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From McGovern to Obama
American.com, by Michael Barone
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Posted By:eagleblurst, 10/22/2012 3:40:45 PM
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| If you look at the map of the states where McGovern ran ahead of his national average, you see something very much like the map of the states carried by Obama. Others who knew George McGovern much more closely than I have written warm remembrances of the former South Dakota senator and 1972 Democratic presidential nominee; see, for example, Bob Dole’s article in the Washington Post. But I feel some personal closeness to him, not just as a not entirely unrepentant McGovern voter and supporter in 1972, but also as a one-time neighbor — in Diamond Lake, Illinois, in 1947.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
miceal, 10/22/2012 3:57:59 PM (No. 8953225)
I don't like to speak ill of the dead, but I always thought George McGovern was a liberal piece of crap who was not worthy to shine my shoes. Just sayin'....
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
NorthernDog, 10/22/2012 4:12:22 PM (No. 8953254)
While I respect Barone's analysis this is a stretch. At one point the Dems lost 5 of 6 presidential elections, and McGovern's views contributed to that. Obama's win was a fluke and will not be repeated.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
vinegrower, 10/22/2012 4:16:23 PM (No. 8953265)
The first election I was old enough to vote in was 1972. I never liked Nixon, as a child I thought he was scary. By this time I was a senior in college in Calif so of course I registered as a Democrat like all good converts to this socialist movement. But I give my immature brain some credit. When the Dems nominated McGovern I was really stuned. I just assumed they would still nominate a real candidate, You know an adult. So I did not vote for pres in my first election. I never admitted that until 2000 when the dems made a big deal in the recount that there were many ballots that had the vote for pres blank. At the time they said no one does that. So I was the first to say oh yes they do because I did it.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
thelmalou, 10/22/2012 4:45:43 PM (No. 8953324)
Mr. Barone is always good for some keen insights.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
FL_Absentee_Voter, 10/22/2012 5:25:23 PM (No. 8953387)
Yes...McGovern. How I'm looking forward to the re-emergence of the Silent Majority next month!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Italiano, 10/22/2012 5:41:20 PM (No. 8953409)
McGovern was apparently a good man. Now he has achieved the status of Good Democrat.
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The Income Tax at 100
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American.com, by John Steele Gordon
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Posted By: eagleblurst- 2/4/2013 11:05:48 AM
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Politics can have a very long reach. Today the federal tax system is a national disgrace: 4 million words, tens of thousands of special favors to rent-seeking individuals and companies, hopeless complexity. It is contradictory, arbitrary, duplicative, and deeply injurious to the federal fisc, American democracy, and our place in the world. But had Rufus King, a delegate from Massachusetts to the Constitutional Convention, received an answer to a reasonable question in 1787, or had a Supreme Court justice not changed his mind...
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Can the GOP Be Saved?
The Myth of the Demographic Fix
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American.com, by Lee Harris
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Posted By: eagleblurst- 1/30/2013 11:21:01 AM
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The four more years that the American electorate has granted President Obama will most likely be spent by the Republicans in feuding over the soul and destiny of their party. From the point of view of making the next Republican presidential nominee electable, it is difficult to imagine a worse strategy. After all, the last great Republican feud — the one that broke out between President Taft and Teddy Roosevelt in 1912 — ended in the election of a Democrat, Woodrow Wilson, and the current feud may put yet another Democrat in the White House in 2016.
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Our Greatest Civic Ritual
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American.com, by Michael R. Strain
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Posted By: eagleblurst- 11/6/2012 3:54:56 PM
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This year my polling place was across the street from my apartment. Nice, I thought. I showed up at 6:05am wearing a pullover and no coat, expecting to be in and out. It turns out that they had five voting booths and a line that went on for blocks. There was a guy ahead of me in line wearing a gorilla suit. His vote counts the same as mine. It was 40 degrees out.
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Are We Doomed No
Matter Who Wins?
