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What do we after we take the flags down?

The trouble with political purges is that they are never ending. There鈥檚 always one more enemy to vanquish, one more foe to defeat, one more idea to clear out of the way. Enough is never enough.That鈥檚 the problem we face, 150 years after the end of the Civil War, in trying to expunge the ...

Trump hurts GOP with Latinos

鈥淚 have a great relationship with the Mexican people. They love me, I love them. And I鈥檒l tell you something, if I get the nomination, I鈥檒l win the Latino vote.鈥漅epublican presidential candidate, Donald Trump to NBC News on July 8.Muchas gracias se帽or Trump!Donald Trump keeps telling ...

Big difference between pretend, real heroes

Being a hero has never been easier. Military hero, I mean. Even schmucks like me, as poor a soldier as the U.S. Army ever produced, can be a hero these days.I鈥檓 being facetious, of course. I鈥檓 not a hero. I can pose as one, though, thanks to the Danbury Mint, which is selling, for $149 ...

Obama’s popularity on the rise

The President of The United States has a good reason to gloat nowadays.But he won鈥檛.A brand new CNN/ORC poll shows that President Obama鈥檚 job approval has risen to its highest level in more than two years 鈥 50 percent.What gives?It was a week in which Southern states started removing the ...

Jefferson’s words left lasting legacy

In the history of the United States, five words have made all the difference: 鈥淎ll men are created equal.鈥漈hese words, contained in the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, whose 239th anniversary we celebrate Friday, defined not only our war for independence against the ...

S.C., don鈥檛 go growin鈥 a conscience for us now!

<em>鈥淚t鈥檚 time to move the flag from the Capitol grounds.鈥</em><em>South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, on her state鈥檚 Confederate flag</em>I鈥檝e heard that a century and a half ago, a group of enterprising southerners started a ...