Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
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Sham
Posted on June 1, 2011
The Democrats called it a sham vote. Yesterday, the House voted down an increase in the debt ceiling. The President asked for such a vote, and the Speaker complied. But...
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Rolling Thunder
Posted on May 31, 2011
Riding my rented bike through the crowd of motorcyclists over the weekend provoked two thoughts: My bike was no match for their hogs, and my shorts and tee-shirt didn’t quite...
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Thanks to the Few
Posted on May 27, 2011
“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.” Dwight Eisenhower, the last general to...
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Oprah the Capitalist
Posted on May 26, 2011
Without Oprah Winfrey, there would be no President Obama. And Republicans should be okay with that. Let me explain. While Oprah campaigned for Barack Obama in the last election, that...
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Lessons Learned
Posted on May 25, 2011
Republicans can’t help but learn a few lessons from their loss last night in the New York 26 race. They have had a hard time winning special elections, especially in...
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