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Opinion

Entries for November 2006

Bush's Library Needs a Harding Nook

November 30, 2006 06:00 PM ET |

The George W. Bush presidential library seems destined to go to Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

For starters, it is the alma mater of Laura Bush, which makes it a sentimental favorite. That should put it ahead of two other potential sites–Baylor University in Waco and the University of Dallas, a small Catholic school. Also, Bush plans to live in Dallas rather than at the ranch in Crawford.

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Patience Running Thin on Iraq

November 27, 2006 06:00 PM ET |

The war in Iraq has gone from bad to worse. And it's approaching the hopeless phase. The United States has now been involved longer than it battled World War II, and the sectarian war has become a civil war.

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Black Friday on the Baseball Diamond

November 22, 2006 09:57 AM ET |

The malls may be full of shoppers this weekend, but Major League Baseball is also on a spending binge. So you'd better fasten your seat belts.

The Chicago Cubs started the expensive raid on free agents by signing Alfonso Soriano to an eye-popping eight-year, $136 million deal. All of the money is guaranteed.

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Bush's 'Bipartisan' Mirage

November 20, 2006 11:11 AM ET |

For President Bush, the new spirit of bipartisanship lasted just long enough for two photo ops with the new Democratic leaders in Congress.

We should have known. It is always the decider, not the unifier, in the White House. On most issues, Bush remains stubborn and relentless.

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Democrats' Circular Firing Squads

November 17, 2006 10:29 AM ET |

It is an old truism in politics that Democrats prefer to form a firing squad in a circle. They've done it again, even before taking charge in the next Congress.

One week after their stunning victory and takeover of both houses of Congress, Democrats went to war–with one another.

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Take a Hike, Karl

November 15, 2006 10:19 AM ET |

One of the best results of the 2006 elections was the shattering of Karl Rove's reputation as a political marvel.

Rove has made more excuses and alibis for the Republican losses than a football coach who has just lost a 49-0 game. He wants to blame scandals in the party and other extraneous reasons but never the president or himself.

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Final Thoughts About Blue Tuesday

November 13, 2006 12:48 PM ET |

A few leftovers from the election:

  • Right-wing fans of the right-wing-blowhard Rush Limbaugh should know he played a huge part in the Democratic takeover of the Senate.
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About the Capital View Blog

John MashekJohn W. Mashek covered politics in Washington for four decades with U.S. News & World Report, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Boston Globe. His primary beats were Congress, the White House, and national politics. He covered every presidential election from 1960 to 1996. He was a panelist in three televised presidential debates in 1984, 1988, and 1992.

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