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Confesssion: I Did Not Watch the SOTU Last Night

January 25th, 2012

By Dan Miller I had three good reasons: there wasn’t enough rum, it was past my bedtime and our dogs, fearing for what little remains of my sanity, wouldn’t let me. However, I have read much of the commentary and based on that will provide a post-partisan analysis in keeping with the spirit of the […]

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Tags: campaign, dull, economy, election, Obama, partisan, satire, SOTU, taxes
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After the State of the Union: Who Can Defeat Obama?

January 25th, 2012

By Tom Carter As I watched the President’s State of the Union address last night, this question was rattling around in my mind: Who can defeat Obama? Based on performance quality in delivering a prepared speech, the answer is that none of the current Republican contenders is up to the task. That highlights a defining […]

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Tags: candidates, election, facts, Gingrich, Obama, Republican, Romney, SOTU
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Obama’s State of the Union

January 31st, 2010

By Tom Carter A number of the President’s critics have opined that he didn’t say anything new in the State of the Union Address and mainly tried to rally Democrats to support him. To the contrary, I think three important aspects of the address are pretty clear. The first is what he actually proposed. Politico […]

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Tags: Congress, DADT, health care, Obama, SOTU, Supreme Court
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Second Time Around

January 28th, 2010

By Larry Ennis President Obama gave his first State of the Union address last night, effectively beginning his second year in office. The speech wasn’t anything special in my opinion. A little less arrogant but far from humble, Obama in effect offered little but a promise to do better. He mainly tried to get his […]

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Tags: Brown, Democrats, Massachusetts, Obama, SOTU, Tea Party, transparency
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