TH Daily - Aug 9 - Michael Barone, Mike Adams, Star Parker, Ken Blackwell, Salena Zito and more

Make Townhall.com Your Homepage Having trouble viewing this newsletter? CLICK HERE Print this newsletter Forward this email Today's Opinion and News: Monday August 9, 2010

Michael Barone: Republicans Ask 'What Do I Do Now?' Star Parker: "Ground Zero" Mosque is a Mistake Mike Adams: Computer Hackers and Terrorist Backers Ken Blackwell: Frederick Douglass in Annapolis, Philip Reid in the Capitol Lurita Doan: Black Females Crushed by Unemployment Salena Zito: Northeast Revival of GOP? (Continues Below) Carol Platt Liebau: End the Government Entitlement Complex Allen Hunt: Polygamy: The New Growth Stock Ben Cannatti and Ford O'Connell: Indiana GOP Needs State House Control For Redistricting Trifecta Caroline Glick: Israel's Made-in-America Enemies Jim Powell: What Would it Take to Cut Government Spending? Runaway federal spending isn't likely to be brought under control as long as the major entitlements - Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid - remain out of control. Debra J. Saunders: Why Voters Should Tell Sacramento To Bag It There are two kinds of people in California politics: those who want Sacramento to ban plastic grocery bags and those who just want state pols to pass a budget. Bruce Bialosky: California Flails Away Once More

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