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Obama Should Call the GOP's Bluff on Taxes
Sometimes the best political move you can make is to give folks exactly what they say they want. It may seem counterproductive to your best interests at first, only to prove beneficial later. That is why it’s time for President Obama to let the Republicans have their tax cut for the rich. It would be…
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Will the North Carolina GOP Choose a Black Leader?
Just a few months after North Carolina Republican Chairman Tom Fetzer asked for the resignation of Michael Steele from the top post at the Republican National Committee, Fetzer is now tending his own resignation, effective in January. The reasons for his departure are less interesting than the issue of succession: Are local Republican organizations buying…
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Who Will Be the Next Black Senator?
For a senator whose noteworthy place in American history is being the guy who replaced a future president by way of a governor who was headed to public scorn (and possibly prison), Roland Burris left the U.S. Senate with an image to remember — and a message to heed. As Burris (D-Ill.) addressed the Senate…
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Memo to the New Black Republicans in Congress
Dear Congressmen-elect, You don’t know me. I don’t live in either of your districts, but — as an American, a Republican and a black man — I think we have enough common interests for you to lend me an ear for a few minutes. I know that there has been a lot of talk about…
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The Perils of Political Equality
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has a horrible reputation for “gaffes” that highlight Republican missteps in the glare of the media. But there was a nugget of truth in his election night comments that many in the mainstream media missed or ignored. American voters are not merely displaying Republican tendencies in 2010 after siding…
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Can President Obama Conjure His Magic Twice?
From The Daily Show to the doughnut shops of America, it looks an awful lot like 2008 all over again — and not just because 1,000 candidates are actively engaged in heated debates across the nation in the quest to control Congress in January. It is because once again, Barack Obama of Illinois is working…
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The Firing of Juan Williams: NPR Got It Wrong
You have to admit: Whether the spectacle is staged or genuine (I lean toward the latter), it is pretty ironic to see the Fox News Channel’s crew of media personalities gang up on National Public Radio in defense of Juan Williams, the man who regularly makes Bill Kristol reach the point of verbal explosion on…
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Nobody Wants a Dull Obama Presidency
By Lenny McAllister Some of the glimpses of President Barack Obama in this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine article reveal a myriad of emotions and regret for acts of both commission and omission so far during his presidential term. For Democrats — especially those currently running away from Obama in their desperate fight for congressional…
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What If Barack Obama Had Met With Michael Steele?
Critics of President Barack Obama have plenty of political fodder, both legitimate and unfair, to knock the administration during these pressing times. However, one of my biggest disappointments with the Obama White House so far does not have its origins in Obamacare or the failed stimulus package. Instead, it stems back to the promise that…
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'One Nation' for Whom?
In name and in theory, the premise is great: “One Nation Working Together.” Initially, the Web site looks the part as well. There is talk of uniting conservatives and moderates, liberals and progressives. There is the common goal of advancing prosperity for all Americans in a manner that is above politics and encompasses citizens from…
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