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Boy Scouts wave (partial) goodbye to bigotry

May 24, 2013
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The good news is that the venerable Boy Scouts of America have finally taken a big step forward into the 21st century, by voting yesterday to welcome openly gay kids into the ranks. The bad news is that gay scout leaders are still verboten. On that crucial issue, bigotry still reigns. But before we explore that persistent bigotry, let's give the group a few props for making history, for re... More »

Huh?! Tornado alley doesn't require shelters?!

May 23, 2013
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How is it possible that a small city situated smack in the middle of Oklahoma's tornado alley, a community that had already been devastated by a tornado in 1999, does not require its schools an... More »
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... 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 »