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Outside The Box
The Pete Du Pont Commentaries
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Four More Years?
If you think the first Obama term has been bad, just wait. Commentary by Pete du Pont May 28, 2012 Source: The Wall Street Journal Before being elected in 2008, Barack Obama said: "We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America."...
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A Choice, Not an Echo
There are big differences between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Commentary by Pete du Pont April 29, 2012 Source: The Wall Street Journal As the presidential election is just over six months away and both parties have chosen their candidates, the campaign is now fully...
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The Anti-Energy President
He really meant it when he said prices would "skyrocket." Commentary by Pete du Pont March 29, 2012 Source: The Wall Street Journal Our America today is very different from the America of some years ago. Government spending is greatly increased, as is the regulation...
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The Pros and Cons of Hillary
Why she might want to run for vice president—and why she might not. Commentary by Pete du Pont January 31, 2012 Source: The Wall Street Journal "Look, it's the one thing, I think, that the Democrats could do to nearly guarantee Obama re-election," Bill Keller of the...
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President Obama’s Slip
Pete du Pont explains what President Obama’s slip in the polls means to the GOP hopefuls. Commentary by Pete du Pont December 27, 2011 Source: Wall Street Journal The Iowa Republican presidential candidate debate was very well done. Fox News people had good questions,...
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Bye Bye Biden?
Why Obama may be eyeing Mrs. Clinton for the 2012 ticket. Commentary by Pete du Pont November 25, 2011 Source: Wall Street Journal The coming political year, with presidential, House and Senate elections, will be one of the most interesting (and important) ones we...
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No More Years
No More Years Commentary by Pete du Pont October 21, 2011 Source: Wall Street Journal Just two years ago it seemed highly unlikely that Barack Obama would turn out to be a one-term president. But looking at voters' frustrations with our continuing economic problems...
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More of the Same Old Change
Obama's latest economic proposals are just like the earlier ones, only worse. Commentary by Pete du Pont September 30, 2011 Source: The Wall Street Journal In the last few years, as promised, the Obama administration has fundamentally transformed America. Our country...
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Change for the Worse
Just as he promised, Obama has fundamentally transformed America. Commentary by Pete du Pont August 19, 2011 Source: Wall Street Journal The Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. debt is the latest fruit of the Obama administration's big government policies. Ask...
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The Antidote for Socialism
We'll have to wait for 2012, because this administration won't administer it. Commentary by Pete du Pont July 27, 2011 Source: The Wall Street Journal Last year I wrote that the enactment of ObamaCare meant "the Europeanization of America is coming to pass, for...