Timothy Noah says that Al Gore's carbon tax idea is catching on. The problem with the carbon tax is that every product made in America will contain the embedded carbon tax from energy companies through the production of every ingredient of the product, just like the income tax. Manufactoring companies and jobs will continue moving to countries with taxes like the VAT that aren't embedded in products sold overseas. Support the FairTax.
Republicans will need all new leadership if they're to get back to the ideals of Reagan and Gingrich. Mike Pence may be a good choice.
Stephen Colbert calls it quits.
Peter Mulhern says Bush should have been more aggressive in Iraq. By worrying about Iraqi politics, we've repeatedly allowed enemies to go free to kill Americans other days.
John Nichols couldn't be more wrong about the Democrat's mandate. Democrat liberalism didn't win this election. Bush liberalism lost it. Thomas Bray points out how this worked in Michigan, where voters voted against Republicans but voted for freedom and limited government on the issues.
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