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The enemy is not just terrorism. It is the threat posed specifically by Islamist terrorism, by Bin Ladin and others who draw on a long tradition of extreme intolerance within a minority strain of Islam that does not distinguish politics from religion, and distorts both. – John Cornyn

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By the Obama administrations reasoning, it would be constitutionally permissible to make Americans purchase nearly any product (broccoli, gym membership) that improved their health and thereby contributed to lower health-care costs. – John Cornyn

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If Obamacare is allowed to stand – and Congress is allowed to make the purchase of government-endorsed health insurance compulsory – there will be no meaningful limit on Washingtons reach into the lives of the American people. That is certainly not what the Founders intended. – John Cornyn

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Raising taxes is the last thing we should do amid the weakest economic recovery since World War II. Unfortunately, even if we avoid the full Taxmageddon scenario, President Obamas health care law also contains a new surtax on investment that will take effect in 2013. – John Cornyn

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A wise nation should cultivate a political spirit that allows opponents to cooperate without fearing an automatic execution from their core supporters. Who knew that the real rogues in American politics would be the ones who dare to get along? – Jon Meacham

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A political convention is just not a place where you come away with any trace of faith in human nature. – Murray Kempton

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