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  1. In Honor of Jim Moran’s Retirement – Yet another Call to End Gerrymandering in the House of Representatives https://redstate.com/repair_man_jack/2014/01/15/in-honor-of…to-end-gerrymandering-in-the-house-of-representatives-n47646
    Therefore, in honor of the retirement of odious Congressman Jim Moran, I again take up the issue of gerrymandering. … Examining the current Congressional maps of most states in the union will convince the observer that these districts were not drawn … The state would still be free to vary the sizes and locations of these polygons within the boundaries of the state, so there would…
  2. The Great GOP Establishment Amnesty Swindle https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2014/01/15/the-great-gop-establishment-amnesty-swindle-n47644
    principles for immigration reform before President Obama’s State of the Union address, aiming to show the GOP is not hostile to legislation … Democrat; B) it is not a net loss with the other 90% of the electorate; and C) the number of new amnestied voters will not create … of narrow special interests, ethnic front groups, the welfare state, and chain migration. …
  3. Explained: The Media's Light Touch Toward Barack Obama https://redstate.com/erick/2014/01/30/explained-the-medias-light-touch-toward-barack-obama-n47747
    I think I now have the prevailing and ultimate theory regarding the media’s light touch toward Barack Obama. … But with the revelation that Mark Murray is married to the FAA Chief of Staff, we need to be more specific. … Murray is the NBC senior political editor who declared the Remsburg story in the State of the Union to be about the God-man Obama himself…
  4. Mark Murray Was Right. Just Not How He Meant It. https://redstate.com/erick/2014/01/30/mark-murray-was-right-just-not-how-he-meant-it-n47743
    Mark Murray, the senior political editor for NBC News, reinforces that image.After the State of the Union address on Tuesday night, … It is, in essence, the essential foundation for all of political reporting in Washington, D.C. by the up and coming members of the … The struggles of taking the Red Line can be compared to the struggles of finding food in Sudan, the struggles of the singles press…
  5. We are all capitalists https://redstate.com/jhayward13/2014/01/29/we-are-all-capitalists-n47740
    President Obama took it to a new level in his State of the Union address, investing just enough effort to sharpen an embarrassing pander … When did it become the business of the American president – chief executive of a limited republic, empowered by the consent of the … rightful property of the State, which is the prophet and executor of the popular will.  …
  6. Open Thread: Everything is a Metaphor https://redstate.com/aarongardner/2014/01/29/open-thread-everything-is-a-metaphor-n48204
    In closing out the State of the Union address President Obama told a story about a hero, a combat veteran who served proudly during … Having not been a member of a cult, I can’t understand the desire to make everything about Obama, even the sacrifice of our veterans … Having been a member of the United States Army, I can relate to those who are offended by the idea that their sacrifice and Obama’s…
  7. Aaron Blake on SOTU and the Race to Replace Tom Coburn https://redstate.com/tex_whitley/2014/01/29/aaron-blake-on-sotu-and-the-race-to-replace-tom-coburn-n47739
    last night’s State of the Union address, a crazy exchange between a GOP Congressman and a reporter and the latest on the race to replace … We hope you enjoy the show. Related Links: State of the Union Coverage Rep. … Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) threatens journalist When the State of the Union was controversial Flurry of GOP responses to State of the Union…
  8. Senator Ted Cruz Reacts to the State of the Union Address https://redstate.com/breeanneh/2014/01/28/senator-ted-cruz-reacts-to-the-state-of-the-union-address-n47735
    President Obama spoke on many issues in his State of the Union address.  However, he left out a few things. … Listen as Senator Ted Cruz lays out what the president conveniently forgot to mention.…
  9. The State of the Republican Party https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2014/01/28/the-state-of-the-republican-party-n47736
    The big story for conservatives is not the President’s State of the Union Address.  … It is the broken state of the Republican Party – the party that is supposed to serve as a bulwark against the poisonous ideas propagated … After a vanilla pudding response to the State of the Union offered by GOP Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers – one which was full…
  10. The Surprising Adventures of Baron Obamahausen https://redstate.com/erick/2014/01/28/the-surprising-adventures-of-baron-obamahausen-n47734
    I did not watch the President’s State of the Union. I read the transcript. … His speech can be summed up succinctly: “My fellow Americans, the state of our union is awesome and we need more government to make … Bush gave his 2006 State of the Union, Americans paid attention.…
  11. The Tea Party Response to the State of the Union https://redstate.com/erick/2014/01/28/the-tea-party-response-to-the-state-of-the-union-n47727
    Mike Lee has the honor of delivering the Tea Party response to the State of the Union tonight. … It’ll be far better than the Republican one, I assure you of that.You can watch it right here at RedState too.…
  12. What President Obama Will Predictably Get Wrong About Global Warming In Tonight’s State of The Union Show https://redstate.com/repair_man_jack/2014/01/28/what-preside…ut-global-warming-in-tonights-state-of-the-union-show-n47732
    This will be evidenced by President Barack Obama’s State of The Union Show to take place amid the hazardous wintery weather forecasted … Since I strongly believe we have followed the current state of Climate Science to precisely the wrong conclusions and are about to … environment in tonight’s State of The Union Show.…
  13. America's top issue https://redstate.com/jhayward13/2014/01/28/americas-top-issue-n47729
