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BIPARTISANSHIP: so much for the attempt

February 26, 2010

President Obama’s attempt to bring together Republicans and Democrats in an exploratory conversation about Health care seems not to have been very successful.  My take on it is that there has been too much partisan bickering and grandstanding over the past months.  The conversation held at Blair House yesterday was, in a sense, “too little/too [...]

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THE BUCK STOPS…

February 21, 2010

The night hasn’t finished its long and restless vigil quite yet. No poetic thunderstorms or Clintonian phone calls at 3:00 a.m. Just a sleepless and disturbing expanse of darkness and silence which refuses to produce much-needed refreshment to a troubled President. Finally acknowledging the night as the winner of the battle, the President slips on [...]

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ADVANTAGE:the first point scored after deuce.

February 4, 2010

The language of tennis is too precious in some ways. To me, it reflects the genteel origins of the sport. “Love… deuce… advantage….” The words all sound like terms one might expect to be used in describing ballet positions. Not quite the same as “Scrum…foul ball…or piling on….” However, as gentle as the tennis terms [...]

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