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Message to Mitt: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats.
By LAWRENCE KUDLOW, Special to the Sun
February 3, 2012
That great phrase was coined by the late Jack Kemp, who believed that growth and opportunity for all is the answer to poverty. Kemp believed it was the answer to all things economic. And he was right. The best anti-poverty program is the one that…
How the Mufti of Jerusalem Once Impacted America’s Presidential Election — and Could Do So Again
By RAFAEL MEDOFF, Jewish Telegraphic Agency
February 1, 2012
WASHINGTON — A Palestinian mufti has called for violence against Jews, Prime Minister Netanyahu is demanding Palestinian leaders disavow him, and America's presidential race could be affected. That could be the lead sentence of a news report from last…
Why Gingrich Floundered in Florida
By R. EMMETT TYRRELL, Jr., Special to the Sun
January 31, 2012
Ah, yes, Newt Gingrich did in the last days of the Florida primary precisely what I predicted he would do. He hurled wild charges at Mitt Romney that suggested Newt was losing his grip. He charged Romney with lying and falling into the hands of George…
State of Obama Begs for a Challenger Like Mitch Daniels or Jeb Bush
By CONRAD BLACK, Special to the Sun
January 31, 2012
I cannot have been the only person who found President Obama’s State of the Union message and much of the indulgence of it, even by serious commentators, worrisome. The president was correct that “too many of our institutions have let us down.” He…
The Truth About Ray Kelly
Editorial of The New York Sun
January 30, 2012
History is filled with examples of law enforcement and intelligence officials overreaching during moments of perceived national security crisis. In the 1970s, the Church Committe investigated both the F.B.I. and C.I.A. for spying on the political…
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Romney Resisting Reform
Editorial of The New York Sun
January 26, 2012
Governor Romney’s exchange with Lawrence Kudlow in which the governor resisted talk of a gold standard is an important moment in this campaign. It was aired on CNBC yeserday. It reminds us of an exchange we had some years ago with Milton Friedman. At…
Karl Rove’s Next Move
Editorial of The New York Sun
January 25, 2012
An Elizabeth Warren fund-raising email has reached us outlining the pact she has struck with Scott Brown, her opponent in the senatorial race at Massachusetts. The deal is, she says, “aimed at keeping advertising by Wall Street, Karl Rove, and other…
The Gingrich-Paul Flirtation
Editorial of The New York Sun
January 24, 2012
The shrewdest question of at Tampa last night will, we predict, prove to be when Brian Williams turned to Congressman Ron Paul and asked him point blank: “Would you support a Newt Gingrich as nominee of the GOP?” The libertarian from Texas didn’t miss…
OPINION ›
William Jefferson Gingrich
By R. EMMETT TYRRELL, Jr., Special to the Sun
January 25, 2012
How long have I been saying it? At least for 15 years, but in private I have been aware of it longer. Newt Gingrich is conservatism’s Bill Clinton, but without the charm. He has acquired wit but he has all the charm of barbed wire. Newt and Bill are…
CONRAD BLACK: A Comeback of Nixonian, If Not Lazarene, Proportions Warrants a Low Bow To Gingrich
Romney Could Hit Problems at Florida Over His Stand on Medicare
By IRA STOLL, Special to the Sun
January 23, 2012
With the Republican presidential candidates headed to retiree-heavy Florida in advance of its January 31 primary, expect the debate about Medicare, the federal health care program for the elderly, to heat up. If voters start focusing on the issue…
