One thing that some supporters of Barack Obama like about the new President is his “post-partisan” appeal. They praise President Obama for not being a typical politician—conservative or liberal—all the way down the line. We could call him a maverick, but that political nickname has already been claimed. The President’s ability to nod to the […]
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Team Obama has chosen yet another politician with tax problems to serve in the administration. That brings the number to five unless I’ve missed someone along the way. Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius has been nominated to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. Democrats are saying the tax problems, for which she recently
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You know what would be really cool? It’d be really cool if Russ Taff and Jon Gibson made an album together. But another thing that would be cool would be if we had term limits for Congress. We used to have a tradition in this country that Presidents would serve no more than two terms.
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Once again, President Barack Obama has selected someone to work in his administration who seems to have trouble paying his taxes. This time, it’s former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk on the hot seat. The President wants Kirk to be the U.S. trade representative, a rather important position at any time but especially so during a
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This week’s entry is not about the stimulus package, and the federal government’s efforts to become more entangled in various parts of America’s industries. I’m actually writing about another area where the landscape seems to be shifting. The Democrats are already in a position of power given their dominance in both Houses of Congress and
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