Month: February 2010

Health Care in Hindsight

For me, the biggest mistake the Democrats made on health care was not being ready to pass the bill once Paul Kirk was seated as the replacement for Teddy Kennedy on September 24th, 2009. Naturally, it was assumed that a Democrat...

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US Loses 1,000th Soldier in Enduring Freedom

. always tough to reach this number of fatalities. Especially when the end goal is ever so far away … Hamid Karzai takes control of Afghanistan election watchdog (The Guardian) – The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai,...

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Power of the Pen

Last week President Obama used a strategy that should become an important part of his leadership going forward.  On February 18, he issued an executive order creating a bipartisan commission on addressing the budget...

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CPAC: Sideshow and Snake Oil, Pt 1.

The Sideshow Glenn Beck, in a sense, is right. CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, is not and could never be a “big tent.” Neither is the brand of conservatism it tries so hard to sell. The “big...

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