writes (abridged): Vice President Mike Pence emerged from the 2020 vice presidential debate Wednesday night with a sound victory over challenger Sen. Kamala Harris. Pence coasted on Harris’s and Biden’s disagreements over moderate vs […]

Where Have the Honest Liberals Gone?

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Liberal black elites, who claim to speak on behalf of everyday blacks, in reality just are speaking for themselves, writes Jason Riley in the WSJ, citing school choice and crime control as two obvious examples. Blacks favor charter schools and putting more police in their neighborhoods, while civil-rights leaders call for charter-school moratoriums and reduced […]

How DO YOU Treat the Lunch Ladies?: VP Debate REVIEW

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In considering last night’s debate, I can’t stop thinking about Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris as school teachers we’ve all had at some point in our life. Last night, Pence was the teacher you remember as being tough, yet fair, and you knew the rules of the road. With Harris, you remember […]

A Modest Proposal for the Presidential/VP Debates

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I watched about 15 minutes of the vice presidential debate—about the same amount of time I spent watching the first presidential debate.  I cannot stand more.  I don’t have heart problems or high blood pressure, but I might if I watched an entire debate. They just don’t make any sense.  Their only benefit is to […]

Watch the U.S. Economy Fall Off the Cliff

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During these times of President Trump vs. Covid-19 shutdowns, the media’s derangement syndrome of turning every molehill into a mountain is at a new low, asserts Daniel Henninger in the WSJ. During his basement campaign, Joe Biden’s has promised to return the U.S. to normalcy. Mr. Henninger wants to know, what will Mr. Biden’s normalcy […]

Should You Trust the Polls?

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At The American Spectator, Scott McKay lists some reasons to doubt the polls. He writes (abridged): Here are five things to consider that might make you doubt …polls. Nothing much has changed since 2016. All of those terrible polling numbers showing Trump getting murdered by Biden? They were just as bad in 2016. We don’t […]

Takeaways from the VP Debate

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Mike Pence and Kamala Harris both had predictably good performances, offers BRIGHT. Mike Pence was effective at contrasting differences and exposing the weaknesses of a Biden economy, energy plan, and foreign policy agenda. Kamala Harris appeared smug and avoided answering one of the most important questions: whether she and Biden will pack the U.S. Supreme Court.

Too Late: NBA Begins Backing Away from Marxist BLM

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The NBA is making plans to back away from the Marxist BLM by removing the propaganda messages from its courts and jerseys next season, reports Phil Shiver in The Blaze. It’s too late though. I, and many basketball fans, will never watch a game of NBA ball again. Shiver writes: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced […]

California Governor Wants Diners to Put Masks On: Between Bites!

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At The Blaze, Dave Urbanski reports on the craziness out of California, writing: Restaurant diners should put on their masks “in between bites” to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a far-left Democrat. What are the details? “Going out to eat with members of your household this weekend?” […]

The VP Debate – The Most Consequential!

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Unlike other years, this VP debate is the most consequential in years. Well, maybe this year the hype is not the hype. President Donald Trump, after being released on Monday from Walter Reed Hospital, seems to be recovering well from COVID. But you never know. Who can ever say for certain a president is ever […]