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If this is read as more Washington-politics-as-usual, those Republicans turning the other cheek to impress independents will have made a serious tactical error and face mass defections — and even the possible formation of a third party.

At a House Budget Committee hearing earlier today, Medicare’s Chief Actuary Rick Foster provided a concise, damaging verdict on two key promises of the health care law’s proponents. McCLINTOCK: “True or false: The two principle promises that were made in support of Obamacare were one, that it would hold costs down. True or false?” FOSTER: “I would say false, more so than true.” McCLINTOCK: “The other promise… was the promise that if you like your plan, you can keep it. True or false?” FOSTER: “Not true in all cases.”

Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), who has a history of leading Senate probes into government waste, fraud, and abuse, said such an investigation would likely be taken up by the Republican-controlled House.

Cato Institute scholars Gene Healy, Michael F, Cannon, Benjamin Friedman, Jagadeesh Gokhale, Neal McCluskey, Sallie James, John Samples, Justin Logan, Daniel J. Mitchell and David Rittgers analyze the 2011 State of the Union Address.

The president may call these new initiatives “targeted investments,” but what he means is “more expensive government programs.” That is not a divide that can be bridged by civil rhetoric or rearranging congressional seating.

Democrats lost big in 2010 on the state level, so now they are resorting to theatrics, temper tantrums, shouting and throwing things to obstruct Republicans during a PA State House Rules Committee. If they have legitimate concerns about the rules reforms sponsored by Republican members, they should argue the issue on the floor, not stage a phony protest and media event. One of the libs even tried to invoke the “Tea Party”, saying they would side with the Dems against the “monarchical” Republicans. This is ridiculous; the Tea Party does not support this type of unruly behavior from our elected Representatives! It’s one thing for supporters to rally outside the House and exercise their freedom to assemble, but for the elected officials to try and disrupt the orderly process of governing this way is an embarrassment.

“It will be a model of things to come,” said Dan Pfeiffer, White House communications director. “What you saw with the State of the Union is a warm-up act.”

“Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the confiscation of wealth.” said Alan Greenspan. No wonder Obama and the Democrats love it so. If you want to redistribute the wealth you must first confiscate it.?

So Obama lied? FACT CHECK: Obama and his imbalanced ledger. You read right. The AP writers found that most of what the president said did not add up.

Regardless of his rebound in the polls, Barack Obama is no shoe-in for reelection. Here’s how the GOP can win.