January 2009

Unclenching the Fist to Shake Hands:
A Message to Adversaries Abroad and at Home

Gallup map - State of the States - Political Party AdvantageCould it be that George W. Bush, in part by serving as the most effective recruitment tool in Al Qaeda’s arsenal, also played the very same role in recruiting U.S. voters for the Democratic Party? If new research from Gallup is any indication, that seems to be a fair assessment.

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The Spirit and Limits of Bipartisanship:
Fostering a New Culture in Washington

E Pluribus Unum - From Many, OnePresident Obama’s noble determination to forge a new spirit of bipartisanship in Washington — not just in rhetoric but in deed — should provide great comfort to every American who has recoiled for almost two decades at the juvenile us-vs.-them divisiveness ripping the seams of our national fabric.

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At Last: Government Of the People, By the
People, and For the People Returns to America

America's New First FamilyOK, I recently confessed to a friend. Maybe I AM just a tad cranky these days. But it’s only because I haven’t slept a full night in more than five years. Sleep aids, home remedies and even new mattresses have failed to do the trick. This friend who knows me – and my politics – well insists the culprit is none other than my deep-rooted ancient Scottish sense of patriotism, which, he only half-jokingly suggests, may at last be assuaged once a new president takes office Jan. 20. Here’s why I’m beginning to believe he may be right…

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