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Cutting Off Planned Parenthood: Why It's a Good Thing
Plenty of left-wing politicos and social activists have taken to the streets to denounce the House of Representatives’ recent vote to defund Planned Parenthood in an effort to reduce the federal debt. Those who worry that Americans in underprivileged areas (hot spots for Planned Parenthood) will not receive the family-planning education they need should take…
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The Republican Battle Against the Republic
It is very easy to say that we are in an economic crisis and that there is a need to make changes in government budgets at all levels, from the state capitals to Capitol Hill. Some of the choices involved are tough ones, including those proposed by President Obama in his version of the 2012…
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Obama's Legitimate Call for Economic Patriotism
Conservatives refuse to admit that it has often been politically expedient (and beneficial) to knock President Obama at every turn, regardless of whether the criticism has merit for something other than political sport. This Republican tactic in the media and in Washington — even for ardent conservatives — has become a BORE (Bash Obama, Repeat…
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Where Did Bipartisanship Go?
Despite the spirit of cooperation and the afterglow of recent bipartisan victories by President Barack Obama, some politicians still don’t get it. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is one of them. The Senate majority leader’s decision to avoid reviewing the controversial 2010 health care bill in the Senate stands in contradiction to the political writing on…
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Don't Let Politicians Take Advantage of Tucson
Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will be remembered in Washington for two notable quotes: One was a response to pressure put on President Obama by the Congressional Black Caucus. That quote was short and Anglo-Saxon, starting with the letter “f.” The other quote was simple yet eloquent in its political point: “Never…
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What the Chicago Mayor's Race Says About Black America
If you know anything about Chicago-style politics — particularly when it comes to the open mayoral seat that is available for the first time in more than a generation — you know that having a consensus African-American candidate is important to many black Chicagoans. If you know anything about black America in general, you know…
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Rethinking Barack Obama in Chi-Town
It’s true: Black people are protective of President Barack Obama because he is the first African American to serve as the commander in chief of the United States. It’s not that hard to figure out why that would be the case. Still, I didn’t truly understand the depths of this loyalty until I recently moved…
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Nancy Pelosi: House Wrecker
People want to put a lot of blame for the current conditions of the nation — from the bad economy to the heightened partisanship — on Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. There is certainly a level of truth to that, but perhaps not as much as one would think. In a few weeks,…
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Is Democratic Opposition to Obama Also Racial?
There is the familiar theme: “We oppose the president on his latest legislative initiative.” There is the familiar rhetoric: “The president is spineless and needs to take a stand.” Then there is the face of the opposition: the Republicans on Capitol Hill. But not in this instance. Not with Democrats reversing roles with congressional Republicans…
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