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Labels in Politics
I am conflicted: I’ve always thought of myself as a liberal but now I’m wondering if I’m a conservative. I’m wondering even more if these labels are getting in our way. A Presidential candidate, a...
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It is easy to predict doom
It is easy to predict doom and yet, now politically, impossible not to. From the beginning of Obama’s administration, the Republicans made quite clear (McConnell: “The single most important thing we...
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I am Thankful for our Lobbyists
This Thanksgiving season I am thankful for our lobbyists and the politicians who kowtow, I mean evaluate carefully their very sensible ideas. The latest flap is over what constitutes a serving of...
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StoryBoard Scene 1: Herman holding hands
StoryBoard Scene 1: Have Herman Cain seen holding hands with his wife. StoryBoard Scene 2: Have Herman announce that he will hold a “meeting” with his wife to make a decision on his campaign....
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Caro’s The Passage of Power
I am stunned that I remain so naive about politics after being alive so many years and reading so many books. For example, it has finally sunk in that my vote is worth less than someone’s in Delaware...
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Five Chiefs
Five Chiefs is, for me, a perfect book: it gives both perspective and the particular, it is erudite but carries it lightly, it is a memoir by a man who accomplished much but it is mostly about other...
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It Always Makes Sense
We have taken it on the chin this week. People, I know, are trying to make sense of the horrific bombing on Monday. How could someone chance the killing of children just to make their protest? If, and...
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Did the Framer’s Have This in Mind?
If you listen to the “originalists” on the Supreme Court, particularly Justices Scalia and Thomas, you would think that the Framers of our constitution had the last and best word on just about...
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If I Were a Gun Devotee
If I were a gun devotee, I would: insist on 100% back ground checks because, knowing how guns can be misused, I wouldn’t want anybody to get hurt thoughtlessly – or with intent. insist that prospective...
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Jefferson to Adams
On July 4th I make it a habit to read from the letters of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson to each other. These letters are rightfully famous. Some are just casual ‘hellos’ but many, like the one I read...
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