Posts Tagged ‘America’
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The War on Bacon
Posted on August 4, 2011
An interesting story caught my eye in the New York Times today, about the rise of a radical right-wing group in, of all places, Sweden. Swedes are concerned that they...
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Scaring Seniors Backfires
Posted on August 3, 2011
The President turns 50 tomorrow, which is a big deal, especially to the President’s fundraisers, who are doing their best to milk it for all it is worth. Apparently, they...
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Boehner Is In Fine Shape
Posted on July 27, 2011
John Boehner is doing an exceptional job as Speaker under extraordinarily tough times. When I first started working in Congress, Tom Foley had just taken over from Jim Wright as...
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The Limits of the Bully Pulpit
Posted on July 26, 2011
President Obama has not been shy lately in trying to use the power of the bully pulpit to get his way on Capitol Hill. It is not clear that his...
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The Power of One
Posted on July 25, 2011
It is awfully hard to comprehend what happened in Norway over the weekend. How could one man do so much damage in the name of Christianity? How could that one...
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