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Archive of Articles for April, 2010

Transparency A Double-Edged Sword For Democrats

[ Posted Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 – 17:21 UTC ]

Some may not even know what I'm talking about, since Democrats certainly haven't had much success getting their message across on the issue. But since Democrats took over Congress, they have instituted new procedural rules -- which are absolutely unprecedented -- in terms of allowing the public to see how laws are made. This has meant the dealmaking that is "politics as usual" in Washington has been much more out in the open (or, more transparent) than the public is used to.

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Just Say: "Wall Street Reform"

[ Posted Monday, April 5th, 2010 – 16:49 UTC ]

"Can you say 'Wall Street reform'? I knew you could!"

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Obama Poll Watch -- March, 2010

[ Posted Friday, April 2nd, 2010 – 16:56 UTC ]

But Obama's approval numbers did manage to rise this month, which stops a nine-month slide downwards. He may have bottomed out, in other words. But this gain was modest indeed, only two-tenths of a percent, so it can't really be said that his numbers are improving much, at least not yet.

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My Final Column

[ Posted Thursday, April 1st, 2010 – 16:18 UTC ]

[End Note: if you are a true supporter of mine, you simply must click on the above last-ever link, as a tribute to the final column ever to appear on this website.]

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