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» Smart Hillary Bides Her Time

By Michael M. Bates | Published 07/18/2008 | From Our Writers | Rating:

Hillary Clinton can be accused of many things. Stupidity isn’t one of them. Waiting in the wings, she’s ready to rescue her party if Mr. Wonderful continues to self-destruct.

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» The Unsinkable Father Pfleger

By Michael M. Bates | Published 06/27/2008 | From Our Writers | Rating:

Chicago’s Father Michael Pfleger made a triumphant appearance Sunday at St. Sabina’s Catholic Church. Returning from a two-week suspension, the priest delivered his “Ain’t nothing like a comeback” sermon to an adoring congregation.

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» Big Bad Barack Flinches

By Michael M. Bates | Published 06/19/2008 | From Our Writers | Rating:

Obama agreed to debates with McCain, but then his staff had him renege on them.

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» We're Getting Echoes of 1968

By Michael M. Bates | Published 05/29/2008 | From Our Writers | Rating:

It’s been 40 years since his passing, but Robert Kennedy is again in the news. One reason is Hillary Clinton’s imprudent mention of his assassination. Barack Obama and media accomplices managed to turn that molehill into a mountain in near-record time.

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» Where Obama Should Start

By Michael M. Bates | Published 05/17/2008 | From Our Writers | Rating:

If Obama is sincere, he should begin by cleaning up his party’s official Web presence. A quick tour of the Democratic Party site (www.democrats.org) should persuade him. The blog there is rife with smears, insults, and obscenities.

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» Another Liberal Profile in Pettiness

By Michael M. Bates | Published 04/25/2008 | From Our Writers | Rating:

Changing the words of a resolution greeting the pontiff isn’t the end of the world. It is, however, a reminder of how uncompromisingly strident these self-styled open-minded progressives can be.

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» Of Hospitals and Bribery in Illinois

By Michael M. Bates | Published 04/17/2008 | From Our Writers | Rating:

St. Francis Hospital serves a number of low-income people in suburban Chicago. Losing millions of dollars by caring for uninsured patients, four years ago, St. Francis sought approval to build an additional hospital in a more prosperous suburb, Orland Park.

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» My, Obama, What Big Ear(marks) You Have

By Michael M. Bates | Published 04/10/2008 | From Our Writers | Rating:

Obama’s commitment to ending earmarks would be more convincing if he hadn’t resorted to earmarks so much since going to Washington. The nonpartisan Taxpayers for Common Sense calculates that Obama secured almost $100 million in pork for Illinois this fiscal year.

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» No Uniform Answer for the Democrats

By Michael M. Bates | Published 04/3/2008 | From Our Writers | Unrated

John Kerry was famous for bringing up the fact that he’d been in the military. Indeed, his service became a constant refrain of the campaign.

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» Green Collar Jobs to the Rescue

By Michael M. Bates | Published 03/28/2008 | From Our Writers | Rating:

It’s the latest. It’s the greatest. Green collar jobs are going to help turn around the economy if Democrats have their way.

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Blogs by this Author

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Ripping Off Old Folks, but for a Good Cause

Published 06/1/2007

A relative has been in the hospital, and then rehab at a nursing home, for a couple of months. The other day I took the 90-year-old over to his house...

If Today's Politicians Had Written the Declaration of Independence

Published 06/30/2007

Many times I think of just how fortunate I am to have been born in the

Another Law That We Don't Need

Published 09/2/2007

Let’s say that you own a retail establishment in Illinois. Some of your employees want you to close on Sundays so that they can enjoy ...

Homeless for Hillary No Occident

Published 10/27/2007

Some things never change. The Los Angeles Times last week reported that in New York City Hillary Clinton brings fresh meaning to Chinese take out...

This Is America: Speak English!

Published 12/13/2007

I find it annoying to call a telephone number and have to press ''1'' to proceed in English. It seems to me that our national language should rou...

Christmas Contemplations

Published 12/19/2007

The Beatles were right when they sang money can’t buy me love. I guess if they’d wanted to be more precise, they’d have crooned...

Democrats for Dead Babies

Published 01/10/2008

Look at our presidential candidates, brag Democrats. Such diversity, such pluralism, such variety. We have a woman, a black, and a His...

Bill's Lewinsky Denial: Ten Years Ago This Week

Published 01/24/2008

The president of the United States clenched his jaw, narrowed his eyes and wagged his finger. Glaring at the cameras, Bill Clinton ordered: “...

The Supremes: Upholding Election Integrity

Published 05/2/2008

Heaven knows that Jimmy Carter is wrong much of the time. Yet even the former president has his better days. One of them occurred dur...

I Just Love Fox News

Published 05/9/2008

Actually, I don’t really love Fox News. I do, however, love saying that I just love Fox News. Simply expressing that view is enough t...

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