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American.com, by Michael M. Rosen
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Posted By: eagleblurst- 11/6/2012 3:26:49 PM
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With Friday’s jobs report confirming the weakness of our economic recovery, the fiscal cliff rapidly coming into view, and American influence abroad continuing to erode, someone has to ask: is America doomed no matter who wins the presidential election? At first glance it certainly appears that way. Let’s begin by assuming that Mitt Romney ekes out a victory, winning the national popular vote by a point or two and capturing 275 electoral votes or thereabout. If Romney prevails — and I fervently hope he does — it will most likely be by slim margins such as these.
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Did President Obama Restore Science
to Its Rightful Place?
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American.com, by Alex B. Berezow
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Posted By: eagleblurst- 11/5/2012 3:45:18 PM
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On a whole host of issues, Obama has placed politics before science. In his 2009 inaugural address, President Barack Obama promised to “restore science to its rightful place,” in addition to making the government more transparent and accountable. Millions rallied to his cause. Four years later, how has he done? Unfortunately, not well. On a whole host of issues, Obama has placed politics before science. We will examine just three of them: vaccines, the BP oil spill, and “Cash for Clunkers.”
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Understanding Romney's
Approach to Taxes
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American.com, by Steve Conover
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Posted By: eagleblurst- 11/2/2012 11:43:34 AM
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has made tax reform a centerpiece of his campaign. His catchphrase description of the proposal is “lower the rates and broaden the base,” a concept that enjoys support not just from other Republican candidates, but also from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and the Bowles-Simpson Fiscal Commission. But that catchphrase immediately introduces a problem: for the most part, only wonks know what “broaden the base” means. What follows is a two-step clarification of the concept.
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Internet Search and the
Nature of Competititon
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American.com, by Robert H.Bork and Gregory Sidak
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Posted By: eagleblurst- 11/1/2012 10:57:21 AM
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Antitrust law protects consumers by protecting the competitive process — not individual competitors. Since 2010, U.S. and EU antitrust agencies have been investigating Google’s search practices. We’ve written a new white paper applying a Chicago School analysis to the potential legal theories against Google, finding that many of them face significant legal hurdles. Notably, Google’s critics, consisting mainly of its competitors, have alleged that Google is making it more difficult for them to compete in Internet search by including “specialized” search results in general search pages.
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It Is Time to Stop
Putting Food in Our Cars
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American Magazine, by Ken Green
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Posted By: eagleblurst- 10/31/2012 10:51:06 AM
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The ethanol mandate continues to do more harm than good — inflicting environmental damage, raising food prices, and distorting energy markets. Two recent developments warrant a reexamination of the fuel ethanol issue. First, on August 20, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a call for comments on suspending the renewable fuel standard (RFS), sometimes known as the ethanol mandate: EPA is seeking comment on letters requesting a waiver of the renewable fuel standard and matters relevant to EPA’s consideration of those requests. Governors of the states of
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Energy Is Everywhere
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American.com, by Kenneth P. Green
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Posted By: eagleblurst- 10/24/2012 9:50:05 AM
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There is no substitute for energy. The whole edifice of modern society is built upon it ... It is not “just another commodity” but the precondition of all commodities, a basic factor equal with air, water, and earth.—E. F. Schumacher, 1973 Energy costs are experienced in many ways in American society. There is, of course, the cost of energy you pay for directly, such as your monthly electricity and gas bills, gasoline, and so on. But people also pay for energy that they consume indirectly — that is, in the goods and services they consume.
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From McGovern to Obama
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American.com, by Michael Barone
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Posted By: eagleblurst- 10/22/2012 3:40:45 PM
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If you look at the map of the states where McGovern ran ahead of his national average, you see something very much like the map of the states carried by Obama. Others who knew George McGovern much more closely than I have written warm remembrances of the former South Dakota senator and 1972 Democratic presidential nominee; see, for example, Bob Dole’s article in the Washington Post. But I feel some personal closeness to him, not just as a not entirely unrepentant McGovern voter and supporter in 1972, but also as a one-time neighbor — in Diamond Lake, Illinois, in 1947.
