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PTSD at Fort Carson, Karl Rove’s Attempts to Polish Bush’s Legacy, and Warm Wishes for Our Troops in 2009
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- January 6, 2009
Ignoring Karl Rove: Things are bad for the U.S. military, and Bush is to blame.
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The Barack Obama Honeymoon Will Be Short
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- December 30, 2008
Bush, Clinton, Carter, and other ex-presidents can testify how quickly grace periods end.
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Rick Warren, Dick Cheney, and Why Liberals and Conservatives Alike Need a Holiday Timeout
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- December 23, 2008
Take a deep holiday breath and relax a little bit.
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Rod Blagojevich Is Not the Political Norm
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- December 16, 2008
Neither side is immune.
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President Bush, Chris Matthews Each Face Uphill Slog
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- December 9, 2008
Bush faces harsh accounting, while Matthews's potential Senate run will be no piece of cake.
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Barack Obama's Supreme Picks Will Help the Court
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- December 2, 2008
Obama's victory prevents the court from becoming too conservative.
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On Lieberman and Stevens, Democrats and Republicans Took the Easy Way Out
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- November 25, 2008
Wrist-slaps and dodges on the Hill.
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The GOP’s Next Move
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- November 18, 2008
Republicans should not veer hard to the right in response to Barack Obama's victory.
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History Will View George W. Bush Badly
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- November 11, 2008
His record from start to finish has been dismal, John W. Mashek writes.
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The Obama-McCain Presidential Election Is Finally Ending—Here Are the Best and Worst
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- November 4, 2008
John Mashek lists the bests and worsts from the 2008 presidential campaign.
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Barack Obama's Advantage Among Young Voters Could Carry the Election
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- October 28, 2008
Young voters don't ordinarily turn out, but this year they might.
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President McCain Would Be Unable to Bring Civility Back to Washington
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- October 21, 2008
The campaign is so nasty that even if he wins, McCain will be paying for it through his term.
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Joe Lieberman: A Modern-Day Joe McCarthy
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- October 14, 2008
The Democrats should give unctuous Joe his wish and kick him out of their caucus.
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In Debate, Obama Bests McCain, Whose Time Is Running Out
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- October 8, 2008
The Arizona senator was fine, but the Democratic nominee was better.
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Debate 'Straight Talk': Sarah Palin and Joe Biden's Meeting Won't Matter in the End
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- October 3, 2008
Palin could have spelled her name correctly and been praised.
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Sarah Palin Appears to Scare the GOP
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- September 30, 2008
It's time to let the vice presidential candidate meet the press head on.
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Abortion, Catholic Sex Scandals, the Bishop of Scranton, and Joe Biden's Communion
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- September 23, 2008
This Catholic does not think the bishop of Scranton has any business dictating policy to Joe Biden.
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Sarah Palin and Geraldine Ferraro—How Times Have Changed
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- September 15, 2008
The media should be respectful but aggressive with Palin, as they were with Ferraro 24 years ago.
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Nattering Nabobs: The GOP's Endless Assault Against the Media
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- September 9, 2008
From "nattering nabobs" to hypocritical demands for privacy, the GOP attack machine never stops.
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Sarah Palin and John McCain's Cynical Game
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- September 3, 2008
It's a cheap political ploy—and any voters who fall for it deserve what they get.
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Obama Needs to Hit Back Hard
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- August 27, 2008
He can't let himself be defined the way Kerry and Gore were.
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Obama Needs to Hit Back Hard
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- August 27, 2008
He can't let himself be defined the way Kerry and Gore were.
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Mary Matalin, Jerome Corsi, and the GOP Political Hit Job Disguised as a Book
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- August 18, 2008
Mary Matalin and Jerome Corsi are hardly the picture of credibility and judgment.
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New Orleans After the Hurricane
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- August 14, 2008
Three years after Katrina, New Orleans still a symbol of government failure.
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Goodbye and Good Riddance to John Edwards, Adulterer
By John Mashek -
A Capital View
- August 11, 2008
The former Democratic vice presidential nominee broke his trust with the public and deserves his shame.
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