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Democrats Can Blame Themselves for Judicial Nominees Mess
Tweet Share on Facebook May 23, 2011 Comment (3)Democrats should consider going into comedy since their efforts at legislating are so poor, and their comments last week during the Goodwin Liu confirmation were nothing short of hilarious.
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Virginia's George Allen Typifies GOP's 2012 Recruiting Problems
Tweet Share on Facebook May 13, 2011 Comment (26)Where are the Republican candidates? I am not just talking about presidential candidates, but statewide candidates as well.
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Americans Right to Celebrate Osama bin Laden’s Death
Tweet Share on Facebook May 4, 2011 Comment (10)Osama bin Laden was unarmed. Don’t care.
Women were, or were not, used as human shields and died as a result. Again, don’t care.
His burial wasn’t “really” in the Muslim tradition. Not sure it would be possible to care less. Pretty sure what I would have done would have been far less civilized.
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Michelle Obama, Bachmann, and Palin All Get the Breast-Feeding Issue Wrong
Tweet Share on Facebook February 25, 2011 Comment (9)Every mother I know already feels guilty about just about everything. If she works outside the home, is she spending enough time with her children? If she is a stay-at-home mom, are her children getting the proper social skills they will need to succeed in the nasty world that is preschool, kindergarten, and beyond?
In fact, all moms feel guilty pretty much from the moment their child is born. The breast-feeding debate is not new, but now thanks to Michelle Obama, Sarah Palin, and Michelle Bachmann, we are fighting this battle again, and again we are being asked to defend the decisions we make. All three of these women are mothers; you would think they would know better. You would be wrong.
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Wisconsin Public Union Members Should Feel Lucky to Have Jobs
Tweet Share on Facebook February 18, 2011 Comment (51)When debating public policy it’s important to understand your opponents’ point of view, even if you don’t always agree.
But try as I may, I do not understand why Wisconsin union members are so bent out of shape.
I also question their actions--actions they claim are for the betterment of democracy and society as a whole.
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Jim Webb Retiring Creates an Opportunity for Virginia Republicans
Tweet Share on Facebook February 9, 2011 Comment (1)So Virginia Democratic Sen. Jim Webb is not seeking re-election. This is not a big surprise to those who follow politics. The real question is, what will Republicans do with this announcement?
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Extension of Bush Tax Cuts Helping the Middle Class
Tweet Share on Facebook January 14, 2011 Comment (5)Economists and lawmakers often like to talk in grandiose numbers. A tax increase will raise millions of dollars. A tax cut will save millions of dollars. For the average person balancing their budgets, these numbers are abstract and don’t mean anything.
That is, until the numbers actually affect them—and their wallets.
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Why the Disappearance of Regional News Hurts America
Tweet Share on Facebook December 20, 2010 CommentNorth Carolina has a Republican and a Democrat representing them in the U.S. Senate. According to a Washington Post analysis , Sen. Richard Burr votes with the Republican leadership 94 percent of the time and Sen. Kay Hagan votes with the Democratic leadership 90 percent of the time.
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A Congress Without Kennedys
Tweet Share on Facebook December 17, 2010 Comment (5)The last time the halls of Congress were not filled with at least one Kennedy, televisions were not common in each household, let alone each room. President Barack Obama was not born, and in fact would not be for another 14 years.
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Democrats' Tax Rebellion Shows They Don't Live in the Real World
Tweet Share on Facebook December 10, 2010 Comment (15)Democrats, and House Democrats in particular, are bent out of shape because of the tax compromise President Obama made with Republicans. With all their screaming, you would be forgiven if you forgot they won a key concession from Republicans--extended unemployment.
