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First Debate Drinking Game
Okay politifans, we now know from the respective debate camps that neither candidate can conjugate a verb – or communicate with more sophistication than grunts, growls and flu... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Oct 9, 2012 at 1:25 pm by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Meanwhile, back at the ranch ...
Anything I could write about the current state of the Presidential campaign would feel like piling-on, and the major issue in the US Senate derby seems to be whether the Repub... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Oct 1, 2012 at 11:49 pm by Mike, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Son of Moneyball
Okay, so this week Mr. Obama got his bump, and Mr. Romney continues to demonstrate his proud amateur standing as a student of foreign affairs. It also looks like those nasty ... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Sep 28, 2012 at 10:55 am by Cornelius McGillicuddy, a resident of another community |
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College-level Math 1, Electoral edition
As the campaigns take shape in late September and the so-called “low-interest” voters (who may decide the outcome – what a comfort that is!) finally tune-in to them, it’s time... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Sep 28, 2012 at 10:25 am by Dave, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Comedy or Tragedy?
Whew – if the recent flurry of activity here on the DX Board is any indication (and it is), this week’s doings in Charlotte have heightened interest in the Presidential campai... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Sep 27, 2012 at 2:23 pm by Ann, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Endeavor!
Wow -- That was exciting! Nothing like the shuttle to turn me into a compleat, if somehwat wizened, fanboy. |
Tom Cushing |
850 |
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on Sep 26, 2012 at 5:11 pm by Diane, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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House built on a sand foundation
Political campaigns are not famous for hewing to any line of ethical rectitude. The First Amendment that honors free expression is never stronger than when the subject is pol... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Sep 16, 2012 at 11:32 am by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Their Akin-Breakin’ Hurt
I thought I was taking a late summer hiatus, based on a combination of annual dog days reveries, overseas athletic distractions, and an utterly uninspiring domestic political ... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Aug 31, 2012 at 5:39 pm by Dave, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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What's in a Pronoun?
There may be no more loaded word in the English language than "you."
It can be a fond term of endearment, as in, let's see, the phrase "I'm So-o in love with You" crooned by ... |
Tom Cushing |
875 |
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on Jul 30, 2012 at 9:30 am by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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What is The Problem? The GOP is The Problem.
The first thing you need to know about Norm Ornstein and Thomas Mann is where they work – at the American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution, respectively. Th... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Jul 26, 2012 at 11:14 am by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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"If You Can Keep It"
This week's news brought an early glimpse into the inner workings of a novel species of political animal: the SuperPAC. These beasts were unleashed by the Supreme Court's 20... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Jul 25, 2012 at 2:00 pm by Time for truth, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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The VeepStakes: First, do no harm (who's your choice?)
The presumptive GOP Presidential nominee, Mr. Romney, is in the process of vetting potential presumptive running mates, using the title mantra as the campaign’s guide star. I... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Jul 20, 2012 at 3:02 pm by underdog, a resident of another community |
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Loans’ LIBORs Loused
Mention the term LIBOR in almost any group, and half will assume a speech impediment, a third will change the subject and the remainder will excuse themselves, eyes a-glaze. ... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Jul 19, 2012 at 11:47 am by spcwt, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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The ACA passes muster (pass the mustard!)
July 4th week is great timing for a shout-out to a leader who may have put country before partisanship. Chief Justice John Roberts cast the deciding vote in the Supreme Court... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Jul 19, 2012 at 8:16 am by spcwt, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Clear as Mud
If there is any principle upon which most members of the electorate can agree, at least part of the time, it’s that governmental funding and decisions ought, with few exceptio... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Jul 13, 2012 at 8:33 am by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Longing to Breathe Free
Americans are fond of asserting a "melting pot"¯ image to explain the assimilation of successive waves of immigrants. That metaphor has never really appealed to your scribe, c... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Jun 28, 2012 at 10:39 am by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Prop 29 Fails to Cure Cancer, does not ensure World Peace!
Having recently tried to update a woefully stale TV viewing habit (I gave up after the untimely demise of Deadwood), I tried to get interested in Mad Men, starting with season... |
Tom Cushing |
879 |
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on Jun 6, 2012 at 9:55 pm by spcwt, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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The Place for Markets: every place?
As a young lobbyist for a big east coast company and a college Econ major, your scribe was once assigned to cover a public meeting in which the possibility of consolidating Ci... |
Tom Cushing |
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on May 31, 2012 at 12:06 pm by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Obromneycare, Part One: What is it, exactly?
The Affordable Care Act is (choose only one):
a. Socialized medicine
b. The moral equivalent of strapping grandma to an ice floe
c. The moral imperative of a civilize... |
Tom Cushing |
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on May 12, 2012 at 1:01 pm by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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ObromneyCare, Part Deux: Estimation Boogaloo
Okay, where were we? After a description of the major features of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA for short, or ObromneyCare if you prefer), you've been p... |
Tom Cushing |
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on May 10, 2012 at 12:05 pm by Citizen Paine, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Inclusion or Extraction?
This week’s column is late – for several reasons. (On) first, baseball intervened, and I spent four glorious days in the Arizona sun with my daughter. As we watched our belo... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Mar 19, 2012 at 8:13 pm by underdog, a resident of another community |
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The Power of Appropriate Apology
There's an old story that I've heard often enough that it may be true -- it concerns a law student who had to bring her 8 year-old son to contracts class one morning. The sub... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Mar 16, 2012 at 5:50 pm by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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College: the best seven years of your life?
Among the various incendiary claims that ignited a particularly conflagratory week on the campaign trail, was one that bears upon post-secondary education in these United Stat... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Mar 1, 2012 at 1:37 pm by Dirk, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Coming to grips with the contraception kerfuffle; and Colvin v. DSK
I have been trying to sort out the Great Contraception/Religious Liberties/Women’ Health blemish that has erupted recently. That’s not as easy a task as it ought to be, becau... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Mar 1, 2012 at 9:23 am by C. R. Mudgeon, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Just Like a Train-wreck
A check-in is due to the slow-motion train wreck by which the GOP Faithful have been eat, err … vetting their candidates. It really has been a fascinating study in political... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Feb 21, 2012 at 8:45 am by cardinal, a resident of the Diablo neighborhood |
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