NRO Digest: Obama, per usual, has plenty of pictures but no new ideas

- October 24, 2012

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October 24, 2012

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THE EDITORS: Obama, per usual, has plenty of pictures but no new ideas. The President's Ridiculous Pamphlet.

LARRY KUDLOW: You may have heard this before: Slash defense, spend more, and raise taxes. Obama's Little Plan.

J. D. FOSTER: There are definitely no original ideas in the president's pamphlet. Obama Wants to Cut Tax Rates in a Revenue-Neutral Way, Too.

PATRICK BRENNAN: Slick graphics do not a recovery make. Obama's Manufacturing Plan.

JIM GERAGHTY: In Pennsylvania, Tom Smith could be this cycle's most unexpected GOP winner. Common Name, Uncommon Challenger.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: In an age of technocratic elites, national unity is losing its charm. Are We Becoming Medieval?

JONAH GOLDBERG: Early voting doesn't decrease partisanship or give us a "better" electorate. A Vote for Election Day.

MICHAEL TANNER: In their clashes, both Romney and Obama offered little in the way of real fiscal conservatism. Disappointing Debates.

HAROLD HUTCHISON: Multi-decade neglect has sent our Navy into decline -- and Obama has accelerated the trend. Obama's Unready Navy.

MICHELLE MALKIN: Seventh Avenue is mobilized for Pennsylvania Avenue. Obama's Hate-Couture Divas.

IMPROMPTUS: More notes from Jay Nordlinger on a conservative "rock star." Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Part III.

INTERVIEW: Sabrina Schaeffer examines the Left's gender politics and pandering. No War on Women.

KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON: Certainty, economic growth, and less regulation can balance a budget. How Texas Pays the Bills.

KATRINA TRINKO: Indiana's Senate candidate was expressing an acceptable sentiment, awkwardly. Mourdock Isn't Second Akin.

CHARLES C. W. COOKE: Mourdock should be regretful, but he has nothing for which to apologize. The Hijacking of Richard Mourdock.

ROBERT COSTA: Paul Ryan takes the social-mobility mantra to the campaign trail. In Poverty Speech, Ryan Recalls Kemp.

YUVAL LEVIN: The GOP ticket understands the right role of government. Social Mobility and Civil Society.

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