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Five Stages of McCain
Posted on June 4, 2008
This originally appearing in the Washington Post on February 9, 2008; 12:00 AM As somebody who used to work for Tom DeLay and Denny Hastert, two politicians who have somewhat...
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Honesty, Integrity, Courage
Posted on June 4, 2008
If I were drawing up John McCain campaign slogan, it would be the title of this essay. Honesty: McCain’s reputation for honesty is legendary. He is a straight...
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John McCain’s GOP converts
Posted on June 4, 2008
(This originally appeared in The Politico) I think I know how a Christian convert feels in Saudi Arabia. When I worked for the House Republican leadership during the 2000 presidential...
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Mr. Change and the Same-Old Same-Old
Posted on June 4, 2008
As I sat in the Bloomberg studio, listening to Barack Obama’s stem-winder of a speech, listening to his lilting promises of spending more money on education,...
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Bernanke Gets a Clue
Posted on June 3, 2008
According to the Wall Street Journal, “Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday put the U.S. dollar squarely on the Fed’s radar screen, saying its slide against other currencies has...
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