Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
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Five Stages of McCain
Posted on June 4, 2008
This originally appearing in the Washington Post on February 9, 2008; 12:00 AM As somebody who used to work for Tom DeLay and Denny Hastert, two politicians who have somewhat...
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Honesty, Integrity, Courage
Posted on June 4, 2008
If I were drawing up John McCain campaign slogan, it would be the title of this essay. Honesty: McCain’s reputation for honesty is legendary. He is a straight...
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Mr. Change and the Same-Old Same-Old
Posted on June 4, 2008
As I sat in the Bloomberg studio, listening to Barack Obama’s stem-winder of a speech, listening to his lilting promises of spending more money on education,...
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Defending the Wife
Posted on May 27, 2008
Barack Obama played it pretty well yesterday when he went on “Good Morning America” to defend his wife from a video posted by the Tennessee Republican Party. Obama called the...
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Come Fly With Me (Not)
Posted on May 27, 2008
I just got back from Belfast, Northern Ireland. I spent four days there, going to a conference on the Irish Peace Process, meeting up with some friends in Dublin, and...
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