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The Tragic Demise of Fannie Mae
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American.com, by Alex Pollock
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Posted By: eagleblurst- 10/22/2012 3:25:59 PM
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James R. Hagerty’s new book, The Fateful History of Fannie Mae: New Deal Birth to Mortgage Crisis Fall, shows how hard it is for administrations throughout history to know what they are really doing in their political attempts to manipulate the housing market. As Hagerty explains, the Eisenhower administration, working through the Housing Act of 1954, tried to wean Fannie off the government’s credit and make it operate with private capital. It succeeded instead in creating the essence of the fateful and costly government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) structure.
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The Scariest Day of My Life
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American.com, by John Steele Gordon
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Posted By: eagleblurst- 10/22/2012 2:51:33 PM
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As the month of October progressed in the prosperous year of 1962, the country was preparing for Halloween, harvesting the last of the crops, attending football games, and getting ready for winter. It seemed a peaceful time, at least by Cold War standards. But unknown to the public—and certainly unknown to this 18-year-old freshman at Vanderbilt University—the greatest crisis of the Cold War was brewing.
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The Golf World Is Outraged That
Tiger Woods Didn´t Get Disqualified
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Business Insider, by Tony Manfred
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Posted By: SoCalGal- 4/13/2013 1:56:27 PM
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Pro golfers, golf writers, and TV commentators are up in arms that Tiger Woods was only given a 2-stroke penalty for his illegal drop on the 15th hole yesterday. Tiger said last night that he dropped his ball two yards behind his previous spot, clearly violating the rule that you must drop "as nearly as possible" to your original spot. Golf people are not happy about it. They say that the new rule is B.S. (or it´s at least being misinterpreted), and Tiger should DQ himself to save the integrity of the game.
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From Dehumanizing Word
Games to Gosnell
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National Review Online, by Andrew C. McCarthy
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Posted By: StormCnter- 4/13/2013 6:07:01 AM
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In Philadelphia, at a human abattoir on Lancaster Avenue, is where it ends, not where it starts. It starts with the perversion of language. It starts when the icons of a dissipated culture reduce a baby to a “fetus.” From there, Yeats’s blood-dimmed tide rolls rapidly in. Before long, a baby is not a person but a punishment, as President Barack Obama framed the matter in his familiar off-the-cuff iciness. Of course, to describe newborn children in their boundless possibilities and wonder would be to acknowledge, foremost, their humanity. That is why, instead, abortion enthusiasts must grope for words
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Obamacare Architect: Affordable
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Breitbart´s Big Government, by Wynton Hall
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Posted By: KarenJ1- 4/12/2013 9:51:16 PM
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), one of the architects of the Affordable Care Act, said on Tuesday that the healthcare law, set to go into full effect in less than eight months, is “probably the most complex piece of legislation ever passed by the United States Congress” and “is just beyond comprehension.” Rockefeller said he is concerned that early missteps with implementing the healthcare overhaul may cascade into confusion and chaos. The law, said Rockefeller, is “so complicated and if it isn’t done right the first time, it will just simply get worse.” Rockefeller’s consternation echoes comments made earlier this
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Philly Abortion Clinic
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Associated Press, by Maryclaire Dale
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/12/2013 7:28:32 PM
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They say they were just doing what the boss trained them to do. But eight former employees of a run-down West Philadelphia abortion clinic now face prison time for the work they did for Dr. Kermit Gosnell. Three have pleaded guilty to third-degree murder. And Gosnell, 72, is on trial in the deaths of a patient and seven babies allegedly born alive. In testimony at the capital murder trial this past month, an unlicensed doctor and untrained aides described long, chaotic days at the clinic. They said they performed grueling, often gruesome work for little more than minimum wage,
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The Decline of Obama
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Weekly Standard, by Fred Barnes
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Posted By: StormCnter- 4/13/2013 5:13:17 AM
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With President Obama, there’s always a catch. In the 2014 budget he announced last week, Obama proposed a more accurate way of calculating the inflation rate for annual cost-of-living increases in Social Security. It’s a technical change in pursuit of honesty and good government. And if adopted, it would cause benefits to grow more slowly, though almost imperceptibly so. Republican leaders in Congress ought to be delighted since they had “championed”—Obama’s word—the idea in the first place. Then came the catch. The president’s price for adopting this gentle reform was hundreds of billions in new tax increases.
