Opinion Columns
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Tricks and treats from the scary state of politicsOct 23, 2010 11:00 pm - TRICK: Even though Lisa Madigan says that she has no plans to run for Chicago mayor and will happily continue serving as Illinois attorney general after winning re-...
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Obama underappreciation syndromeOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - In an increasingly desperate attempt to develop a narrative for the coming Democratic collapse, the Democrats have indulged themselves in what for half a century they've...
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Nothing wrong with the auto bailoutOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Among the mysteries of public opinion, this one most strains the brain: Why do so many Americans think the government rescue of Detroit automakers was a bad nay, an evi...
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Where to cut spending?Oct 20, 2010 11:00 pm - In the last two years, spending by the current Congress has increased 21.4 percent, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The question thrown in the face of tea ...
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Taxes going up? Fence Post gives array of viewsOct 20, 2010 11:00 pm - For your reading pleasure, I have hand-picked several letters to fill our Fence Post column on this page. You don't need a calendar to know an election is drawing near. ...
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The sad realities of a GOP conquestOct 20, 2010 11:00 pm - I'm cautious about the conventional wisdom that the Democratic Party is about to get flattened by a Republican steamroller. Pollsters are less certain than they'd like y...
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Wisdom from a bygone eraOct 19, 2010 11:00 pm - LAWRENCE, Kan. — Itinerant politicians and journalists have learned they can expect a warm welcome and a stimulating evening when they visit the hilltop home of the Robe...
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The male vote in CaliforniaOct 19, 2010 11:00 pm - California has never had a woman governor. Two women senators, yes, but never a governor, never a lieutenant governor, never even an attorney general. When it comes to e...
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In all seriousness, there just isn't anyOct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Witches vs. bearded Marxists. Actors vs. hicks. Toon Town vs. Parodyville. The world isn't too much with us. We have left the planet. As we race toward the midterm ele...
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Punish crime, not thoughtOct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Last April, Christine Quinn, speaker of New York's City Council, honored members of the police department's Hate Crimes Task Force and jokingly said she looke...