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Archive for March 18th, 2008

Obama’s Clintonian triangulation

Posted in Ken Johnson, Presidential race on Mar 18th, 2008 Comments

Barack Obama made his speech on race in America today, his attempt to quell the furor over the viciously anti-American sermons of his pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
It was, as is every Obama speech, well crafted and superbly delivered. He spoke in Philadelphia, the birthplace of the Constitution, on that founding document’s fundamental theme: “toward [...]

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Another pol caught in St. Pat’s briar patch

Posted in Massachusetts politics, Nelson Benton, Uncategorized on Mar 18th, 2008 Comments

Those annual St. Patrick’s Day roasts can be dangerous affairs for Bay State politicians who, nevertheless, seem to relish the opportunity they provide to tell bad jokes and sing off key.
For years legislative leaders used to poke fun at the taxpayers for allowing them to play fast and loose with their money. But they’ve found [...]

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