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The article discusses several ideas for health-care reform that Republicans in the U.S. Congress have articulated including a proposal by Senators Mike Enzi and Tom Coburn to make employees' health insurance portable, and Representative Lamar Smith's championing of medical-liability reform.

The article notes criticisms of the 2010 U.S. Affordable Care Act (ACA) voiced by labor unions UNITE-HERE, the Teamsters, and Food and Commercial Workers, and maintains that Republicans in Congress should respond by offering conservative alternatives to the ACA.

The author's views are presented regarding political scandals in the U.S. as of June 2013 under the leadership of U.S. President Barack Obama, with information on public opinion, corrupt practices by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and forecasting for the 2014 congressional election.

The author discusses the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and presents his opinion regarding the challenges of implementing the health care legislation.

The author presents his thoughts on the U.S. budget under President Barack Obama, stating that Republicans should allow Obama to enact the spending cuts he wants and then use Congressional oversight hearings to hold cabinet secretaries accountable for their policies.

The author presents his thought on a bipartisan U.S. immigration reform proposal and argues that U.S. President Barack Obama should support the bill as it stands rather than try to revise it with his own political views.

The article presents the author's views regarding the second term of U.S. President Barack Obama after his re-election in 2012, with political forecasting for his administration, the need for bipartisan compromise, and a comparison of presidential powers in the first and second term.

The author presents his thoughts on U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, stating that Boehner has handled U.S. budget negotiations well and maintained unity among congressional Republicans while debating U.S. President Barack Obama over the fiscal cliff, a set of 2013 tax increases and spending cuts.

The article cites the example of former U.S. President George W. Bush's second term in office to illustrate the Congressional opposition re-elected presidents can encounter to their agendas, and maintains that President Barack Obama must accommodate Congressional Republicans to some degree if an agreement on fiscal policy is to be reached before the end of 2012.

The author examines the campaign strategies of U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney leading up to the 2012 U.S. presidential election, suggesting that Romney's television advertisements showcase his plans for job creation while Obama is unlikely to stop Romney's momentum.

The author draws upon questionable results of public-opinion polls prior to the 1980 and 2004 U.S. presidential elections to support his contention that polls indicating President Barack Obama leads Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney weeks before the November, 2012 election may not be accurate.

The author cites several of what he says are misleading political advertisements from the re-election campaign of U.S. President Barack Obama to support his view that Obama frequently uses falsehoods to attack political opponents and promote his own record.

The article discusses the reelection campaign of U.S. President Barack Obama, arguing that Obama has made statements about the wealthy, business, and the U.S. economy which have offended voters and arguing that Obama's attendance at fundraisers and advertisements have not increased his public approval.

The author argues that citizen-led nonprofit organizations which support U.S. military members, such as Karen Guenther's Semper Fi Fund and Robin Kelleher's Hope for the Warriors group, are examples of the U.S. patriotism that U.S. Declaration of Independence signer Benjamin Rush spoke about.

The author argues that the U.S. presidential campaign of 2012 presumptive U.S. Republican Party presidential nominee Mitt Romney was closing the gap between its finances and those of the campaign of incumbent U.S. president Barack Obama as of June 21, 2012.

The author maintains that U.S. President Barack Obama could benefit politically if the Supreme Court strikes down the health-care-reform measure he signed into law in 2010 by adopting a more centrist stance on the issue of health care, but doubts that he will.

The author attributes Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's victory in a June 5, 2012 recall election to the effectiveness among Republican political operatives in registering voters and prompting them to vote, and suggests Republicans will enjoy similar success during the 2012 presidential election campaign.

The author presents his thoughts on the electoral strategy of presumptive 2012 U.S. Republican Party U.S. presidential nominee Mitt Romney as of May 23, 2012.

The author describes several events during May 2012 including disclosure that the U.S. economy created just 115,000 new jobs in April 2012 and U.S. President Barack Obama's policy shift concerning gay marriage that the author says indicates Obama's re-election campaign has gotten off to a difficult start.

The author maintains that U.S. President Barack Obama's bailout of the automobile industry involved imposing on car-makers General Motors and Chrysler thousands of layoffs and billions of dollars in debt, outcomes that Obama has accused Republican presidential candidate MItt Romney of fostering during his career in venture capital.

The author argues that the U.S. media held a double standard for the campaign tactics of former U.S. president George W. Bush in 2004 and incumbent U.S. president Barack Obama in 2012 concerning the use of military victories in televised campaign commercials.

