American - Journalist | May 16, 1969 -
Senator McConnell is by all accounts a decent person. He's pretty conservative, too.
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Although virtually all Republicans campaign on fiscal restraint, how many actually care about it deeply?
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The public understands that the government is broke, but many still don't want to cut programs they enjoy or depend on.
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If you want another world war, run up unsustainable debts.
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America is secure because we can afford the strongest military in history. Once the U.S. economy is no longer dominant, we are no longer safe, and the world becomes chaotic.
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I've been in journalism my entire adult life and have often defended it against fellow conservatives who claim the news business is fundamentally corrupt.
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The unhappy truth is, learning is hard.
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Get-educated-quick schemes are usually about as sound as subprime mortgage-backed securities: Enticing but basically fraudulent.
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Almost nobody gets rich or erudite overnight.
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Sharpton is a smart guy. In some ways, he's a good guy. But a moral arbiter? Let's not get carried away.
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I'm not uncomfortable around guns - I've hunted for most of my life - but bringing them on stories is considered taboo.
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Journalists typically don't carry weapons, even in war zones, for fear of compromising their status as neutral observers. If you're armed, the theory goes, other armed people will consider you a target.
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