Michael Goodwin's Slant

The Wisconsin showdown between a determined Republican governor and spoiled public unions is shaping up as a crucial test of state and municipal solvency. But the financial stakes represent only part of the much larger conflict engulfing America.The real war is over the entitlement culture itself. A .. submitted 05/21/12

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From Washington to Wisconsin, the battles over government spending are clarifying which party is the real Party of No. It's Democrats in a landslide.They say no to deficit and debt reduction. No to bringing sanity to public-employee costs. And Hell No to voters who want smaller, less-expensive gover .. submitted 05/21/12

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President Obama must be having a chuckle. For two years, his lurch to the left united independents and conservatives against him. Now a civil war is developing on the right amidst an outbreak of Obama Derangement Syndrome.The president's Tucson speech is dividing his critics and becoming a litmus te .. submitted 05/21/12

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The hot-stove league in national politics is in a tizzy about whether President Obama will move to the center in the next two years. Most in Washington say he will because he must. I say he won't because he can't. You have to be a centrist to really move to the center, and if the last two years pro .. submitted 05/21/12

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The timing of the report is, well, timely, coming on the eve of the American festival dedicated to gratitude. Even allowing for the myth we mix with memory, who we are and how we got here deserve a rich celebration. In that spirit, here are a few enduring blessings for which we as a nation have rea .. submitted 05/21/12

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They have overreached, and now they must pay. But they are not going quietly or with decency. They are desperate and dangerous, astonishingly reckless in their attacks on the majority of Americans who commit the secular sin of disagreement. submitted 05/21/12

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A Conservative friend wise about human nature and politics summarizes his views this way: "Liberals don't think they have any politics. They think they are in a state of nature. Only those who disagree with them are unnatural." It's a brilliant insight, and tells you all you need to know about the .. submitted 05/21/12

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In short, nearly halfway through his term, Obama still doesn't get it. He's clueless about his massive failures, which means, if he's given the chance, we can expect more of them. The interview with The New York Times magazine for the Sunday, October 17 issue is nonetheless enlightening. Most impor .. submitted 05/21/12

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If the White House had wheels, they'd be flying off. As they did with Jones, officials claimed each departure was routine, proving they're no good at faking the obvious. So many top players don't abandon winning teams. The recent parade of setbacks makes this stretch one of the rockiest in Obama's .. submitted 05/21/12

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It's a joke, one of those mass Internet mailings that gets a laugh and captures the spirit of the moment. It goes like this: I just applied for a building permit for a new house. It was going to be 100 ft tall and 400 ft wide with 9 tur rets at various heights and windows all over the place and a .. submitted 05/21/12

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Thanks for nothing, Mr. President. Now we know how Arizona feels. First Obama stood with the president of Mexico as he bashed Americans as bigots for exercising their right of democracy on illegal immigration. Now he stands with the developers of a mega-mosque near Ground Zero that, outside of Mayor .. submitted 05/21/12

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He took office wanting to remake America and he succeeded in some big ways. From the stimulus to health care to auto bailouts to financial regulation, he has put major notches in his victory belt. Yet instead of applause, Obama finds himself the target of voter disgust and anger. His poll ratings a .. submitted 05/21/12

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