The author notes U.S. President Barack Obama's shifting rationale for proposed higher taxes on millionaires, known as the Buffett Rule, and says Republicans can argue effectively against the plan by pointing out it is an ill-timed tax increase that would do little to address the nation's budget deficit.

The author rebuts claims in a film released by the re-election campaign of U.S. President Barack Obama, including the statement that U.S. car makers have repaid all federal bailout money provided to them, and the claim that upon taking office Obama inherited the worst economy since the Great Depression.

The author argues that the campaign fundraising trends for the campaign to re-elect incumbent U.S. president Barack Obama as of mid-March 2012 reveal a lack of enthusiasm for Obama among many members of the U.S. Democratic Party.

The article criticizes U.S. President Barack Obama for what the author discerns is a record of imposing mandates aimed at benefiting one constituency, but paid for by others.

This article offers predictions for political activities in the U.S. in 2012.

The author comments on the emergence of Newt Gingrich as the leading U.S. Republican presidential candidate in spite of his lack of campaign organization in Iowa and most other states.

The author comments on the re-election strategy of U.S. President Barack Obama, which involves mixing the campaign rhetoric of former Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman.

The author criticizes U.S. President Barack Obama for his being energetic at campaigning, but lethargic at governing as evidenced by his stalling on the highway bill since 2009.

The author criticizes the move by U.S. Democrats to identify with the Occupy Wall Street protest movement of 2011, claiming that the strategy risks alienating independents and blue-collar voters.

The author comments on the political stimulus plan of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama which includes the allocation of 447 billion U.S. dollars for job creation, the reduction in the tax of the Social Security payroll, and the increase in the taxes paid by wealthy people

The author comments on criticisms raised against the leadership of U.S. President Barack Obama, and discusses its implications for the democracy and the ability of the U.S. public to elect efficient political leaders.

The author comments on the successes attained by U.S. House Speaker John Boehner such as his opposition to the clean debt-ceiling proposal by U.S. President Barack Obama in August 2011.

The author comments on the failure of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to maximize the opportunities associated with the depressing economic reports that he heard in the first week of August 2011 such as the decline in the credit rating of the country.

The author asserts that the Republican Party should take its case regarding the debt-ceiling debate to the people in the hope of earning a mandate in the U.S. presidential elections in 2012.

The author criticizes the manner in which U.S. President Barack Obama is handling the debt-ceiling problem and argues that Obama has governed as an incompetent liberal.

The author suggests ways for a Republican presidential candidate to defeat the re-election bid of U.S. President Barack Obama in 2012, including challenging the president's policies, actions and leadership.

The author criticizes the health care reform law signed by U.S. President Barack Obama by examining its rising costs, which could result in tens of millions of insured people losing their current coverage.

The author criticizes the failure of U.S. President Barack Obama to send Congress a plan to strengthen Medicare's finances, despite the fact that he has been legally obliged to propose a reform.

The author examines how the Republicans can win the debate over the debt ceiling in the U.S.

The author comments on the lack of seriousness on the part of U.S. President Barack Obama about cutting government spending and that the Republican Party will benefit from the budget debate.

The author defends the slow start of the presidential contest for the U.S. Republican Party and criticizes the claim of the Democrats that the slow-forming Republican presidential race would benefit the re-election bid of President Barack Obama.

The author reflects on the implications of Internet-centric political campaigns driven by changes in where people get election information for U.S. politics as of March 2011.

The author comments on the protest of Wisconsin teachers against Governor Scott Walker's efforts to require public employees to increase contributions to their retirement and health-insurance plans and end their collective-bargaining power to negotiate for higher benefits, and the support being given by U.S. President Barack Obama to the workers.

The author refutes the assertion by Democrats that Republicans in the U.S. Congress cannot repeal the ObamaCare law citing the Budget Act of 1974 as containing a reconciliation process in which the House and Senate Budget Committees can direct other committees to make changes in mandatory spending such as the ObamaCare with only a simple majority.

The author reports on the political controversies surround the issue to repeal ObamaCare in the U.S.

The author argues that the decision of the Republican-dominated U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the start of a Republican offensive on health care.

The author encourages the Republican-dominated U.S. House of Representatives to oppose provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health policies under the ObamaCare health reforms, that are used by the government of U.S. President Barack Obama to punish political enemies and reward allies.

The author criticizes U.S. President Barack Obama for his habit of blaming others to justify his policy choices.

The author offers views regarding the persistent demand of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the extension of tax cuts only for those who make less than 250,000 U.S. dollars.