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Friday Talking Points [78] -- A Mixed Week

[ Posted Friday, May 22nd, 2009 – 17:38 UTC ]

President Obama and the congressional Democrats just had their first spat. While others have more-than-adequately delved into the fracas of Obama's national security speech and Harry Reid stripping out funding to close Guantanamo, what I was struck by this week was how Obama is better defining his character as president. This is going to be important later this year, when energy plans and health care reform legislation become protracted fights in Congress.

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Friday Talking Points [77] -- There's Always Next Week...

[ Posted Friday, May 15th, 2009 – 17:44 UTC ]

I have to start by saying that in all honesty, President Obama and the Democrats didn't have a great week.

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Friday Talking Points [76] -- Countering The Luntz Playbook On Health Care

[ Posted Friday, May 8th, 2009 – 17:04 UTC ]

Frank Luntz is one of those Republicans that is both respected and feared by Democrats. And rightly so. Because Luntz is a master at the business of teaching Republicans how to speak. He gets paid a bundle of money for doing this sort of thing, unlike amateurs such as myself on the web. [Note to Democratic Party: I will cheerfully accept bundles of money for writing this column, just to let you know....]

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