Edward Morrissey

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Can the 113th Congress get anything done?

Eric Cantor seems willing to compromise. Now it's up to Democrats to end the Age of Cliffs

 

Why a government shutdown would help the GOP

After the fiscal-cliff fiasco, Republicans have almost nothing to lose

 

The ghost of Hagel's future

Republicans are pillorying the past of Obama's nominee for defense secretary. His future may be even worse

 

What America's leaders could learn from the Advent

For starters, a little humility

 

You have the right to not pay union dues

Labor groups should have to convince members that their goods and services are worth the price demanded — and not just take the money and run

 

Don't blame guns for Jovan Belcher's murder-suicide

By using guns as a scapegoat, Bob Costas wrongly absolves the NFL of the need to examine the dangerous effects of its violent game

 

The pandering, boneheaded motives behind the payroll tax holiday

Temporarily lowering payroll taxes on American workers failed to stimulate the economy — and ending the holiday promises to invite major political blowback

 

It's time for the GOP to cut a deal on immigration

The electorate has spoken. And if Republicans want to win over Latino voters, conservatives must stop talking about self-deportations and instead devise solutions

 

Spite and revenge is the new hope and change

It's Election Day! And President Obama would like you to vote. Why? "Voting's the best revenge."

 

Why newspaper endorsements don't matter

What happened to "we report, you decide?"

 

Forget foreign policy. This election is about the economy.

Last night's debate won't move the needle. Because for better or worse, voters are laser-focused on jobs and the economy, not Iran and Benghazi

 

Great(ly reduced) expectations

Anyone who tells you that tonight's debate will definitely be a game-changer is guilty of peddling, well, malarkey

 

Joe Biden can't save Barack Obama

The president is blowing it big time — and even a masterful debate performance from his running mate won't be enough to right this ship

 

How Mitt Romney can win the debates

Despite the media's many premature post mortems, the presidential race is actually still quite close

 

In defense of CNN

The most trusted name in news is getting pilloried for publishing details from the late Ambassador Stevens' journal. Critics ought to leave CNN alone

 
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