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GOP candidates can’t compare to Churchill

Not a few Republicans in Congress have come down with something, including those suffering from WSC Syndrome.Just what is WSC Syndrome and what are the symptoms?First, the symptoms. Those with the disorder see themselves as great heroes; actually more than great; they see themselves as heroic ...

Carson has limited appeal for blacks

<em>"Only Ben Carson can get enough black votes to keep the Democrats from winning the White House."</em>The National Draft Ben Carson for President CommitteeRun, Ben, Run - Your MouthI know who isn’t going to become president of these United States–Ben ...

Rep. Shuster praised for leadership skills

For the second time in as many years, Bill Shuster has successfully fashioned a bipartisan bill in his role as chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.Good for him. Good for the rest of us, too.The passage by the House of $7.2 billion for passenger rail service was ...

Republicans lose again to Obama

Republicans did the predictable thing again last week.After months of grousing about President Obama’s immigration executive order, they folded. They capitulated. They threw in the towel.<em>“Maybe I should be more angry, but I'm not. I think anybody who follows Washington ...

More tolerance needed in politics today

Self-doubt is not a quality normally associated with our very best politicians. Lincoln? No. The two Roosevelts? Hardly. Reagan? You’ve got to be kidding.Self-doubters don’t get near the White House. Heck, they rarely get near any of the 50 state capitols. But if ever we needed men and ...

Republicans digging their own graves

Republicans have painted themselves into a corner – again.Republican legislative leaders, who’d thought they were playing a legislative gambit that would make the president and Democratic members of Congress take the heat for cutting off funding to the Department of Homeland Security, are ...