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Who Won at the Summit?

February 26th, 2010

By Tom Carter “Who won at the summit?” seems like a silly question. This was supposed to be a sit-down (remember The Sopranos?) where apparently irreconcilable opponents could work out their differences for the common good. The problem is, no one who understands what’s going on in Washington expected that to happen. And, inevitably, politicians […]

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Tags: Congress, Executive Branch, health care, losers, President, summit, winners
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The Health Care Summit

February 24th, 2010

By Tom Carter It’s hard to imagine how anything very positive will come out of the President’s health care summit in Washington tomorrow. An article in Politico describes the atmospherics and the haggles involved in detailed negotiations. A gaggle of congressional Democrats and Republicans will meet with the President at Blair House for about six hours, […]

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Tags: Blair House, Democrats, health care, Obama, Republicans, summit
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The Weakness of the Democrats

February 15th, 2010

By Tom Carter Fred Barnes is the executive editor of The Weekly Standard and a moderate, practical conservative. His column today is an incisive review of the present state of the Democratic Party’s rule in Washington. One would think that with a Democrat in the White House and majorities in both the House and the Senate, the […]

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Tags: Congress, Democrats, health care, majorities, Obama, summit
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Summit? What Summit?

February 10th, 2010

By Larry Ennis The President’s invitation to the Republicans for a health care summit is, I suppose, an attempt at humor. The idea that a thirty-minute spot on television is enough to gain acceptance of the health care fiasco is ridiculous. After a year of shutting out the opposition, the President proposes a thirty-minute fixer-upper. I hope […]

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Tags: Congress, Democrats, health care, Obama, polls, Republicans, summit
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