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The media has it all wrong about the real controversy in Tom Ridge’s new
book, “The Test of Our Times.’ Many of them, and other assorted talking heads
in The Beltway, are preoccupied with one sentence in the former (and first)
secretary of homeland security’s account of the birth of [...]

“…..Today no war has been declared - and however fierce the struggle may be, it
may never be declared in the traditional fashion. Our way of life is under attack.
Those who make themselves our enemy are advancing around the globe. The
survival of our friends is in danger. And yet no war has been declared, no borders
have [...]

President Obama made “change” the keyword of his 2008 campaign, and after two
terms of a Republican president who did not successfully bring about reform of key
national policy issues, including health care, education, social security and pension
reform, his message was positively received by a majority or voters and he prevailed
in the election.
I had written for two [...]

As I suggested almost two weeks ago, the Obama administration’s plans to “reform”
health care were complicated by serious, if not dire, political risks. On paper, the
president and the leaders of the Democratic-controlled Congress have the votes to
enact the legislation and send it to the Oval Office to be signed into law. However,
the negative public reaction [...]

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[This first appeared in the national political blog race42012.com on August 5.]
More and more, young men and women are not selecting elected public service
as their career choice.
But I just met a young man, 31 years old, who is a two-term state legislator from
Ohio. His name is Joshua Mandel, but everyone calls him Josh. Earlier, he [...]

More than a year from election day, 2010, the political consequences of the
Obama adminstration’s domestic agenda are becoming more and more apparent.
Although some of the new president’s critics have tried to apply a number of
sensational epithets to his domestic policies, especially as radical, socialist or
quasi-Marxist, the reality is much [...]