    As we roll into the State of the Union address, it is often observed that many of the issues obsessing our political class don’t make … The State of the Union address will contain a long wish list of spending items, with costs soaring into the hundreds of billions of … They still have a lingering appetite for the royal splendor of events like the State of the Union address – which is, more than anything…
  14. The state of the union is divided, troubled and deteriorating https://redstate.com/california_yankee/2014/01/28/the-state-of-the-union-is-divided-troubled-and-deteriorating-n47726
    A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll finds that the state of the union is divided, troubled and deteriorating. … eve of Tuesday’s State of the Union address, more than six-in-10 Americans believe that the nation is headed in the wrong direction … In his article, Murray points out that a number of the issues Obama is expected to raise in the State of the Union address poll well…
  15. A nation of criminals https://redstate.com/jhayward13/2014/01/27/a-nation-of-criminals-n47720
    As expected, one of the big themes for President Obama’s State of the Union speech will be “income inequality.”   … From the Occupy movement to the demonization of the rich embedded in virtually every word of our local newspaper, the San Francisco … , is to greatly expand the power of the State.  …
  16. Heading into Speech, Obama's Approval Numbers Look Dismal https://redstate.com/tex_whitley/2014/01/27/heading-into-speech-obamas-approval-numbers-looks-dismal-n47717
    approval rating, how Obamacare’s rollout has hurt him and what to expect in tomorrow’s State of the Union speech. … We hope you enjoy the show. … Transom The hosts and guests of Coffee and Markets speak only for ourselves, not any clients or employers.…
  17. AFSCME in dues freefall after Wisconsin labor union reforms. https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2014/01/27/afscme-labor-unions-wisconsin-throne-of-skulls-n47716
    The Capital Times reports the latest tax documents available show combined income of American Federation of State, County and Municipal … That was the first full year of the law, called Act 10. … In 2011, the four councils that make up the state organization reported a combined income of $14.9 million.…
  18. Only 37 percent of Americans are confident Obama will make the right decisions https://redstate.com/california_yankee/2014/01/27/only-37-pe…ans-are-confident-obama-will-make-the-right-decisions-n47715
    As Obama prepares to give his fifth (sixth if you count his 2009 non- State of the Union), State of the Union address, it must be sobering … That may be up from 42 percent in November, but this is the first time on the eve of a State of the Union address more Americans rate … The poll has lots of other bad news for Obama: Sixty-two percent say the country is headed “pretty seriously off on the wrong track…
  19. Why Bother? https://redstate.com/erick/2014/01/27/why-bother-n47714
    I am not sure if I will watch the State of the Union address. Why bother? … The State of the Union has become a pointless bit of laundry list stagecrap where everyone in D.C. gets to pretend they like each other … This State of the Union, like Washington itself, promises to be soul sucking gamesmanship made only worse by having to suffer through…
  20. 25 Missouri Union Bosses Who Hate Workplace Freedom https://redstate.com/jasonahart/2014/01/24/25-missouri-union-bosses-who-hate-workplace-freedom-n48200
    Opposition to making Missouri the 25th workplace freedom state is driven by union bosses, who currently have the power to take mandatory … than $150,000 16 of the state’s 50 highest-paid union bosses worked for one union, International Association of Machinists District … Readers can also refer to a list of the 100 highest-paid union bosses in the country.…
  21. Statism: the distilled essence of pessimism https://redstate.com/jhayward13/2014/02/07/statism-the-distilled-essence-of-pessimism-n47804
    Notice Barack Obama’s clumsy effort to steal the “inequality of opportunity” narrative from Republicans during his State of the Union … There’s nothing upbeat about the state of perpetual crisis.   … that Ronald Reagan had of his beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.  …
  22. President Obama Doesn’t Know How to Create Jobs, and a Minimum Wage Increase Won’t Help https://redstate.com/alecstates/2014/02/06/president-obama-doesnt-know-how-to-create-jobs-n48050
    that “the best measure of opportunity is access to a good job.” … As employers are forced to absorb the higher costs of a minimum wage increase, the impact on low-skilled workers will grow. … During his State of the Union address, President Obama chose to use Costco as an example of a company that pays its employees above…
  23. The State of Immigration Reform: Mark Zuckerberg Buys Himself A House Speaker https://redstate.com/repair_man_jack/2014/02/03/the-state-of…n-reform-mark-zuckerberg-buys-himself-a-house-speaker-n47769
    This helps you define what the average unaffiliated voter thinks of the GOP. … The current generous social safety net has the unintended consequence of making low-wage work a waste of any intelligent yet amoral … cheesy and dishonest, Barack Obama could deliver this for his next State of The Union Show.…
  24. The minimum wage: a regressive tax on the poor and young https://redstate.com/jhayward13/2014/02/19/minimum-wage-regressive-tax-poor-young-n48384
    Crucially, so are many union wage and benefit plans – that’s a big reason the Democrat Party, the political arm of Big Labor, is perfectly … Much of the enthusiasm for raising the minimum wage comes from a misunderstanding of who receives it.   … his last State of the Union address?  …
  25. SEIU Executives Issue Ultimatum to Milwaukee Employers https://redstate.com/briansikma/2014/02/18/seiu-executives-issue-ultimatum-milwaukee-employers-n48375
    Contractors for the county government can avoid the requirement they pay workers a minimum of $11.33 per hour if they join the SEIU … Dian Palmer is the president of SEIU Healthcare, the largest single SEIU organization in the state. … Michael Palmer is the president of SEIU Local 150 in Milwaukee and the president of SEIU Joint Council 4.…