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SHOT HEARD ‘ROUND THE WORLD

Published on TheHill.com on January 19, 2010
On the rude arch that spanned the flood
In the April breeze their flag unfurled
Here the embattled farmer stood
And fired the shot heard round the world
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Scott Brown’s win of the Senate seat vacated by Ted Kennedy means that any Republican can win at any time in any [...]

MEMO TO STEELE: GOP WILL WIN

Published on TheHill.com on January 12, 2010
Pessimism is no more attractive in a party leader than it is in a high school cheerleader. And in the case of Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele, it is unwarranted as well. Despite his prediction, on Fox News, that GOP congressional control will not come “this year,” [...]

HILLARY GOES WEAK-KNEED ON IRAN SANCTIONS

A squishy, misguided, weak-kneed liberalism has emerged in Hillary Clinton’s comments about the kind of sanctions that would work best in halting Iran’s nuclear program. Rather than take the one step that would really be effective – cutting off the flow of refined gasoline to Iran – she instead insists that we need to [...]

URGENT APPEAL RE: MASSACHUSETTS AND OTHER STATES

Dear Dickmorris.com Reader:
Yesterday, on behalf of the the League of American Voters, I sent an urgent message to you that is repeated below.
I believe it is vitally important you read it and act on it. Many people may have missed it. If you have read it, I apologize, but I hope you can [...]

MASSACHUSETTS IS THE GAME CHANGER

Beyond a pleasing sight for the heart, what would Ted Kennedy’s seat going Republican really mean?
A lot.
First, there would be the psychological effect. On Democratic donors — it would discourage them from opening their checkbooks. On Republican donors — the impact would be electric in kindling their interest and generosity. On Democratic [...]

THE NEXT BATTLE: STOP SOCIALISM

After Obama succeeds in jamming health care changes down the collective throats of his embattled constituents, his next move will be to bring overt socialism to the United States in the guise of regulatory reform.
The legislation he seeks to pilot through the Senate (it already passed the House) literally gives the Secretary of the Treasury [...]

SHOT HEARD ‘ROUND THE WORLD

Published on TheHill.com on January 19, 2010
On the rude arch that spanned the flood
In the April breeze their flag unfurled
Here the embattled farmer stood
And fired the shot heard round the world
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Scott Brown’s win of the Senate seat vacated by Ted Kennedy means that any Republican can win at any time in any [...]

Robertson again blaming the victims

It's no secret that the Rev. Pat Robertson is a yammering fool, but last week he hit a new low.

MEMO TO STEELE: GOP WILL WIN

Published on TheHill.com on January 12, 2010
Pessimism is no more attractive in a party leader than it is in a high school cheerleader. And in the case of Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele, it is unwarranted as well. Despite his prediction, on Fox News, that GOP congressional control will not come “this year,” [...]

HILLARY GOES WEAK-KNEED ON IRAN SANCTIONS

A squishy, misguided, weak-kneed liberalism has emerged in Hillary Clinton’s comments about the kind of sanctions that would work best in halting Iran’s nuclear program. Rather than take the one step that would really be effective – cutting off the flow of refined gasoline to Iran – she instead insists that we need to [...]