Tag: Presidents
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A habit all presidents should take up
No, I am not talking about President Obama’s smoking habit that he apparently has not kicked. I am talking about this habit: Inside, Obama found crinkled notebook pages, smudged ink, cursive handwriting and misspelled words — a collection of 10 original letters that he considers among his most important daily reading material, aides said. Ever…
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Cutting the Presidential Timber
It is that time in the pre-election season. The last thing most Americans want to do now is think about who they will pull the lever for in November 2008. However, serious candidates are already moving their pieces. If Pawn to King 4 is a traditional opening move in chess, forming a presidential exploratory committee…
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Goodbye President Everyman
I am still on my annual two-week sabbatical from real life. I have spent it doing many of the usual things I do during the holidays: eating too much food, putting up and taking down Christmas decorations and doing time-consuming chores you cannot finish in a weekend. Currently I am in the midst of a…
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Our Greatest 20th Century Republican President
Sorry, he was not Ronald Reagan. I will give you a hint. If attitude were more important than actual accomplishments then perhaps Ronald Reagan’s effigy should be chiseled into Mount Rushmore. However, Reagan had many faults. Partisans tend to excuse his gross misjudgments, of which Reagan had plenty. These included: The bombing of our Marines…
Occam's Razor 