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FairTax supporters predate Huckabee and are going strong despite media dismissal of the proposal.

Supporters of both flat tax and national sales tax should rally behind the more politically feasible option.

A funny thing happened on the way to the wife of America's first black president being coronated: more than twice as many African-Americans voted for "Mr. Uncommitted" as Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in Tuesday's Michigan primary. Clearly, the recent racial sparring between the Clintons and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has not helped Hillary in the black community. As reported by the Atlantic's…

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Mitt takes Michigan.How do you see Romney's victory last night impacting the campaign? Is there a GOP frontrunner in your mind, or is this race as wide open as it can be? Also, with Mitt getting his first win, how will a Romney-hating media cover the story?

The headline "The Economy Sucks" might be something you'd expect to see in Rolling Stone or on Slate.com, but certainly not in a reputable news magazine, right? Yet, the January 21 issue of Newsweek defied expectations by using that for part of a headline for a one-sided, pro-Bill Clinton view of the economy. The article recalled the 1992 "It's the economy, stupid!" campaign as it tore down…

You don't suppose NewsBusters has become Matt Lauer's guilty pleasure; one having a salubrious effect on his thinking? The Today co-anchor this morning suggested an MSM double-standard on the Dem and GOP races and acknowledged the success of the surge.Matt's guest during the first half-hour was Tim Russert, impressively fresh despite red-eyeing to NYC after moderating last night's Nevada debate…

Are the networks so hard up for good America-bashing stories that they have to recycle something a rival ran five days before?

Why was Good Morning America unprepared when Diane Keaton dropped the f-bomb?

Don't you just love it when The Washington Post lays bare its bias for all to see? Today's lead editorial scolds those naughty Democrats, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, for slinging mud at each other, and pleads with them to "move the discussion to a higher plane" for the sake of the Party. Heaven forbid the Party should tear itself apart months before a presidential election! Can you…

Asked by Katie Couric Tuesday night why having Republicans dominate the Michigan GOP primary, as opposed to independents and Democrats, is bad for John McCain, CBS's Bob Schieffer didn't cite any of McCain's views -- such as on immigration, tax cuts and freedom of speech -- where he's out of sync with most Republicans. Instead of realizing how McCain is too liberal for many conservatives who are…