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The Newtown Shooting Is a Teachable Moment
Tweet Share on Facebook December 19, 2012 CommentThe slaughter of the innocents in Newtown, Conn., has already had a profound impact on American society. The tragedy has moved both the public and politicians.
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Connecticut School Shooting Proves Gun Control Is Long Overdue
Tweet Share on Facebook December 14, 2012 CommentThere was a tragic shooting today at an elementary school in Connecticut today that killed at least 27 people, among them at least 18 children. These shootings echoed the tragic deaths of high school students in Columbine, Colo.
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Why the Supreme Court Will Rule in Favor of Gay Marriage
Tweet Share on Facebook December 12, 2012 CommentThe justices read the election returns, or so goes the legal proverb about the Supreme Court. In this case they might have also looked at the Election Day national exit poll which showed that a plurality (49 percent to 46 percent) of voters favored gay marriage. Maine, Washington, and Maryland became the first states where voters legalized gay marriage themselves.
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Putting Obamacare on Fiscal Cliff Table a Bad Move for Republicans
Tweet Share on Facebook December 6, 2012 CommentJohn Boehner and Eric Cantor have put the Affordable Care Act on the table in the high stakes poker game between the president and the GOP leadership in the House of Representatives. I don't know whether House Republicans are serious about killing healthcare reform or they're just using it as a bargaining chip. Either way, the GOP needs to be careful or Obamacare may bite it on the butt. A butt that is still sore from the spanking it got on Election Day.
