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Outside The Box
The Pete Du Pont Commentaries
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Can This Economy Be Saved?
Yes, but government has to reverse its destructive policies. Commentary by Pete du Pont June 23, 2011 Source: The Wall Street Journal America's economy is in the doldrums again. Economic growth is weak—just 1.8% a year in the last quarter. Government spending is...
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Four More Dollars?
The Obama administration wants energy to be scarcer and costlier. Commentary by Pete du Pont May 20, 2011 Source: Wall Street Journal The U.S. Treasury reports that the federal government ran up $870 billion in red ink in the first seven months of this fiscal year....
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Time to Choose
America needs to act fast to get spending and debt under control. Commentary by Pete du Pont April 28, 2011 Source: The Wall Street Journal America is now facing the most difficult governmental choices since the end of World War II, 66 years ago. Back then our debt as...
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A Very Bad Year
And it'll only get worse, unless ObamaCare is repealed or struck down. Commentary by Pete du Pont March 23, 2011 Source: The Wall Street Journal A year ago today President Obama signed into law the broadest, most expensive, most intrusive health-care bill in our...
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Target: ObamaCare
Voters rejected it. Now Republicans must act. Commentary by Pete du Pont January 24, 2011 Source: Wall Street Journal For two years Washington has been moving left - bigger spending, expanding regulation and a continual increase in government debt. In fiscal 2007,...
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Turning America Around
Voters send Republicans to Congress with a mandate for a new direction. Commentary by Pete du Pont December 27, 2010 Source: Wall Street Journal Barack Obama promised to change America, and he did. Federal spending has increased in two years to $3.72 trillion from...
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Delaware’s Decision
A report from the Coons - O'Donnell debate. Commentary by Pete du Pont October 21, 2010 Source: Wall Street Journal Everyone in this state knew that Rep. Mike Castle was going to be our next U.S. senator. He had served as a state legislator, lieutenant governor...
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Finally, Some Hope
Republicans show that they're serious about curbing runaway government. Commentary by Pete du Pont September 29, 2010 Source: The Wall Street Journal How big has the government grown under the Obama administration? "The average level of U.S. government spending as a...
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Stop the Madness!
Stop the Madness Commentary by Pete du Pont August 25, 2010 Source: The Wall Street Journal Summer is almost ended, and Americans are growing more and more skeptical about the coming fall- about our lack of jobs, our bigger and more expensive government, the higher...
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Hillary Clinton for President
The secretary of state could mount a formidable challenge to Obama Commentary by Pete du Pont July 15, 2010 Source: The Wall Street Journal America's economy is failing to produce jobs, increase growth or raise confidence, and it will likely get even worse next year....