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Have We Forgotten How to Be Americans?
(The Root) — I don’t know about you, but that was a close one! All those weeks and months we heard about “the fiscal cliff,” but to get that close to it — on New Year’s Eve, no less — only to find out that, heck, we can put off this whole “going over the…
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Are We There Yet, GOP?
(The Root) — I am certain at some point during the past 18 months you found yourself feeling like that kid riding in the backseat of the family car on what is supposed to be the “great adventure” to “someplace special.” But the only thing you can muster after about 15 minutes is, “Are we…
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Here's How Romney Should Debate Obama
(The Root) — The first presidential debate is finally here, and the once-nervous chatter of many inside the GOP has turned to outright groans about the state of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. From Peggy Noonan to Joe Scarborough to George Will, conservatives (myself included) have become increasingly anxious about a campaign in which the optics,…
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Working to Understand the Welfare Debate
(The Root) — There continues to be vigorous debate between the Obama administration and supporters of the work mandate contained in sweeping welfare-reform legislation crafted in 1996 by then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich and signed into law by then-President Bill Clinton. The argument stems from the decision by the federal Department of Health and Human Services…
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What's So Bad About Super PAC-Men?
(The Root) — News that deep-pocketed Las Vegas casino owner Sheldon Adelson gave a whopping $10 million to a pro-Mitt Romney political action committee makes it the largest advertising buy since the Republican candidate became the putative challenger to President Barack Obama. Certainly, such generosity contributed to the Romney campaign-Republican National Committee-Victory Fund troika’s massive…
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Everything Is Just 'Fine,' President Obama?
(The Root) — Have you ever had one of those moments when, the second you finish answering a question, you realize, “Oh, crap, I’m going to pay for that one”? I have. The tough part, particularly in a hypercharged political environment, is cleaning it up (or, as we like to say in Washington, “walking back…
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Hey, Remember the Economy?
(The Root) — Ronald Reagan once said, “The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.” It’s a sentiment that is especially true as we watch government declare a war on profits, a siege on success and a crusade against capitalism. Of course, such frontal assaults on capitalism are…
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3 Reasons Santorum Couldn't Win
In the end Rick Santorum went out as he came in: quietly, with dignity and a sense of mission. “Over and over again we were told, ‘Forget it, you can’t win.’ We were winning, but in a different way. We were touching hearts; we were raising issues that frankly a lot of people didn’t want…
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Obama Must Stop Doing the Electric Slide
Despite blaming Bush for two years, and constant moans about uncooperative Republicans along the way, President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats cannot be accused of not being successful in implementing major portions of their agenda since 2009. Never mind that this “success” has resulted in our nation drowning in debt ($15.5 trillion and counting). In…
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Black History Month, Again?
“I’m glad this is a leap year because we’ll have an extra day this month to hear platitudes about blacks in America.” That was the sentiment expressed by a friend — who is also black — in a recent discussion about Black History Month and the progress of blacks in America. I agree with him;…
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