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Washington, D.C. – Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) made the following statement about the recent actions taken by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to dispose of homes owned by Fannie and Freddie: “Since arriving in Congress one of my top priorities has been finding ways to re-start the U.S. housing market.  One of the biggest impediments to a housing recovery is that the U.S. government, through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,…

James P. York: Big Media’s Big Palin Problem Posted on August 10 2011 – 4:43 PM – Posted by: Stacy Drake James P. York wrote a great piece over at the American Thinker. He also mentions our great contributor, Whitney Pitcher in the article: Are some things inevitable? Do certain circumstances lend themselves to the unavoidable hand of destiny? Are Washington politicos usually correct when making predictions based upon “conventional…

SarahPAC Releases New Video: Always Proud Posted on August 10 2011 – 4:54 PM – Posted by: Sheya   SarahPAC sent out the following email: Dear SarahPAC Supporter, We are very happy to jump back on the bus for another leg of our “One Nation Tour”! We accept with gratefulness an invitation to meet folks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines this week. The heartland is perfect territory…

[NB: Due to an unhealthy mix of excess drinking and spousal abuse a scheduling error, the final installment of our series was posted before the second-to-last. Needless to say, the offending editor was drawn, quartered and exiled to Siberia respectfully corrected. We regret the error.] It is safe to say that pretty much anyone who reads C4P even occasionally knows that Tammy Bruce is one of, if not the, biggest supporters of…

By Lucy MadisonCBS News Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. At a Town Hall meeting in Arizona on Monday, a group of angry voters rebuked Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., for using the phrase “Tea Party hobbits” in a speech on the Senate floor last month, and demanded that the former presidential candidate issue an apology, according to the East Valley Tribune.   McCain, one of many lawmakers using Congress’ August recess as…

In massive battle of money and organizing, GOP state senators prevail in four of the six districts targeted by Democrats By Tom Curry National affairs writermsnbc.com Democrats failed Tuesday in their effort to gain control of the Wisconsin state senate as Republican incumbents won four of six recall elections. The outcome was a big setback for Democrats, organized labor, and progressive groups who’d sought retribution against six GOP allies of Gov….

Wisconsin Holds the Line The liberal political machine was in full throttle. Millions of dollars in campaign ads streamed on TV. An army of union workers descended on the state in a massive grassroots voter mobilization effort. But when the dust settled, the smoke cleared, and the votes were counted, the conservative majority that swept into Wisconsin last November remained intact last night despite an unprecedented recall effort designed to…

Mark Halperin Pretty Much Runs Away from His “Palin Will Endorse Perry” Tweet in Just 30 Minutes/Open Thread Posted on August 08 2011 – 6:47 PM – Posted by: Ian Lazaran Rick Perry will say something this weekend.  A ton of people re-tweeted this completely speculative tweet from Mark Halperin: Candidate RPerry could end up w/ endorsements from his two friends Palin+Giuliani. That would give him Big Tent cred two…

Many of us have wondered how Barack Obama, a man with no legislative or executive accomplishments, possibly could have been elected president. Of course, one reason he was elected is because the media covered his campaign … prodigiously … and more importantly, they covered for him. Media outlets, our precious fourth estate, blithely served as Obama’s enablers, apologists, and propaganda arm, enthusiastically cheering on the first African American to win a major party nomination, while all-but guaranteeing…

Gallup Finds that Governor Palin Has the Highest “Strongly Favorable” Rating of All the Candidates Among Republican/Republican-Leaning Indies Who Recognize the Candidate/Open Thread Posted on August 09 2011 – 7:14 PM – Posted by: Ian Lazaran According to Gallup, the Governor has the highest “strongly favorable” rating of all the candidates among Republican and Republican-leaning independents who recognize the candidate: Palin: 26% Perry: 24% Bachmann: 22% Rudy: 22% Romney: 17% Here are…