Articles filed under Commentary
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A health care plague on both their housesFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - My friend Ethel is mad as a hornet, but she has no choice but to keep taking it. She's mad at her health insurance company, and she's mad at the administration and Congr...
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You've got to give ... a littleFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - At first it seemed like a great idea. President Obama, fresh from good reviews for his appearance at the House Republican retreat two weeks ago, invited Republican leade...
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Palin: A populist with a pitchFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - The snows that obliterated Washington interfered with many scheduled meetings, but they did not prevent the delivery of one important political message: Take Sarah Palin...
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The blame game and the election of Scott CohenFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has offered a couple of understandable shots at the news media in the past week over the Scott Lee Cohen debacle. Questioned abou...
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Flunking on education reformFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - President Obama had been getting high marks in his first year in office for what seemed to be an insightful approach to education reform. Too bad he flunked the final. G...
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Unlearned lessonsFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - "What experience and history teach is this - that people and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it." (Georg Wilhel...
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Age discrimination for the youngFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - The age of adulthood - and the rights and responsibilities that come with it - is largely a matter of opinion. Age 18 traditionally separates minors from adults. But one...
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Stealing fire from the godsFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - A friend of mine once had a Toyota that wouldn't die. The odometer had only a dim recollection of passing 100,000 miles, the body was dinged and the paint was faded and ...
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Charting our way to solvencyFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - In 2013, when President Mitch Daniels, former Indiana governor, is counting his blessings, at the top of his list will be the name of his vice president: Paul Ryan. The ...
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An effective military is the bottom lineFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Repealing "Don't ask, don't tell" may be the right thing to do, but there's only one reason to do it: military effectiveness. Yet, repeatedly, we hear the argument that ...