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The big winner of the GOP primary debate in Miami on Wednesday was consolidation. Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis showed exactly why they are head and shoulders above the rest of the pack in polling as they came out swinging at the absent frontrunner, Donald Trump. “Donald Trump is missing …

“The budget is a mythical beanbag. Congress votes mythical beans in and then reaches in and tries to pull real beans out.”– Will Rogers A fella walks into a fancy steak house and orders a thick juicy Filet Mignon, a baked potato with all the trimmings and washes it down …

While NATO forces pummel Libyan targets, rebels are making territorial gains one day only to lose ground the next – and devising an end-game strategy remains an urgent problem for the West without an easy answer. The U.S. army is overextended. Appetites are low for a new exercise in nation-building, …

Raise your hand if you think Herman Cain won Fox News Channel’s debate last week among contenders for the GOP’s 2012 presidential nomination? Frank Luntz, the bestselling author and GOP pollster, held an instant focus group after the debate which overwhelmingly declared the Cain the winner. “In all the years …

Last November, voters delivered an overwhelmingly emphatic mandate against policies that drastically affect states and their citizens. Fast forward just a few months to the present, and Congress is still choosing to expand government over freedom and to trample the powers and constitutional sovereignty of states. The recent showdown over …

Some diehard fans of “The Chronicles of Narnia” are in a tizzy over recent comments made by officials associated with the third film in the series, “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.” Still others are focusing instead on the strides that Hollywood has made toward being more responsive to the …

So the fondest Washington hopes for a grand debt-limit deal have broken down over taxes. House Speaker John Boehner said late Saturday that he couldn’t move ahead with a $4 trillion deal because President Obama was insisting on a $1 trillion tax increase, and the White House quickly denounced House …

What is Hanukkah and does it really matter? What if you’re not Jewish? Does it still matter? The answer is yes to all of the above. First some basic information. Hanukkah 2011 begins on the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which corresponds, this year to sundown on the …

With the midterm elections 99 days away, one question applies to every crisis, issue and controversy in the news: What is the truth and who can be believed? For the best guidance on this, let’s turn to the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan, whose words still offer us wisdom and insight. …

The demise of the massive omnibus spending bill means about a dozen departing U.S. senators will leave office without their prized pork-barrel spending. Consider it a Christmas gift for the American taxpayer. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) pulled the $1.27 trillion spending legislation late Thursday when it became clear …