Articles filed under Commentary
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When it comes to gossip, some conservatives will buy anythingJul 16, 2014 5:01 am - They had a term for her, but I've forgotten it. It was a name applied to a person who could not say no to a door-to-door salesman. The one I remember from my brief caree...
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Cold and calculating on immigrationJul 16, 2014 5:01 am - Whenever President Obama acts unilaterally on immigration reform - and it's not often enough - the reactions on both the right and the left are so predictable. Conservat...
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Highway Trust Fund needs a solution for the long haulJul 15, 2014 5:01 am - Once again, Congress needs to act - this time to renew the Federal Highway Trust Fund, created in 1956 to help construct and fund our nation's roadways, bridges, tunnels...
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Needed: A conservative temperamentJul 15, 2014 5:01 am - A few recent developments have revealed the Tea Party temperament in its most distilled, potent form. Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin called fo...
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Are we doomed to polarization?Jul 13, 2014 5:01 am - We Americans are trapped in a political dilemma. We all like representative democracy, but we don't much like the way it's performing. The reason for this dissatisfactio...
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Stop costly, unnecessary runway ideas at private airportJul 11, 2014 5:01 am - While pilots would love to see a longer runway at Chicago Executive Airport for safety, in this case, economically, it just does not make sense. The public will not stan...
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The divided states of ObamaJul 10, 2014 5:01 am - The headline - "Poll: Obama Worst President Since World War II" - was both provocative and misleading. The Quinnipiac survey did, indeed, place President Obama at the to...
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We're always finding new ways for people who want to talkJul 09, 2014 11:00 pm - Back in the olden days when George Carlin was alive and people used email, Carlin had a joke I thought timely and profound. It went something like this: "I've finally di...
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Cold and calculating on immigrationJul 09, 2014 5:01 am - Whenever President Obama acts unilaterally on immigration reform - and it's not often enough - the reactions on both the right and the left are so predictable. Conservat...
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An offer they can't refuseJul 08, 2014 5:01 am - FADE IN: Michael Corleone's den. He is at his desk. Facing him are members of his organization. Michael rises and dims the lights. He starts a PowerPoint display showing...