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Gaffes(6)
Mitt Romney now admits he “misspoke” in saying he was not concerned about the very poor. Ron Paul, one of Romney’s few defenders, says that if we could look into Romney’s heart we would not find that he cares nothing for poor people. This is among the more disturbing signs of Dr. Paul’s weirdness I [...]
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Iraq: Countdown to the Coming War
Day Six December 23, 2011. Thousands of Sunni Muslims in Samarra, Ramadi, Baiji, and Qaim have taken to the streets. Many of them carry signs and banners protesting the Shi’ah-dominated government of Nouri al-Maliki and expressing support for threatened Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi. Day Five December 22, 2011. Dozens of people were killed as bombs exploded [...]
Worst Laid Plans
When Herman Cain made his irrelevant 9-9-9 tax plan a focal point of the current political debate, Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich were quick to shout out their ‘Me too!’ Perry’s 20% flat tax, pulled out of the magic hat by a deft right hand, would produce a very serious revenue short fall, but we [...]
The Continuing Tory Revolution
I know it is none of my business. If the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth wish to change the rules of succession to the crown, I have no right to an opinion, not only because as an American I have about as much interest in royal antics as I do in soap operas…. Read on [...]