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Stories by Henry Clay

Henry Clay is the pseudonym of an employee of the US government.

Post-Westboro: Palin Plays the Victim

Henry Clay wrote on March 3rd, 2011 at 8:21 am

Yesterday, Sarah Palin spun the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Westboro Baptist case, calling for courts to allow more religious expression in public life.  more

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The Left Won’t Drop the Blame Game

Henry Clay wrote on January 11th, 2011 at 12:19 pm

A new poll finds that 6 in 10 Americans do not attribute the massacre in Arizona to divisive political rhetoric. Will the left get the message?  more

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Obama’s Eagles Shout-Out

Henry Clay wrote on December 30th, 2010 at 1:33 am

Does Obama really think Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, hired convicted felon Mike Vick because of a commitment to social justice?  more

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Congress Grandstands Over Christmas

Henry Clay wrote on December 16th, 2010 at 3:42 pm

Sen. DeMint claims pushing the START vote at Christmas is sacrilegious, while Dems are labeling the GOP’s delay on the omnibus anti-Christian. Who cares?  more

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A Bad Day for Obama’s Health Mandate

Henry Clay wrote on December 13th, 2010 at 6:29 pm

Get ready for Democrats to attack the ruling striking down the individual mandate as an act of conservative judicial activism.  more

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Obama’s Tax Cut Damage Control Flops

Henry Clay wrote on December 7th, 2010 at 3:31 pm

One day after the announcement of a tax cut extension, President Obama has his hands full trying to calm his base.  more

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Conrad Goes Chicken-Hawk on Deficit

Henry Clay wrote on November 17th, 2010 at 7:26 am

Dem Senator Kent Conrad has made it clear that many politicians will just have to risk their seats to back tough budget cuts. But don’t expect him to do the same.  more

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Deficit Panel Critics Shrink from Hard Choices

Henry Clay wrote on November 11th, 2010 at 1:53 pm

Conservatives are right to treat the deficit commission’s proposals with caution. But many of their criticisms are missing the mark.  more

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Just Wait Until 2012

Henry Clay wrote on November 2nd, 2010 at 4:40 pm

Looking ahead to 2012, the one thing we can be sure of is that, just as in this year, the pundits and experts will end up being surprised.  more

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Cargo Bomb Plot: We Do Have Something to Fear

Henry Clay wrote on October 30th, 2010 at 3:30 pm

Stewart and Colbert believe Americans irrationally fear Islamic terrorism. After this week’s cargo bomb plot maybe Americans aren’t so crazy after all.  more

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We’re Cutting to Make Government Better

Henry Clay wrote on October 15th, 2010 at 4:03 pm

John Boehner has promised to slash spending if the GOP retakes the House. Just as important though is explaining to voters how spending cuts will benefit them.  more

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Christine O’Donnell’s Phony Populism

Henry Clay wrote on October 5th, 2010 at 3:52 pm

In addition to telling us she’s not a witch, Christine O’Donnell’s new ad shows the underlying contempt for the citizenry that is part of Palinite populism.  more

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Don’t Blame Castle for the GOP’s Missteps

Henry Clay wrote on September 14th, 2010 at 10:37 am

Conservatives are rightly angry over the GOP’s failure to enact conservative reforms during the Bush years. But purging moderates like Mike Castle isn’t the answer.  more

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Pulling the Plug on Political Dynasties

Henry Clay wrote on September 9th, 2010 at 5:34 am

Murkowski’s decision to keep running for the Senate seat handed to her by her father is further evidence of the political careerism voters have come to despise.  more

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The NRSC’s Wasted Millions

Henry Clay wrote on August 26th, 2010 at 5:45 pm

The NRSC’s decision to send help to Sen. Murkowski, while ignoring more conservative candidate Joe Miller, highlights the trouble with the organization.  more

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Our Imperial Judiciary

Henry Clay wrote on August 20th, 2010 at 9:01 am

Several generations of lawyers now believe that the federal judiciary exists primarily as a bulwark against overbearing majorities.  more

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Team Obama Blames Washington

Henry Clay wrote on August 10th, 2010 at 12:16 pm

A new Vanity Fair article, describing how Rahm Emanuel hopes to transcend partisan politics, should score high on the unintentional comedy scale.  more

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Whatever Happened to “Enforcement First”?

Henry Clay wrote on August 4th, 2010 at 11:41 am

Instead of focusing on enforcing our immigration laws, Sen. Graham is attacking birthright citizenship. The GOP should not follow him off this cliff.  more

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How the Tea Party Could Save the GOP

Henry Clay wrote on July 30th, 2010 at 3:30 pm

FF Symposium: A libertarian Tea Party could be the tip of the spear for a Republican revival instead of the conservative deadweight Jonathan Rauch foresees.  more

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The Media’s Imaginary Gay Marriage Ban

Henry Clay wrote on July 9th, 2010 at 8:23 am

In their analysis of Thursday’s federal district court ruling on DOMA, the media forgot one important detail: there is no federal ban on gay marriage.  more

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