Articles filed under Political Figures
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A word on behalf of small-town mayorsOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Let's stop picking on small-town mayors, who are about to reach the boiling point over our so-called lack of experience in executive and administrative matters. S mall-t...
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Don't lower the bar; this is too importantOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The lowered bar phenomenon is really amazing. The public bought it when it was used by Bush and now if we listen to Fox News, they're buying it from Palin. A week of Kat...
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Mom's advice works against McCainOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Long ago, my mother told me it's not what you say; it's how you say it. Never did that Mom-Truth come more to light than during the third and final presidential debate ...
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A vote for Obama is a vote for socialismOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama dispelled any doubt that he is a dyed-in-the-wool socialist when his response to higher taxes was caught on camera, "I think when you spread the wealth arou...
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McCain no maverick on economic policyOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - John McCain made a very strong case for his bucking his party in the matter of torture, global warming and the method of pursuing the war in Iraq. Unfortunately, in the...
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Judge Obama by the friends he keepsOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Your friends reflect who you are. Does anyone out there remember the early 1960s and the Students for a Democratic Society? This was a radical association of faculty an...
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McCain health plan is on right trackOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - McCain's health plan deserves a better response from the voting public. The issue is health freedom. Health insurance should be a retail product promoted directly to the...
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Can GOP recover from name-calling?Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The Republican Party is trying once again to sell a sense of patriotism with hatred of their fellow Americans, from "Hollywood elites" to "Massachusetts liberals." We a...
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Lottery deal legality questionedOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Plans to lease out the Illinois Lottery for billions of dollars could be in jeopardy after federal authorities recently said such deals might be illegal. O...
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Did Obama think he was debating Bush?Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Well, the first debate is over and both sides are claiming they won. John McCain seemed to think he did well against Barack Obama, and Sen. Obama seemed to think he did ...