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Leaving Blue New York, Boo-Hoo
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Irish Examiner USA, by Alicia Colon
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Posted By: Drive- 4/12/2013 6:44:47 AM
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Only one of my six children has left New York for economic reasons but the strain of living in this expensive nanny state is weighing heavy on my other five and their families. As a native New Yorker, I´ve seen its middle class population decline over the years due to its neglect of blue collar families which is ironic since this is a Democrat city. With the recent arrests of several local politicians for corruption perhaps New Yorkers will pay more attention to those they put in office. Given their past indifference in local elections this is highly unlikely.
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1,500 Page Immigration Bill to Drop
One Day Before Only Hearing?
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Breitbart Big Government, by Matthew Boyle
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/13/2013 4:29:08 PM
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According to an ABC News report, senators from the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” pushing immigration reform are expected to drop their bill, estimated at around 1,500 pages, on Tuesday, mere hours before the only scheduled Senate hearing on the topic. “A bipartisan group of senators plans to introduce its long-awaited immigration bill on Tuesday, Senate sources confirmed to ABC News,” Jim Avila and Jordan Fabian wrote on Friday. “Four Democrats and four Republicans, known as the ´Gang of Eight,´ wrapped up months of hard-fought negotiations this week and will put forth a bill that includes a pathway
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Little Anthony Freemont´s
Twilight Zone is Our Reality
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American Thinker, by Doug Mainwaring
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Posted By: Desert Fox- 4/12/2013 6:34:43 AM
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Remember little Anthony Freemont, played by cute little Billy Mumy, in one of the "Twilight Zone´s" most famous episodes? In the opening sequence Rod Serling informs us: "A monster had arrived in the village. Just by using his mind, he took away the automobiles, the electricity, the machines -- because they displeased him -- and he moved an entire community back into the dark ages -- just by using his mind. . . . and the people there have to smile. They have to think happy thoughts and say happy things because once displeased, the monster can wish them into a cornfield
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Boehner: I Don´t Need
GOP to Pass Gun Law...
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Breitbart´s Big Government, by Ben Shapiro
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Posted By: KarenJ1- 4/12/2013 11:51:37 AM
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On Thursday, in the midst of ongoing national debate over prospective gun control and comprehensive immigration legislation, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said that he didn’t need the approval of a majority of his own party to move forward with legislation. Referring to the so-called Hastert Rule, named after former House Speaker Denny Hastert (R-IL), which dictated that House leadership not bring up any bill for a vote without the support of a majority of the majority party, Boehner said, “Listen: It was never a rule to begin with.” Then, realizing the gravity of admitting
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Senate plan would make clogging
left lane a ticketable offense
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Tampa Tribune, by Bill Cotterell
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Posted By: Hazymac- 4/13/2013 11:04:13 AM
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TALLAHASSEE - Picture this: You´re in the left lane of the interstate, driving a little below the speed limit, when some guy zips up behind you and swerves past you on the right. Then you notice the blue lights flashing. You´re savoring the satisfaction of seeing a trooper actually nab an aggressive driver — until you realize it´s you he´s pulling over. This could happen, if not very often, under a major transportation package expected to be taken up in the Senate Appropriations Committee next week. Introduced by Sen. Jeff Brandes, a St. Petersburg Republican, the bill is a 173-page
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Thatcher thought Britain
was worth fighting for
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Orange County Register (Ca), by Mark Steyn
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Posted By: Desert Fox- 4/12/2013 5:58:55 PM
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A few hours after Margaret Thatcher´s death on Monday, the snarling deadbeats of the British underclass were gleefully rampaging through the streets of Brixton in South London, scaling the marquee of the local fleapit and hanging a banner announcing, "THE B@&$! IS DEAD." Amazingly, they managed to spell all four words correctly. By Friday, "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead," from "The Wizard of Oz," was the No. 1 download at Amazon UK. Mrs. Thatcher would have enjoyed all this. Her former speechwriter John O´Sullivan recalls how, some years after leaving office, she
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