What’s happened to the Republican Party, the party of Ronald Reagan — whom I fear would be labeled as a “liberal” if he was still with us today?
It was not that long ago that Republicans were the reasonable ones, providing a necessary small-government, pro-business counterweight to well-meaning yet often unrealistic policies put forward by Democrats. [...]

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Last night I watched the war in Iraq end. I figured since I watched it begin, I should watch it end, too. So, around 9 pm EST (2 or 3 am local time) the last of our combat troops crossed the border into Kuwait, the gate was closed, and an era ended.

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This is just 2 cool 2B true — and it sorta was.
According to South Carolina Senate candidate, Alvin Greene, “I didn’t have anything to do with it, but I’ll take credit for it. The video looks good. The music is good. It’s cool.”
And we think Alvin Greene is cool, too — definitely cooler than Jim [...]

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I learned a new word yesterday: refudiate.
It was invented by Sarah Palin, the Bard of Wasilla, who joins William Shakespeare, Stephen Colbert, and Twitter in adding to our modern lexicon.

Based upon Ms. Palin’s single usage of the term (in a Twitter tweet, which was later deleted — why?), “Ground Zero Mosque supporters: doesn’t it stab [...]

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One must automatically assume that so-called “alternative” remedies are worthless (and maybe even dangerous in some instances) for the simple reason that they are marketed as “alternative” because there is no such thing as “alternative medicine.”
There is medicine that has been proven safe and effective through a scientifically rigorous, multi-step clinical trials process.
There is [...]

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