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A Ton of Bricks

Illegal immigration is the key issue in the race, and should five-term incumbent Rep. Chris Cannon of Provo lose to a restrictionist challenger, look for House Republicans to dig in their heels and block any bill that creates a path to citizenship for illegal aliens.

Incumbents Under Fire By John Fund

The anti-pay-raise activists aren’t satisfied. They say the episode simply revealed how arrogant and out of touch legislative leaders are on a variety of fronts.

GOP OKs deal on tax cuts By Amy Fagan

This is a BIG deal for all because it will keep the economy perking right alone.

House Arrest BY JAY COST

The biggest type of stumbling block is the systematic underestimation of evidence that cuts against their arguments. At best, many facts of importance, like 2004’s 98.8% incumbent retention rate or 2006’s incredibly low 4.6% incumbent retirement rate, are mentioned only to be unceremoniously dismissed.

White Guilt and the Western Past BY SHELBY STEELE

The idea that we can surgically kill/capture a terrorist with disturbing the furniture in a house or have any collateral damage is nonsensical. We fight a ‘politically correct’ war while the terrorist know no bounds to the atrocities they commit.

Immigrants Are Everywhere BY BRENDAN MINITER

There is no stronger advocate for sealing the borders now in Congress than Rep. Tom Tancredo. And usually he couches his arguments in the familiar terms of lost jobs, general lawlessness and the “cost” of having 11 million illegal immigrants in this country.

Dog the Swag BY PETE DU PONT

Splitting up the swag (”booty, money, valuables”) seems to be what the congressional Republican Party is about.

Flirting With Disaster John Fund

Will 2006 be for Republicans what 1994 was for Democrats?

The Minority Maker Editorial Wall Street Journal

The clever GOP strategy for defeat in November.

Help (Very Much) Wanted

Employers are on enough of a hiring spree that some Wall Street economists of the Keynesian persuasion are fretting over wage-push inflationary pressures.