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If Wall Street Spoke the Truth

A thorough review of what caused the financial crisis is needed and it should be  a fascinating subject. Unfortunately the hearings are weak and boring. In the Wall Street Journal’s “After the Crash, a Crashing Bore The men behind the

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The Price of a Big Tent

It is interesting to see the difficulty  the Democratic Party is having from the pro-life constituency within its ranks. I would have thought the Democrats would have been more solid as a pro-choice party.  It is interesting to see the

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Burying the Blue Dogs

The threat of the Slaughter Rule to pass the Health Care legislation leaves us wondering if the cure to our health care problems is not worse than the disease.  It seems that there are only two reasons to resort to

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A Need for Mutiny

It is stunning to see such a reversal in the Democrat’s fortune in the course of one year.  As the electorate sees the hopes and dreams degenerate into deficits and taxes, the administration will be inclined to spin the outcome

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How Low Can You Go

This is how desperate  and how low the Massachusetts Democrats are willing to go. This is the Democrat Party mailer Scott Thomas is suing over.  I realize that political operatives from both parties have often believed in the effectiveness of

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The Nail in Kennedy’s Coffin

The race in Massachusetts is stunning.  If Democrat Coakley is unable to beat Republican Brown in the bluest of blue states, then any Democrat is vulnerable. Just the fact that this race is close  should be a startling wakeup call

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Misreading the Mandate

It is worthy to note how the president’s popularity has dissipated so rapidly in his first year.  I believe it is for three reasons. Obama’s success was more related to luck than his party wants to admit.  The timing of

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Left Handed Optimism

Sometimes optimism and contrarianism can complement each other.   Here is a thought. The health care bill is so unpopular and causing such outrage that other damaging proposals like the Union Card Check bill and Cap and Trade may have no

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The Democrat’s Fragile Advantage

Obama’s campaign was blessed by the financial collapse only a few months before the election. When it struck, few of the voters could absorb or analyze the cause, and with a compliant press it was natural to blame the party

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Descending into Elitism

Camille Paglia steps aside from the sycophants and holds her own party accountable for its elitist attitudes.  Read her whole article in Salon here. Excerpts: I just don’t get it. Why the insane rush to pass a bill, any bill,

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