Opinion Columns
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Smokin’ Joe at the debateOct 16, 2012 5:00 am - I turned off the television the minute the vice presidential debate was over. I don’t care what the armies of talking heads have to say. I’ve been there — for some of th...
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Smile when you say thatOct 16, 2012 5:00 am - After two debates, one presidential and one vice presidential, we can fairly conclude that Obama and Biden are happy warriors. They just smile and smile and smile. Whe...
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At war with no leaderOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - The beginning of congressional hearings on the Benghazi debacle revealed an administration with much to explain and perhaps something to hide. At a minimum, the State D...
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The Big Bird counterattackOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - No mystery about the trajectory of this race. It was static for months as President Obama held a marginal lead. Then came the conventions. The Republicans squandered Tam...
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Biden to the rescueOct 14, 2012 5:00 am - DANVILLE, Ky. — If the question is who did more to help his ticket, Joe Biden won the vice presidential debate by a mile. Republican Paul Ryan performed pretty well. He...
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Humpty Dumpty over recessOct 13, 2012 5:00 am - “The president shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate.” — The Constitution, Article II, Section 2 “‘When I use a word...
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Leave the driving to itOct 12, 2012 9:22 am - Driverless cars are on the horizon, and we can all start feeling ancient now. The youngest among us will remember the days when we had to keep our hands on the steering ...
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The year of the womanOct 12, 2012 5:00 am - How many years of the woman have we had? Let me count. To the extent that women’s votes count more than men’s, it’s been the year of the woman since at least 1964 — whe...
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Disruption and the pain of unmet expectationsOct 11, 2012 12:00 pm - If you're in the newspaper publishing business and you ever feel yourself being lured toward the thinking that no one wants your product anymore, try delivering it sever...
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Desperately seeking the real ObamaOct 11, 2012 5:00 am - Last week something notable happened. The Daily Caller, a conservative website, came up with a tape of President Obama speaking in the spring of 2007 to an audience of b...