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The liberal media should have pushed for this years ago In the last eight years, the liberal media’s call for more gun control has backfired. Even as the media have echoed the narrative of the Democrats following every violent incident involving a firearm, the American people have rejected their propaganda. Purchasing a gun requires a background check through an FBI database, so that measure is an indication of the trend for buying guns. Here’s what it tells us: In 2009, the first year of the 44th president, there were just over 14 million background checks run through the FBI system....

Link to poll at pollcode.com (Republican Primary) I stumbled upon this poll when I was doing a google search on recent poll results for the Republican presidential primary. Amazing the things one finds while looking up other things. Anyway, I am a huge Cain supporter, but there are quite a few candidates I would be proud to support should they be the ultimate nominee. In this poll, it seems that Sarah Palin is leading Cain by 462 votes to 210. I like Sarah, but I just doubt she is going to run, but if she does I believe she...

A few weeks ago I posted the question regarding Newt as a potential Presidential candidate.This week, as the result (or consequence) of a brief conversation with a scale master in Pennsylvania, the idea of Tom Ridge for 2008 was developed.He left Gov. of Pa. in relatively good graces ... he has (as far as I know) good paper ... he had a successful? stint as the first Homeland Security Director ... Marine (notice I did not say ex-marine ... Semper Fi!) ...And now the time comes to throw this out into (out into?) FreeRepublic.I'm inclined to like Ridge as a...

2008: Gingrich at the Gate Newsweek Jan. 17 issue - George W. Bush has four years to go, but Republicans are already jockeying to succeed him. The first officially unofficial GOP hopeful for 2008? Newt Gingrich. The former House speaker has been plotting a comeback; now comes the obligatory political manifesto. In "Winning the Future," he lays out his top five priorities for the country. (No. 1: defeat terrorists.) He sets down easy-on-the-details plans to save Social Security, overhaul health care, promote English for immigrants and bring God back into public life. It's a campaign book if there ever was...