Impaling Palin

I frequently disagree with Peggy Noonan on matters of substantive policy, but she is one of the few bright, thoughtful and intellectually honest people left in the GOP.

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I think this is a problem……

Multiple sources are reporting that health care companies are spending $1.4 million PER DAY lobbying against reform.

Take That, David Broder

David Broder takes himself very seriously–more seriously than many readers take him, if I am any indication–so I suppose it isn’t surprising that he is unimpressed with people who don’t properly appreciate his wisdom, or whose achievements haven’t been in pontification.

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P.R. is important, whether we like it or not

Back when I was a lowly law clerk for the local federal court, I used to really struggle with cases where one party clearly had a better case than the other, but the other party had a much better lawyer.

It’s probably no surprise that the guys with the good lawyers won most of those. Not fair, perhaps, but then reality is often unfair.

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