Following along in my who’s running and who’s not series, I write today to tell you that former Senator Rick Santorum is running for president in 2012. And if I ever questioned whether Sarah Palin was running for president (and I did), I no longer do.
The dangers of being disagreeable
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While we look for bigger antidotes for what ails our toxic public dialogue, each of us can hold ourselves and those we can influence to a higher standard of public discourse than we have before. Accepting dangerous rhetoric has become too costly. Continue Reading
Economic gardening: A fresh paradigm for growing local jobs
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Over the last few decades the city of Littleton, Colo., has enjoyed the sort of economic success that many other communities can only dream of. They did it with a growth strategy called economic gardening, and I hope Las Cruces will look to adapt its principles. Continue Reading
Repeal is good
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The 111th (lame duck) Congress did a few good things this past week. My favorite – from a center-right frame of mind – was that the 111th repealed the rather prehistoric “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy. Continue Reading
And now what? Life after the tax deal
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With the Obama-Republican tax deal having passed the Senate and the House as well, I guess I’ve gotten the compromise I’ve been asking for. To be honest, I’d thought I’d feel better about it. Continue Reading
Allow compromise, reject tragedy
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To everyone who is concerned about the U.S. economy and somewhat adept politically, I ask you this: If you sincerely want to get the economy rolling, then why not accept compromise and allow the economy to do just that – get rolling? Continue Reading
Being frank…
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There is something awesome about the ability to be frank. And I do mean to call it an ability – it’s the art of being brutally honest without coming across as looking like a scathing twit. Case in point – Barbara Bush. Continue Reading
The difference between NPR and Fox or MSNBC
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It’s hard for me to understand how people who value careful consideration over ideological dogmatism would resent NPR’s consistently positive contributions to the public discourse. Continue Reading
Keith Olbermann’s suspension is like…
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Applause, applause, applause to MSNBC for making the tough decision to abide by their corporate principles at the risk of losing revenue to the temporary suspension of one of their top agitated hosts. Awesome, right? Not quite. Here’s why. Continue Reading
Don’t call it a mandate
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Regular readers of my blog will not be surprised that I hope Republicans and Democrats will now resume working together to address our problems. The American electorate seems to prefer when both political parties share responsibility for how the country works. Continue Reading
The farewell blowout
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Yesterday, Republicans swept the House by 61 seats (and rising). Historic, to say the least. We can only hope that the members of the 112th Congress take their new responsibilities and duties seriously, dead seriously. Continue Reading