Articles filed under Opinion
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The mandate to raise taxes on the “rich”Nov 14, 2012 4:00 pm - Within days of winning the election, President Obama announced that his victory gave him a mandate to raise taxes on the “rich.” Come again? This was a two-and-a-half-po...
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Personal ethics, public trust and PetraeusNov 14, 2012 3:54 pm - The Petraeus affair -- like some Ethics 101 thought experiment -- is an exceptionally difficult test case in determining the proper relationship between personal ethics ...
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The party is what ruined it for RomneyNov 14, 2012 4:00 am - The headline was inevitable: “What went wrong?” Seriously? Republicans plan to commence focus groups and voter-based polls to discover the mystery behind their loss. H...
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Still the best man for the jobNov 14, 2012 4:00 am - The story is told of the French diplomat in the bad days of the Cold War who was approached by a Soviet agent and shown pictures of himself having sex with a woman most ...
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Polls that make no senseNov 13, 2012 4:00 am - Here’s a question from a recent national exit poll: “Which is closer to your view? Government should do more. (Or) government is doing too much.” More voters said “too m...
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Starting all over againNov 13, 2012 4:00 am - Nothing’s impossible I have found, For when my chin is on the ground, I pick myself up, Dust myself off, Start all over again. — From the 1936 movie “Swing Time” W...
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Reconstructing the GOPNov 12, 2012 4:00 am - The 2012 election was a substantial victory not only for President Obama but for liberalism. Obama built his campaign on abortion rights and higher taxes for the wealthy...
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Take twoNov 12, 2012 4:00 am - Now that the election is over, and President Obama has returned to Washington to try to turn all the rhetoric about working together into something real, Republicans and...
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The fat lady’s ariaNov 11, 2012 4:00 am - Four-year-old Abigael Evans spoke for millions when she sobbed, “I’m tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney.” Her mother, who posted a video on YouTube of her crying dau...
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The way forwardNov 11, 2012 4:00 am - They lose and immediately the chorus begins. Republicans must change or die. A rump party of white America, it must adapt to evolving demographics or forever be the mino...