Tag: 2012 Election
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His & Hers Candidates: When Love Is Stronger Than Politics
On November 6, the Web Goddess and I will walk down the hill to the Presbyterian church and fulfill our solemn civic duty of canceling each other out at the polls.
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“47%” and “You Didn’t Build That”: Two Sides of the Same Coin
The election offers a stark choice between competing visions of the proper role for government.
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Never Forget
“All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.†That sentence is the purest possible distillation of my worldview, and September 11 is a powerful annual reminder of why I regard it as an enduring truth.
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Why Do People Make Tendentious Statements As Though They Were Established Fact?
People who treat the opposition as fools or knaves or worse need to understand that they’re not likely to change any votes that way.
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The Video Clip Jon Stewart Would Make if He Were a Republican
This is brilliant — a compilation of near-identical sound bites from Obama’s campaign speeches in 2008 and 2012. Well worth a minute & 58 seconds of your time.
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What National Election? Electoral College Is the Only Tally That Counts
For better or worse, we don’t have national elections in America. We have 51 state elections. Occasionally this matters a lot — just ask President Gore about his half-million-vote "national victory" in 2000.
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Veepstakes: What a Difference Four Years Makes!
I continue to believe we have a ridiculous system for choosing a vice president. I’m just happy that this time, my favored candidate made a good choice.
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Even Dana Milbank Can No Longer Stomach Harry Reid
Long-time conservative piñata Dana Milbank comes down pretty hard today on the loathsome Harry Reid, he of “this war is lost” fame in 2007. It makes sense that Reid wouldn’t want to be questioned on the particulars of his outlandish accusation that Romney is the tax deadbeat of the decade. But those close to the […]
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Romney Should Use Tax Return Release to Make the Moral Case for Capitalism
This election is shaping up as the clearest choice in memory between the champions of free enterprise and the champions of bigger government, and Romney should make no apology for playing hard for the team to which he belongs.
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“Governor Awesome” Is Unsuitable for Higher Office
With the important exception of same-sex marriage, I’ve been a big fan of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. There have been times when I’ve thought his candor has lapsed into bullying. But the ugly confrontation this weekend is simply appalling.