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The big fail: Rubio disappoints, reverts to partisan talking points

February 13, 2013

Marco Rubio’s response to the President’s State of the Union speech was one big fail — and not because he …

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Truth telling from an unlikely source

January 15, 2012

The nation has been treated this week to a real-life illustration of Hans Christian Anderson’s tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” …

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It’s hard out here for a moderate

October 9, 2011

With the nation seemingly so divided between left-wing loons and  right-wing whackos, it’s hard out here for a moderate. Moderates …

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Foreclosure fraud: Another bailout déjà vu

May 22, 2011

Some months ago, I started collecting newspaper reports around the country on the mounting evidence of fraudulent home foreclosures sought …

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‘We the people’ need a lobbyist

April 17, 2011

I  have come to the conclusion that we the people need our own lobbyists on Capitol Hill. Yes, I know, …

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Give this tired mantra a rest

March 27, 2011

This “government bad, private good” meme is getting a little old, if you ask me. Not just because it’s become …

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GOP officially ‘jumps the shark’ on unions

March 13, 2011

Some Republican elected officials have now officially “jumped the shark” in their campaign to eliminate unions. “Jump the shark” refers …

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Tune out perpetual campaign

November 7, 2010

The November mid-term elections are finally over, thankfully, and the seamless campaigning for the next election — the presidential election …

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