• A Bee in the GOP Bonnet

    Newt Gingrich has put a bee in the bonnet of the Republican party. His PAC ads in South Carolina attacking front-runner Mitt Romney are directed at what CEO Romney did at Bain Capital LLC. I was tempted...

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  • Insurance Exchanges

    Last month the Kaiser Family Foundation surveyed Americans on their opinions about the insurance exchanges set up by the Health Reform Act.  It turns out 75% of Independents and 62% of Republicans report that they feel very...

    • Posted 14 years ago
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  • As Iowa goes, so goes Des Moines…..

    The media attention focused on Iowa far outweighs its importance in the greater picture. First of all the process is convoluted and eccentric as we learned in 2008. The Obama people mastered it and this gave their...

    • Posted 14 years ago
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  • The Wallace Factor in 2012

    This morning I listened to some astute political observers discussing the presidential prospects of former Utah governor Jon Huntsman. The buzz largely came down to why he has not connected with potential Republican primary voters so far...

    • Posted 14 years ago
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  • Will the Real Newt Gingrich Please Shut Up?

    In the flash of an eye, Newt Gingrich has gone from a dead-as-a-doornail has-been to anointed candidate of the Republican Party. He even tells us so himself, in case there is any doubt. Romney’s fumblings do nothing...

    • Posted 14 years ago
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