Articles filed under Commentary
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A campaign that cuts down the truthFeb 02, 2016 12:00 am - Parson Weems Day has passed. This is my designation to mark the voting in Iowa as the end of the first lying season. The Rev. Mason Locke Weems (1759-1825) is the source...
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Michael Gerson: Trump's politics of prideJan 29, 2016 4:30 am - WASHINGTON - Of all Donald Trump's political skills, perhaps the most impressive is his ability to persuade people to support him by suspending their deepest, lifelong b...
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Kathleen Parker: Bonfire of the vulgaritiesJan 29, 2016 4:30 am - WASHINGTON -- At first it seemed too weirdly awful to be true, but there she was: Sarah Palin standing next to Donald Trump and endorsing him for president. Like previo...
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Does Sarah Palin still matter in presidential politics?Jan 28, 2016 4:12 am - AMES, Iowa - In September, when Donald Trump appeared before a giant rally in Dallas, a person in the Trump circle described the coming months of the campaign. Sure, a b...
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Where are the rational Republicans?Jan 28, 2016 4:12 am - Can the Rational Right segment of the Republican Party stop Donald Trump and Ted Cruz from getting their party's nomination? Given the feckless flailing of GOP leaders s...
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Richard Cohen: A presidential subway seriesJan 27, 2016 4:45 am - NEW YORK - Has anyone noticed? If the presidential race were baseball, then what's shaping up would be called a Subway Series. But instead of the Mets and the Yankees, w...
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Guest view: New auditor general must step downJan 27, 2016 12:00 am - After Illinois Auditor General William Holland retired last fall, three years into his third 10-year term, the General Assembly appointed State Rep. Frank Mautino, D-Spr...
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Fixing our broken criminal justice system is a moral imperativeJan 26, 2016 12:00 am - I struggle to comprehend how a country as rich as America - wealthy, absolutely, but also rich in intellectual talent, rich in diversity, rich in industrial might, rich ...
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Daddy Trump is looking out for you!Jan 26, 2016 12:00 am - By Kathleen Parker So you say you want a daddy for your president? OK, so maybe you didn't say it, but on a subliminal level, you may have felt it, especially if you're ...
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Can Bernie Sanders change dynamics of Democratic race?Jan 22, 2016 12:00 am - It's pretty clear things have changed in the Democratic presidential race when Hillary Clinton does a sky-is-falling routine for donors. "There are not one, but two new ...