All That Is Necessary…
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Far From “Post-Partisan,” Obama Is the Most Divisive President in Decades
Obama’s average partisan gap thus far is 70 points, on pace to shatter G.W.Bush’s prior record of 61 points. (Hm… 70 breaks a prior record of 61… where have I heard those numbers before?)
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Gingrich Thinks GOP Should Save Its Powder in Debt Ceiling Debate
The coming sequester and continuing resolution are better battlegrounds.
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Is a Debt Ceiling Showdown Worth the Risk?
There will never be a convenient time to begin the necessary, wrenching, fundamental changes in the way America conducts its business.
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The Coming Debt Ceiling Fight Will Make the Fiscal Cliff Drama Look Tame
Obama’s re-election also eliminated the most compelling political argument against holding the line on the debt ceiling.
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A Bishop, a Rabbi and an Imam Appear on “Morning Joe,” Advocating Peace
Yesterday Bishop Beckwith and his interfaith colleagues, Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz and Imam Deen Shareef, were guests on "Morning Joe."
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Time’s “Person of the Year” Essay Provides Insights on Obama’s Victory
It’s no surprise, of course, that Barack Obama was named Time‘s Person of the Year. In presidential election years, the winner of the election has been named POY in 12 out of 22 times, including 9 of the last 13 and 4 of the last 4. (That’s original research; I counted them up myself. You’re […]
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Newtown and Chengping: Stark Contrast in the Gun Control Debate
Six school attacks in China left fewer dead than in Newtown. The weapons in the Chinese incidents: knife, knife, meat cleaver, knife, axe, box cutter.
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Lesson from the Mislabeled “Fiscal Cliff”: Please Spare Us Any Future Countdowns
"The laws will change on that day, it’s true, but the impact will be spread out over many, many months."
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Fiscal Cliff Notes: It’s Hard to See Any Winning Scenario for the GOP
To go along with the tax increase, the President actually is proposing a spending increase in the short run.
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The Only Thing Hamas Likes Better Than Dead Israelis Is Dead Palestinians
It’s on. If there’s an over/under on how long it will be before Israel sends its mobilized ground troops into Gaza in its rekindled war with Hamas, put me down for five days. (Update: Oops.) President Obama seems to be saying exactly the right things: “Israel has every right to expect that it does not […]
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