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  • Oklahoma foes of big government want aid 'without delay'

    May 22, 2013

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    "Big government" is a convenient conservative bogeyman - until tragedy strikes. But now, with death and devastation in their own backyard, here's Tom Coburn: "As the ranking member of the committee that oversees FEMA, I can assure Oklahomans that any and all available aid will be delivered without delay."  More »

  • Republican overreach and the lessons of '98

    May 21, 2013

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    Republicans currently in thrall to the scandal trifecta would be wise to heed Newt Gingrich, who knows all too well what can happen when party warriors foam at the mouth. "I think we overreach...  More »

  • Scandal watch: Here it is, the impeachable offense!

    May 20, 2013

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    Have you heard the one about Obama and the umbrella? Conservatives who yearn to eject the president from office have been trying to get sufficient traction from the current scandal trifecta, but it&#...  More »

  • Can gun reformers sway the next election?

    May 17, 2013

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    Midterm elections, which typically draw only one-third of the electorate, tend to be dominated by the most ideologically impassioned voters; traditionally, the NRA's constituents have been the mo...  More »

  • IRS phobia: The Obamacare connection

    May 16, 2013

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    Gee, what a surprise! Republicans are targeting Obamacare again, not only by staging yet another House repeal vote (the 37th, destined to fail like the other 36), but by invoking the dark specter of a...  More »

  • Obama and the 'second term curse'

    May 15, 2013

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    Shortly after his 1972 re-election victory, Richard Nixon plucked a chord of caution: "Second terms are almost inevitably downhill. The tendency is for an administration to run out of steam."...  More »

  • IRS scandal is a tale of irony and ineptitude

    May 14, 2013

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    The Internal Revenue Service scandal is catnip for conservatives who claim that President Obama's leftish leviathan is out to get them. But the reality of what happened is far more nuanced and co...  More »

  • Hillary derangement syndrome: Back to the future

    May 13, 2013

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    What a belly laugh it was yesterday when Benghazi-hunter Darrell Issa insisted on Meet the Press that "Hillary Clinton's not a target." Apparently his Republican brethren haven't r...  More »

  • New census report tracks the diminishing white vote

    May 10, 2013

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    Republicans would be well advised to take a break from Benghazi and ponder their long-term status on the home front. A new U.S. Census report, having crunched the electoral numbers, warns that the f...  More »

  • Benghazi again: More empty hype from the GOP

    May 9, 2013

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    House Republicans: "Benghazi-Benghazi-Benghazi!" Translation: "Our party needs to start slashing Hillary Clinton's sky-high high poll approval ratings, or else we'll be toas...  More »

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