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Presidents Day
Posted on February 19, 2012
My brother was born on February 22. That’s why I know that February 22nd is actually George Washington’s birthday. When I was growing up, we used to get both Abraham...
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Victory for Obama?
Posted on February 17, 2012
The headline in National Journal Daily was pretty clear: “Payroll Deal Hands Victory to Obama.” On the merits, it seems like a no-brainer. The President asked for and received an...
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Rick Santorum, Home-Schooling and the Catholic Church
Posted on February 16, 2012
I was more than a little bit surprised to hear that Rick Santorum proudly talk about how he home-schools his 7 children as he campaigned in Idaho. I thought he...
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Listen to Your Wife
Posted on February 15, 2012
In the afterglow of Valentine’s Day, I thought I would pay homage to the real deciders in this coming election: Wives. White men cast the deciding votes in Republican Primaries....
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The Assault on Congress
Posted on February 14, 2012
(This orignally appeared in The Hill) Last week, The Washington Post ran a series of articles focused on the congressional earmarking process. What they found is that a suspiciously high number...
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