I stayed up this Election Night just long enough to learn which candidate captured the Electoral College vote. Didn’t wait for the concession speech or acceptance speech or pundit analysis that came later.

It has been a long couple

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I’ve seen parts of all the recent presidential and vice-presidential debates, and what I’ve been struck with is the lack of respect for the rules of debate. The one that irritates me most is when the speaker’s time is up

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It’s today, but I’m still caught in yesterday and watching the Republican primary contests in Arizona and Michigan. They were both called for Romney. Then I watched the breakdown, county by county, of how Michigan voted. The county where I

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It’s today, but I’m still caught in yesterday and watching the Republican primary contests in Arizona and Michigan. They were both called for Romney. Then I watched the breakdown, county by county, of how Michigan voted. The county where I

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The phone rings. My caller ID says someone in California or Texas is on the other end. I quickly calculate who I know in those states; and, since I actually know people in both, I push the little green telephone

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Time magazine occasionally hits the nail on the head. In the February 6 issue, there is an article by David von Drehle about the 2012 election and the vetting of the GOP candidates. But one paragraph could pertain to all

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Yesterday was a Charles Dickens Day for Newt Gingrich.

It was the best of times as Governor Rick Perry stopped his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination and threw his support to Newt who, in turn, gave public thanks. I’m

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