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Mitt Romney's Problem Is That He's Bad at Politics
Tweet Share on Facebook August 31, 2011 Comment (15)Former Gov. Mitt Romney's deficiencies as a presidential candidate are obvious and, at this stage, probably insurmountable.
On the surface, his problem is that he's bad at politics.
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Healthcare Mandate Could Have Turned Off Democrats
Tweet Share on Facebook August 29, 2011 Comment (9)It's become commonplace for supporters of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate to point out, not inaccurately, that the idea has moderate Republican roots.
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Rick Perry Flip Flops Worse Than Mitt Romney
Tweet Share on Facebook August 26, 2011 Comment (31)As Ross Douthat counsels former Gov. Mitt Romney to resist the temptation to attack Gov. Rick Perry too soon, Rick Perry is beginning to look like a familiar figure: namely, Mitt Romney.
To be more precise, Mitt Romney the flip-flopper.
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Both Left and Right Misuse Science in Politics
Tweet Share on Facebook August 25, 2011 Comment (1)I'd like to associate myself with the remarks of Jim Manzi, who, in this week's blogospheric debate about friction between science and public policy, staked out what seems like an eminently reasonable middle-ground:
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Defending Fareed Zakaria from Pete Wehner
Tweet Share on Facebook August 24, 2011 Comment (1)Commentary’s Pete Wehner takes CNN pundit Fareed Zakaria to task for suggesting that parliamentary governments like Great Britain’s are superior to our presidential system, which, Zakaria argues, is too mired in separation-of-powers-induced gridlock to respond adequately to the current global financial crisis.
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The Roots of Reverse Class Warfare
Tweet Share on Facebook August 23, 2011 Comment (7)With impeccable timing, The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart picked up the theme of Rick Perryesque "reverse class warfare," RCW, that I addressed last week.
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The Deeply Crazy in Virginia's Obamacare Lawsuit
Tweet Share on Facebook August 19, 2011 Comment (10)As my Philadelphia Phillies idled through a two-hour rain delay Thursday night, I curled up with some light reading: a Texas Review of Law & Politics article by the legal team, led by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, that's challenging the new healthcare individual mandate in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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The Tea Party Is a Religious Movement
Tweet Share on Facebook August 17, 2011 Comment (18)In the course of reckoning with the Tea Party movement, I experienced a sort of road-to-Damascus moment.
It wasn't a blinding light or an invisible voice.
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Rick Perry's Reverse Class Warfare
Tweet Share on Facebook August 16, 2011 Comment (25)Monday, I asked if there were any Lincoln Republicans left.
Today I'm wondering where the Reagan Republicans are.
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Tim Pawlenty’s Fatal Flaw Is Rick Perry’s Strength
Tweet Share on Facebook August 15, 2011 Comment (14)The rapid demise of former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty recalled the wisdom of Lincoln-via-Jesus: A house divided against itself can't stand.
