Articles filed under Commentary
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A government union owned and operatedJun 19, 2011 12:00 am - “Shovel-ready was not as shovel-ready as we expected,” observed President Obama this week, enjoying a nice chuckle about the unhappy fate of his near-$1 trillion stimulu...
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The dealing Obama must doJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - The most consequential recent political debate did not take place in New Hampshire. It is being held at Blair House, where Vice President Biden is convening bipartisan n...
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Don’t know much about historyJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - The nation’s history report card is in, and the poor grades it contains may say more about needed changes in teacher recruitment and classroom assignment policy than the...
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Hispanics and the GOP’s futureJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - DALLAS — For a conservative Texan seeking national office, it could hardly get better than this: In a recent 48-hour span, Ted Cruz, a candidate for next year’s Republic...
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Prince of the wagging fingerJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - As best I can recall, I first met Saudi Arabia’s Prince Turki al-Faisal at a private home in Washington years ago. I found him stern and humorless, sometimes even bitter...
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A chill pill is what we needJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - I was on my way to the hospital this morning to sit in the waiting room for six or eight hours while a family member was having surgery when I realized I had no gas. Run...
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Palin versus the pressJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - It was probably not the intention of liberal investigative journalists to expose Sarah Palin as a figure far more sympathetic than her public image. Twenty-four thousand...
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Anthony Weiner, you’re no Patrick KennedyJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Sunday’s Tony Awards program reminds us that new media didn’t invent the egotist who doesn’t know when to exit. Live theater is millennia old, and one awardee hogged so ...
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In defense of flip-flopperyJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Here we go all over again. Read my lips and bring ’em on. It’s the economy, stupid. Gotcha! Which is to say, the stupid season is upon us. Same story, same characters, ...
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Truth in sentencing drains Illinois fundsJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Results of a study of the truth-in-sentencing law have been sent to every senator and representative in the state of Illinois. Truth in sentencing costs taxpayers a grea...