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    Published: 07/8/09

    GOP 'Senate Doctors' to Cover Health Care Debate

    By Matt Lewis

    Beginning Thursday, the U.S. Senate's only two doctors, John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), will be launching their "Senate Doctors" live, online show. According to Barrasso's Web site: During 24 years as an orthopedic surgeon in Casper, Barrasso served as president of the Wyoming Medical Society and was named Wyoming Physician of the Year. He also served as medical director of the Wyoming Health Fairs, bringing low-cost health screening exams to people all around the Cowboy State. Barrasso is known throughout Wyoming for his health messages. His public service announcements have ...

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    Published: 07/7/09

    Peter King's Overreaction to America's Mourning for Michael Jackson

    By Matt Lewis

    Rep. Peter King's (R-N.Y.) recent comments regarding the fact that police, firefighters, and teachers deserve more attention was spot-on. He should have left it at that. ...

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    Published: 07/6/09

    Palin Needed a Rove

    By Matt Lewis

    In 1966, a San Francisco reporter wanted to interview Ronald Reagan, who was then a candidate for governor of California. The idea was to get a glimpse of Reagan at his ranch. Prior to the reporter's arrival, Reagan aide Lyn Nofziger -- who himself had been a journalist -- noticed the future president was wearing English riding boots. Sensing this would make the candidate seem effete, Nofziger wisely sent Reagan back inside to put on some Western riding clothes, and thus the image of Reagan as cowboy was born. Reagan was a bright and charismatic man, but wise guides were instrumental in ...

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    Published: 07/4/09

    What Was She Thinking? Sarah's Scenarios...

    By Matt Lewis

    Governor Sarah Palin's decision to step down from her position as governor has raised plenty of speculation as to why she would make such a decision. Even her speech fails to clarify the reasons, though she did cite saving the citizens of Alaska money -- as well as the attacks on her family. As far as I can tell, there are only a five possible reasons for her to make this decision:1. Family reasons. It is certainly respectable for someone to leave their position in order to spend time with their family -- especially if there were some sort of emergency. But Sarah Palin was able to run for vice ...

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    Published: 07/4/09

    Why Mitt Romney's Star is Rising

    By Matt Lewis

    If Mitt Romney had convened a conclave to set about systematically destroying his potential presidential opponents, he could have done no better than this.Moderate Utah governor Jon Huntsman was dispatched abroad by President Obama, Nevada Sen. John Ensign and South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's affairs ended any ambitions they may have had. And now, Sarah Palin's bizarre announcement that she is stepping down as governor of Alaska has -- in my mind, at least -- guaranteed that she cannot realistically win the GOP nomination in 2012 (though she may try).Had anyone at such a meeting invented ...

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    Published: 07/3/09

    Sarah Palin's (Bad) Decision To Step Down

    By Matt Lewis

    Sarah Palin has announced she won't seek reelection -- and will step down as Alaska's governor. There could be several reasons for her decision, including wanting to leave public life for good. But if this decision was made because Palin intends to run for president in 2012, it does nothing to further her cause.Assuming this is her calculus, I once again find myself thinking she has made a bad move. First, why announce it on the eve of Independence Day? Doesn't that seem a bit erratic and dramatic? More importantly, though, to become a viable candidate in 2012, Palin needed to return to ...

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    Published: 07/1/09

    Why Sanford's Enemies Want Him to Stay Put

    By Matt Lewis

    As more information comes out -- and as pressure continues to mount on Gov. Mark Sanford to resign -- waring factions within the Palmetto state are jockeying for position. Already, rumors are swirling that state senator Tom Davis (who formerly served as Sanford's CoS) has begged him to resign and was told point blank by the governor to butt out.This story won't go away, largely due to Sanford's insistence on talking. "It's not so much the act itself, it's the continual lying," one political operative familiar with the race told me. "You know that tearful press conference he gave the other day ...

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    Published: 06/30/09

    The Coming Fight Over Religious Liberty

    By Matt Lewis

    Yesterday, President Obama spoke to gay leaders to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York. The riots took place after a police raid on a gay nightclub in Greenwich Village, and are considered the start of the gay-rights movement in the United States. So far, the response to Obama's remarks seems a bit schizophrenic. ...

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    Published: 06/29/09

    Club for Growth Targets Republicans After Trade Vote

    By Matt Lewis

    In an email Monday, the conservative Club for Growth has asked members to help identify potential primary opponents for Republicans who crossed party lines and voted for Waxman-Markey, the so-called "cap and trade" bill which passed 219-212. It would not have passed without Republican support. The prodigal Republicans identified in the email were: Bono Mack, Mary (CA-45) Castle, Mike (DE-AL) Kirk, Mark (IL-10) Lance, Leonard (NJ-07) LoBiondo, Frank (NJ-02) McHugh, John (NY-23) Reichert, Dave (WA-08) Smith, Chris (NJ-04) The Club for Growth is a fiscally conservative organization, ...

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    Published: 06/29/09

    Is Sanford's Loss Women's Gain?

    By Matt Lewis

    Immediately following a personal tragedy, it appears unseemly to discuss political strategy regarding who "wins" or "loses" as a result of someone's fall from grace. A week later, however, and it's time to cast aside those niceties, and discuss the impact the Sanford affair may have on politics. ...

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