There have been 56 presidential elections in our nation’s history, and just about every one of them has been compared to the others. Historians and political junkies are always seeing the next election as a replay of some earlier match.
Dave Duerson, a former Chicago Bears defensive back, fatally shot himself in the chest on Feb. 17. In an accompanying suicide note, he wrote: "Please, see that my brain is given to the NFL's brain bank." Mike Ditka recently talked to a CNN interviewer in the aftermath of the suicide of yet another former NFL player.
Moses parted the waters so the Hebrews could leave Egypt. The modern-day geologists parted the "Middle of the World" and located gas reserves. The Jewish people have finally arrived at the place they searched for: energy independence.
Two years after the onset of the financial crisis, with the stock market recovering and Wall Street’s moneyed elite breathing easier again, ordinary Americans say they can hardly wait for the trading firms to take over the supervision of the country so average citizens can begin sharing in the spoils.
Granlund on the START treaty being ratified during the lame duck session.
There are people in Washington who simply don't like compromise. Soon-to-be House Speaker John Boehner has said as much. "I reject the word," he told Leslie Stahl in “60 Minutes,” preferring the term "common ground."
With all the political debates continuing to rage without any letup, it would appear that some basics have been lost amid the screaming, hollering, vituperation and thoughtless name-calling. Stop cursing the darkness and light a candle. It might just get to be a habit. Merry Christmas to all.
Liccar cartoon on Christmas stockings and politics.
All eyes must be on the Senate and House committees charged with redrawing the state’s most important political boundaries. We can’t let them skate on this one.
Earmarks took a knockdown blow on Friday, but it’s hard to imagine they’re gone for good, regardless of the symbolic vows being taken by some in Washington. If they are revived, it should only happen with stipulations that keep them in the open and make them fair.
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