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  • Who Wins? Q&A on the Obamacare Ruling

    July 1, 2012
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    On balance, I think Obama gains a slight advantage. Obamacare may still be unpopular, but it has momentum on its side — hey, it’s constitutional!

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  • Holy Cow, It’s Election Day — Tell Me Again Who’s Running?

    June 5, 2012
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    Democracy in action: I’m hereby asking my blog and Facebook friends for input on my important vote for Congress.

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  • Dr. K, on the Irony of Obama the Drone Warrior

    June 1, 2012
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    Early on in the Obama administration, I had a series of blog posts labeled “Bush’s Third Term.” I meant it in a nice way.

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  • Spiking the Football: Obama Tarnishes a Genuine Triumph Through Tone-Deaf Politicizing

    May 4, 2012
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    Do they really think Obama or any Democrat is going to win votes by claiming to be more hawkish than a Republican opponent?

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  • Our Ridiculous System for Picking a Vice President

    April 16, 2012
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    So how will the Republican VP nominee be selected? Sometime in the next four months, Romney will make that decision unilaterally, after a secrecy-shrouded process of his own choosing. Nobody else gets a vote.

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  • When the Supreme Court Strikes Down Obamacare, Will it Help Obama or Romney?

    March 28, 2012
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    At first glance, the answer seems obvious. If the Supreme Court overturns Obama’s signature legislative “achievement,” surely that hurts Obama and helps his opponent. But what about the fact that most Americans — 56% to…

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  • When Israel Attacks Iran, Will It Help Obama or Romney?

    March 21, 2012
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    Three assumptions are implicit in the headline, and I feel pretty confident about all three.

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  • Who First Asked “Is Mitt Romney the Republican John Kerry?”

    January 31, 2012
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    When I was in high school, one of my favorite gag lines was, “I’m a reformed Druid — we worship bushes.”  I thought this was hilarious.  More than that, after saying it enough times, I…

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  • Mitt & Mitch: Governor Daniels for Vice President!

    January 24, 2012
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    I was disappointed when Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana declined to run for president last year. The governor’s response to the the State of the Union address tonight has me ready right now to endorse…

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  • Taking Another Look at Newt Gingrich

    January 22, 2012
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    Much to my annoyance, Newt Gingrich has reshuffled the deck by trouncing Mitt Romney in the South Carolina primary.  Coming on top of the announcement from Iowa that they think maybe Rick Santorum actually won…

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All That Is Necessary

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