Timothy P. Carney - Democrats just don't understand the new populism
The Left has misread the post-bailout populist sentiment all along, assuming public anger was directed at the rich. But American anger, I suspect, is directed not at some people who have money or success, but at those who profit through cronyism and their connections to power.
In other words, anti-bailout anger is not anger at the rich, but anger at those unfairly getting rich -- at the taxpayer's expense.
Susan Ferrechio - Retirements give GOP edge in 2012 Senate races
Republican Senate leaders aren't yet measuring the drapes in Majority Leader Harry Reid's Capitol office, but it is looking more likely that the GOP could have a real shot at taking over the majority in the 2012 elections as key incumbents retire and other Democratic lawmakers up for re-election begin to look vulnerable.
Hayley Peterson - Obama ends silence on Libya, warns Gadhafi to end violence
"It's pretty apparent that the White House is being driven by events rather than driving them,"
Byron York - Daniels clarifies, blasts Dems who fled state to stop labor vote
Meeting the press today, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said he needed to clarify what he called confusion over remarks he made Tuesday about budget protests at the state capitol and the decision of Democratic lawmakers to flee the state rather than allow a vote on controversial labor legislation. Read More
Mark Tapscott - Most want U.S. to stay out of Arab unrest, Rasmussen finds
President Obama is evaluating "a full range of options" to address the violent unrest in Libya and has dispatched Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Geneva to try to get peace talks going, but Rasmussen Reports says its latest survey finds that most Americans want this country to steer clear of all the uprisings in the Middle East. Read More
Timothy P. Carney - Obama's top funder also leads the nation in White House visits
Aside from proving that Gov. Scott Walker doesn't really know billionaire David Koch, what did this prank phone call prove? I think Walker's spin is not far from the truth, saying the call "shows that the governor says the same thing in private as he does in public." Read More
David Freddoso - In defense of fake doctors' notes
Yesterday on FOX News, the president of the Milwaukee teachers' union repeatedly ducked the question about the fake sick notes given to teachers at the capitol in Madison: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Read More
David Freddoso - Arab world is partying like it's 1799
You cannot have a successful revolution unless you have men like John Adams, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson -- someone capable of selflessly guiding these peoples toward government by genuine popular consent. Read More
David Freddoso - 'Don't know' leads Texas GOP Senate field
More than half of Texas Republican primary voters are undecided about whom they would nominate to replace retiring Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Tex, according to a Texas Tribune poll released yesterday. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst comes in second at 27 percent, with everyone else (including all of the conservative favorites) in single digits, probably the result of name recognition. Read More
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