2010 ELECTIONS

>> A LOOK BACK AT THE YEAR IN POLITICS (DEC. 2010)


>> VOTING STATS FOR 2010 MIDTERMS (NOV. 2010)




>> NEWT GRINGRICH LAYS OUT A LONG TERM POLITICAL PLAN (NOV. 2010)



>> DEMOCRATIC FALLOUT (CNN)

>> TEA PARTY TIDAL WAVE


>> HOUSE BLOWOUT, WHAT HAPPENED? (CNN)



>> OBAMA RESPONDS TO ELECTION NIGHT



>> ERIC CANTOR RESPONDS TO REPUBLICAN VICTORY
Republicans generally have a hard time specifying what programs they will cut to bring government spending under control. Eric Cantor doesnt do much better.



>> JOHN BOEHNER RESPONDS TO ELECTION SUCCESS



>> (OCT., 2010) MONEY AND DEMOCRAY


>> (Sept. 20, 2010) Utah Senatorial Debate (KUED)

>> (Sept. 2010) AMBITIOUS "YOUNG GUNS" SHAKEUP GOP (NPR)

>> (SEPT. 2010) TEA PARTY WAS UNDERESTIMATED (NPR)

>> (Sept. 2010) FORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NEWT GINGRICH BLASTS THE DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT (CNN STORY)

>> (Sept. 2010) SARA PALIN IN IOWA... "No one comes to Iowa by accident" (AP Video)

>> (Sept. 2010) TEAPARTY SUCCESS MAY HURT THE GOP (Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post)

>> RIGHT WING GOP LEADERS SLAM THE DEMOCRATS (CNN)

>> TEA PARTY GAINS CLOUT FOR 2012 (POLITICO)


>> GALLUP POLL PUTS TERRORISM AND THE NATIONAL DEBT AS AMERICANS TOP WORRIES (JUNE, 2010)

>> CALIFORNIA ADOPTS WIDE-OPEN PRIMARY FOR 2011, COULD SIGNAL BIG POLITICAL SHIFT
See NY Times Story (June, 2010)

>> OREGON'S INDEPENDENT PARTY ORGANIZES HISTORY'S FIRST TOTALLY ONLINE PRIMARY
See Story in the Oregonian (August 2010)

>> REPUBLICAN MORGAN PHILPOT WILL RUN AGAINST MATHESON FOR UTAH'S 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Philpot's website
Matheson's Website

>> MIKE LEE WINS REPUBLICAN PRIMARY (JUNE, 2010)
See story from deseret news

>> IN OPEN PRIMARY, FEAR OF PARTY CRASHING (NY TIMES)JUNE 2010

>> WHITE HOUSE OFFERS SESTAK A POSITION TO DROP OUT OF ELECTION

THE FEDERAL BUDGET

>> 30 YEARS OF DEFICIT DEBATE


>> DEBT COMISSION'S INITIAL REPORT



>> FORMER REAGAN OBM DIRECTOR TALKS BUDGET AND CUTS (NOV. 2010)



>> DEBT COMMISSION MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS (CNN)

>> CANDIDATES WILL NOT COMMIT TO WHICH PART OF THE BUDGET THEY WILL CUT (GOP CANDIDATE MIKE KELLY)


>> (SEPT., 2010)


>> (AUGUST, 2010) WHAT OBAMA GOT RIGHT AND WHAT HE GOT WRONG ON THE DEFICIT

>> (AUGUST, 2010) OBAMA'S TAX COMMISSION HAMPERED BY CAMPAIGN PROMISE

>> (AUGUST, 2010) MORE ON OBAMA'S DEBT PANEL

>> (AUGUST, 2010) OBAMA'S TAX POLICY DILEMMA(click here for story)




>> (MARCH,2010) HOW 1 $TRILLION HIDES IN PLAIN SIGHT

>> (AUGUST 2010) WHO OWNS THE U.S. DEBT? (CNBC SLIDE SHOW)
(click through 17 slides for a break down of U.S. debt ownership)

>> WAYS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT CAN REDUCE WASTEFUL SPENDING (CNBC SLIDE SHOW)



>> (FEB, 2010)OBAMA ANNOUNCES DEFICIT COMMISSION:



>> The Obama adminstration announced the federal budget for 2011, a staggering 3.8 trillion!!

>> DUST UP OVER THE USE OF TARP FUNDS:


>> BIG BLOATED GOVERNMENT



>> (FEB. 2010) OBAMA'S KEYNESIAN ECONOMICS