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Sarah Palin Is No Friend of Women in Politics
Tweet Share on Facebook November 30, 2010 Comment (44)Women lawmakers made zero gains in Congress in this cycle--they will still make up about 17 percent of those chosen by voters to come to Washington. Two notable losses were Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin of South Dakota, both moderate Democrats. This palpable lack of progress was mourned as many gathered together at American University to discuss the "year of the woman" that never came to pass--despite or because of one Sarah Palin, a Republican who governed Alaska for about 15 minutes? That was a question.
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Obama Should Not Treat His Enemies Like Future Friends
Tweet Share on Facebook November 23, 2010 Comment (4)The sleekest, fattest turkey in town this Thanksgiving is the victorious Chamber of Commerce taunting those in lean times, including the 44th president who just had his proverbial political head cut off in a tough election.
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John McCain's Angry 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Flip Flop
Tweet Share on Facebook November 16, 2010 Comment (18)What's happening here on shedding the shackles of "don't ask, don't tell" for our gay soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen?
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'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' Is a National Shame on Veterans Day
Tweet Share on Facebook November 11, 2010 Comment (14)Sun-dappled trees showing off their autumn canopies make this November day in Washington seem sweet and fleeting with the shorter days.
How awfully bright and warm it is for Veterans Day--on the 11th day of the 11th month. The Armistice ending the "Great War" happened on this day about 90 years ago. So horrific was trench warfare, claiming a generation of England's and Europe's young men, that it was supposed to be the war to end all wars--according to world leaders. While the capital seems serene today, the nation has close to 100,000 troops abroad in two unfinished wars. Thousands of our soldiers have laid down their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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George W. Bush's Book and Proud Republican Ignorance
Tweet Share on Facebook November 9, 2010 Comment (50)Just as we bruised people begin to brush off the dust from the election, the worst visage of the past came back to taunt us: George W. Bush splashed over the small screen, smug as ever about his bloody war for no good reason in Iraq. No worries about leaving a nation once graced with peace and plenty in tatters and tears in his eventful eight years. Searching for White House likenesses, he reminds one of swaggering 19th century Andrew Jackson, without the charm.
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Tea Party Anger Trumps Jon Stewart Wit
Tweet Share on Facebook November 3, 2010 Comment (24)The lesson for glum liberals in this election cycle: Jon Stewart ain't the cure for what ails us. Note to selves: democracy's no laughing matter. Note to President Obama: something is rotten in the state of Wisconsin when the Senate's conscience--Russell Feingold, a tragic hero to us--loses on your watch.
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Obama Has Landed Only Soft Punches in Hard Times
Tweet Share on Facebook November 1, 2010 Comment (6)Deep in the American heart is a simple reason why the president and his party are languishing and likely to suffer in the midterm election. Although the Democratic leader has accomplished a lot, President Barack Obama’s even-keel temperament is out of tune with a troubled, edgy electorate.
