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A Tarantula on Angel Food Cake
Feb 2, 2007 Molly Ivins, who died at the end of January from cancer, broke all the rules of polite commentary while gleefully sticking it to the oppressors of the underdogs.Will the Big States Please Stand Up?
Jan 30, 2007 California, Illinois, Florida and New Jersey should be applauded for mobilizing to hold earlier presidential primaries.A Reagan Democrat
Jan 25, 2007 Sen. Jim Webb replied to Bush's State of the Union speech with a moral clarity almost unheard-of since the days of The Great Communicator.
E.J. Dionne Jr.: The Upstart Versus the Machine
Jan 23, 2007 The Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton 2008 contest highlights the differences between bottom-up and top-down political campaigns.E.J. Dionne Jr.: Two Taxed Americas
Jan 20, 2007 John Edwards' plan for running a higher budget deficit to pay for universal healthcare coverage has the virtue of being honest.Do You Heart Huckabee?
Jan 16, 2007 Former Arkansas governor and presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, a Baptist evangelical who is keeping loyal distance from Bush on the war, may just pull off the hat trick of blending religious conservatism with policy pragmatism.E.J. Dionne Jr.: Assembly of Vipers
Jan 12, 2007 Surge or no, Iraq will remain engulfed in violence as long as those who control the death squads continue to exercise power in the country's National Assembly.E.J. Dionne Jr.: We’re Not Ready for Bipartisanship
Jan 9, 2007 Before Democrats and Republicans can come together to solve our nation's problems, they'd have to agree on common goals Don't hold your breath for that .