June 19, 2013
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Holder’s problem is he’s incompetent
WASHINGTON — So, Attorney General Eric Holder approved a search warrant targeting Fox News’ James Rosen for the crime of journalism with malice aforethought. Then the Justice Department shopped aro...
Jun 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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White House still doesn’t get it; Holder can’t investigate himself
No one should pretend that dealing with leaks of highly sensitive and classified national security documents is easy. I remember hearing plenty of conservatives taking to the airwaves to accuse The...
Jun 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wondering if past presidents could win today is entertaining, also silly
Could people like Bob Dole, even Ronald Reagan — could you make it in today’s Republican Party?” Chris Wallace of “Fox News Sunday” asked former Senate Majority Leader and 1996 GOP presidential nom...
Jun 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kentucky pension reform not as historic as advertised
Recently, I was a panelist on KET’s “Kentucky Tonight” program about the commonwealth’s public pension crisis. Much of the discussion reminded me of an annoying rhetorical tactic generally reser...
Jun 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Regulatory state derailing economy
WASHINGTON — Texting while driving is dangerous, especially if you are driving a train. A commuter train engineer was texting on Sept. 12, 2008, near Los Angeles, when he missed a stop signal and c...
Jun 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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UGLY Health law truth emerges; Obama’s loyalists aghast
President Obama’s most reliable constituency is starting to cool on him. Ironically, the revolt is over his signature achievement: Obamacare. “If you like your health care plan, you will be able...
Jun 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Both sides must agree for war to end
“This war, like all wars, must end. That’s what history advises. That’s what our democracy demands.” President Barack Obama at National Defense University, May 23, 2013 They say all is fair i...
Jun 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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OPPORTUNE Southern Illinois on cusp of resource-driven boom
The southernmost counties of Illinois could be on the cusp of a boom that rivals the impact of the atomic energy plant in Paducah six decades ago. It couldn’t come at a better time. With the ...
Jun 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sen. Paul needs to clarify national security views if he runs for top job
The Republican Party is sometimes described as a three-legged stool. Economic conservatives are one leg, social conservatives another, and national security conservatives the third. A GOP presid...
May 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Health law, economy to define Obama
How can it be that with Washington simmering in scandals, with Republicans (not to mention talk-show hosts) using the “I” word (impeachment) with abandon, with calls to bring back Ken Starr (of Bil...
May 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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