Mitt Romney has done a very good job — politically — in staying above the debt ceiling fray for the past several weeks. It is no easy feat to do that as a Republican front-runner for President. Today Romney emerged from hiding on the issue with shot-gun barrels blazing at President Obama. Said Romney: “As president, my plan […]
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Tyrannically Extreme Radicals and Fanatics to Trim U.S. Borrowing by 7%
Added perspective on the debt ceiling deal emerging in Washington: If, indeed, a compromise is reached tomorrow to “cut” $3 trillion over the next 10 years — that is to trim the amount we are borrowing over the next decade by $3 trillion — the national debt in 2020 will be $21 trillion rather than $24 trillion, about […]
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It is hard to keep up with the various plans in Washington to raise the debt ceiling. But one thing is clear: None of the proposals even begin to get U.S. debt under control. That is getting lost in this debate. It is the frightening reality. The “grand compromise plan” –- The Obama-Boehner plan […]
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One more word on Amy Winehouse. In a day or two we will learn what officially killed her. But regardless of what is listed as her cause of death, it will have been the disease of addiction that did her in. She almost agreed to sign up for Coastline Behavioral Health outpatient program, when the worst […]
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Meant to link this Wall Street Journal article yesterday for anyone who didn’t see it. It reports a growing rebellion among Chinese Protestants who are demanding greater religious liberties in that authoritarian nation. Religion in China today is all state sponsored. “Let your descendants become great politicians like Joseph and Daniel,” Beijing Zion Church, Pastor Jin […]
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Tea Party members in Congress are ignoring a key component of their messaging to their very great detriment. Maybe they are delivering it back to their home districts, but I hear nothing in the national debate about America’s youth. And our young people, after all, are what the Tea Party revolt is all about. It […]
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I’ve always wondered what it was like for state reporters, who have covered an elected official for years; who have lived and breathed his every utterance; who know what he eats and drinks, how much sleeps and with whom, when that official becomes a presidential or vice presidential candidate. Suddenly the print and network “big […]
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I bought six goldfish for my youngest daughter a year ago. In a week, they were all dead. So I bought a big tank -– a 10-galloner -– multi-colored pebbles, and a filtration system with the next six fish. Those were all “gone to heaven” in two weeks. So I bought “hardier” goldfish, special food, […]
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http://youtu.be/0YoHJIpM_oA Here is a 1968 presidential campaign ad from Robert F. Kennedy targeting Nebraska voters. Mr. Kennedy would be assassinated in a Los Angeles ballroom in June of that year. The ad reminds me of the powerful influence of a father on his sons. One of them, RFK, Jr., the founder of the environmental group Riverkeeper, talks about […]
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