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May 21, 2012 – 9:09 am | 22 Comments | 115 views

This has been “a long and winding road,” and in the four years we have been doing this blog, we have had a grand time! We have made many friends, ticked off a few people with our politics, and had our say on a multitude of issues. There comes a time, however, when the road ends or takes a new …

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Obama’s Mea Culpa

January 8, 2010 – 1:05 am | 12 Comments | 1 views
Obama’s Mea Culpa

The tone he struck calibrated the absolute fact that we are “at war.” The magnitude of his message must not be lost. He called out the CIA and others who had failed to “connect the dots” to the terrorist who had been trained in Yemen.

Republicans: On the Wrong Side of History

December 22, 2009 – 1:58 pm | 20 Comments | 1 views
Republicans: On the Wrong Side of History

In essence, the power to enact significant legislation has passed to a few Senators (e.g. Joe Lieberman), whose swing votes were garnered by making major concessions to important provisions within the bill. A lasting legacy of the 2009 health care reform debate will most likely be anger among partisans on both sides of the aisle.

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