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Obama is soft on terrorism! (Here we go again)

April 20, 2013
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Right on schedule, the Republican right is already in partisan mode. How predictable. But outside the conservative bubble, does anyone at this point really question whether this president takes the t... More »
Gun reform debacle: A win for the 'weaponocracy'

April 18, 2013
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What a pathetic farce yesterday - and so tiresomely predictable. In fact, I predicted it last December - not because I'm clairvoyant (hardly), but because I've been around long enough to kno... More »
Boston bombing: A blast from the past

April 17, 2013
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The Boston bombing has jarred my memories of living in London in the early '90s. It's a cliche to say that people are resilient, that they shrug off terrorism and get on with their lives, ... More »
Boston bombs prompt Twitter toxicity

April 16, 2013
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Shortly after Boston's annual idyll devolved into mayhem, I posted a tweet. "Worst thing: People died...Second worst thing: The upcoming blame game." And sure enough, it was game on. More »
GOP bows to religious right, disses gays (again)

April 15, 2013
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Remember, a few weeks ago, when national Republican headquarters autopsied the party's woes and said in a report that the GOP, for the sake of its own survival, should shelve its extremism and ... More »
Anthony Weiner, come on back!

April 12, 2013
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Lucinda Williams, the singer-songwriter, has some lyrics that remind me of Anthony Weiner. Sing it, Lucinda: "Wish I could turn a sad blue day/ Into something good/ Wish I could somehow make it... More »
On gun reform, the GOP is a circular firing squad

April 11, 2013
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Modest gun reform is finally on the table today in the U.S. Senate, and even though its ultimate fate is uncertain, this much is clear: Republicans are once again warring with themselves. Ninety pe... More »
Mitch McConnell's whodunit mystery: Leak or bug?

April 10, 2013
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There's nothing like a seamy little mystery to spice up the day's discourse and divert us, however temporarily, from weightier issues like guns and budgets. More »
Margaret Thatcher, flaming liberal

April 9, 2013
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Let us first bow our heads and mark the passing of Margaret Thatcher, conservative icon. Only then can we laugh ourselves silly listening to America's conservatives laud someone who wouldn'... More »
Obama's budget pitch is deja vu and DOA

April 8, 2013
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For better or worse (probably worse), President Obama is trying to reach out to Republicans yet again, seeking a deficit-cutting budget deal yet again, beckoning them to join him in the sensible cente... More »