Monthly Archives: February 2013

President Buchanan Redux

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Thomas Thurlow

Today is President’s Day, which obligates writers of all stripes to reflect on the men who have held that office.  Writers on the left, when they acknowledge his mortality at all, compare President Obama to the great presidents in our … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Political Capital

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Thomas Thurlow

President Obama blows through his own political capital just as fast as he blows through America’s financial capital.  Neither case of over-spending is sustainable, and we will just have to wait to see which spending spree is forced to end … Continue reading →

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The GOP Needs A General Grant

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Thomas Thurlow

Lately there have been a number of analogies made between various liberal political positions and the abolitionist, Union side in the Civil War.  No doubt this is a result of the 2012 Steven Spielberg movie Lincoln, and its notoriety, and … Continue reading →

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