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The Hardest Word

It's sad. So sad. It's a sad, sad situation. And it's getting more and more absurd... Oh, it seems to me, that 'sorry' seems to be the hardest word. Elton John, "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" Absurd. That seems like an appropriate word as we watch the "W" era...

Conservatism: Trashing Government on Its Way Out

Reading the headlines over the past week, I'm beginning to wonder if there's a single agency in the United States government that conservatives haven't left in worse shape than they found it. I've been reading about demoralized government employees, under-resourced...

Never Failing, Always Failed

Sometimes the most pointed — or preposterous — comes from unexpected sources. This time, it's The Onion providing the former and the Wall Street Journal serving up the latter. The best satire comes wrapped around a grain of discomforting truth. Daniel De Groot...

A Change

It's been a long, long time coming But I know, a change is gonna come. Oh, yes it will. Sam Cooke, "A Change is Gonna Come" At 11:01 p.m. last night, after the polls closed in California, I just had to call someone. I'd spent the night at the National Public Radio...

Weekend Watchdog Wrapup

It looks like another 0-for-3 weekend for the watchdog, as it looks like any questions that are going to be asked — and answered — before election day already have been. With election day around the corner and the candidates (all but one having appeared on...

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