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	<title>Sheila Kennedy &#187; Obama</title>
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	<description>Thinking about Liberty</description>
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		<title>What He Said</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2012/01/what-he-said/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A relatively simple statement from the President&#8217;s State of the Union speech last night deserves emphasis. After reminding Americans of the economic situation when he assumed office, when the country was bleeding jobs and reeling from the collapse of the housing bubble, Obama reported &#8220;In the last 22 months, businesses have created more than three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wrong is Wrong</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/12/wrong-is-wrong/</link>
		<comments>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/12/wrong-is-wrong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Constitution]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheilakennedy.net/?p=2177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the election of Barack Obama, the GOP&#8211;aka &#8220;the party of no&#8221;&#8211;has shown impressive discipline, putting party orthodoxy ahead of both the common good and, frequently, sanity. The Democrats, on the other hand, have happily confirmed Will Rogers&#8217; great line: &#8220;I&#8217;m not a member of any organized political party; I&#8217;m a Democrat.&#8221; The left wing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luck of the Draw</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/12/luck-of-the-draw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheilakennedy.net/?p=2165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine used to have a saying to the effect that he&#8217;d rather be lucky than smart. While I think President Obama is pretty darn smart, if current trends continue, he may also prove to be very, very lucky. Conventional wisdom&#8211;which is conventional because it tends to be right fairly often&#8211;is that Presidents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Talk Back</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/10/time-to-talk-back/</link>
		<comments>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/10/time-to-talk-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random Blogging]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheilakennedy.net/?p=1974</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine emailed me this morning to share one of those internet &#8220;jokes&#8221; that make the rounds. He was astonished&#8211;and disheartened&#8211;to think that the relative who&#8217;d forwarded it evidently agreed with what might loosely be called its &#8220;message.&#8221; On opening the attachment, the first thing I saw in large letters was &#8220;What a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They All Count the Same in the Win/Loss Column</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/09/they-all-count-the-same-in-the-winloss-column/</link>
		<comments>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/09/they-all-count-the-same-in-the-winloss-column/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private sector jobs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheilakennedy.net/?p=1855</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Numbers don&#8217;t lie, but you do have to ask them the right questions. The most recent jobs report-as we all know by now&#8211;was awful. Totally flat. There were no net jobs added in August. If we ask &#8220;how many more people are working&#8221; the answer we get from these numbers is grim. The natural conclusion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s the Obama, Stupid</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/05/its-the-obama-stupid/</link>
		<comments>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/05/its-the-obama-stupid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 18:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA["doofus"]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheilakennedy.net/?p=1569</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over at Political Animal, Steve Benen joined the discussion over Tim Pawlenty&#8217;s recent remark that &#8220;Any doofus can go to Washington.&#8221; (There has been a good deal of mirth in the wake of that remark, actually&#8211;since one interpretation is that Pawlenty himself is something of a &#8220;doofus.&#8221; ) But viewed in context, Pawlenty seemed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They Even Eat Their Own</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/05/they-even-eat-their-own/</link>
		<comments>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/05/they-even-eat-their-own/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 12:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniels]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheilakennedy.net/?p=1502</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels considers whether to run for President, I can think of lots of reasons not to support him. Despite his focus on fiscal responsibility, he presided over the Bush Administration&#8217;s profligacy, helping fritter away the healthy economy left by Bill Clinton. While he&#8217;s never been a &#8220;hater,&#8221; neither has he demonstrated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Will We Ever Learn?</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/04/when-will-we-ever-learn-2/</link>
		<comments>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/04/when-will-we-ever-learn-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education / Youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Blogging]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheilakennedy.net/?p=1493</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I wasn&#8217;t one of those people who believed the election of Barack Obama was a sign we&#8217;d entered a &#8220;post-racial&#8221; society. But I also failed to appreciate the extent of racism that still festers in this country. The unremitting attacks on Obama personally&#8211;attacks utterly unconnected to any policy disputes and clearly motivated by outrage over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Politics as Farce</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/04/politics-as-farce/</link>
		<comments>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/04/politics-as-farce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bush]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheilakennedy.net/?p=1456</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That anyone&#8211;anywhere&#8211;is taking &#8220;The Donald&#8221; seriously is a black mark on America. This megalomaniac with really, really bad hair, whose most salient characteristic is a breathtaking lack of self-awareness, is busy pandering to the very worst elements in our political system&#8211;much as he has pandered to our obsession with money and celebrity. As a side [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As My Grandma Would Say&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/02/as-my-grandma-would-say/</link>
		<comments>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/02/as-my-grandma-would-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random Blogging]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheilakennedy.net/?p=1249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From Chris Rock&#8217;s mouth to God&#8217;s ears! Scott Raab: Like many nice Caucasians, I cried the night Barack Obama was elected. It was one of the high points in American history. And all that’s happened since the election is just a shitstorm of hatred. You want to weigh in on that?Chris Rock: I actually like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a Mad, Mad World</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/02/its-a-mad-mad-world/</link>
		<comments>http://sheilakennedy.net/2011/02/its-a-mad-mad-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Racial Equality]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheilakennedy.net/?p=1237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, I see that a new poll has found that 51% of likely GOP primary voters believe Obama was not born in the United States. (The poll did not offer a breakdown between those who believe he&#8217;s Kenyan and those who don&#8217;t think Hawaii is part of the U.S.) The percentage of &#8220;birthers&#8221; was even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No More Susie Sunshine</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2010/02/no-more-susie-sunshine-2/</link>
		<comments>http://sheilakennedy.net/2010/02/no-more-susie-sunshine-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gay Rights]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheilakennedy.net/?p=994</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has read my columns over the years knows I am a resolute optimist. My general theme is something along the lines of  “Yes, this bad thing or that has happened, but overall, look at the progress America is making.” And it’s true—over the long haul, we have seen progress in the general culture, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No More Susie Sunshine</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2010/01/no-more-susie-sunshine/</link>
		<comments>http://sheilakennedy.net/2010/01/no-more-susie-sunshine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backlash]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheilakennedy.net/?p=974</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has read my columns over the years knows I am a resolute optimist. My general theme is something along the lines of  “Yes, this bad thing or that has happened, but overall, look at the progress America is making.” And it’s true—over the long haul, we have seen progress in the general culture, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happily Ever After</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2010/01/happily-ever-after/</link>
		<comments>http://sheilakennedy.net/2010/01/happily-ever-after/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Public Policy and Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[filibuster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon Kyl]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheilakennedy.net/?p=962</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The last time I babysat my younger grandchildren, we watched one of those age-appropriate Hollywood fairy tales where the good guy defeats the bad guy and then the story ends because—it is understood by all, even five-year olds—that everyone will now live happily ever after.  Many Americans apply that simple fantasy to politics: once we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pace of Progress</title>
		<link>http://sheilakennedy.net/2009/10/the-pace-of-progress/</link>
		<comments>http://sheilakennedy.net/2009/10/the-pace-of-progress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shekenne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gay Rights]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheilakennedy.net/?p=878</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Civil rights activists often disagree over tactics. That was (and is) true of the African-American civil rights movement, and similar disputes characterize those working for equal rights for women, Latinos and other minorities. So it should not surprise anyone that gay rights activists often disagree about where resources should be deployed and when, or whether [...]]]></description>
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