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By BardofWilmette - Sunday, May 4th, 2008 at 4:56 PM
My good neighbors at
Northwestern University have gotten themselves in the news twice in
recent days, regarding the upcoming graduations at that excellent and
prestigious university. The news item
getting the most attention is the fact that they had invited Rev.
Jeremiah Wright to accept an honorary degree, and then rescinded the
offer, due t more...
By BardofWilmette - Monday, April 28th, 2008 at 9:07 PM
If Barack Obama's
presidential campaign is successful, and he is elected in November, he
will have many people to thank â€" even more than the average Academy
Award winner. One of the people to thank would be George W. Bush. I
am persuaded that President Bush has made it possible for us to have a
"President Obama." If Senato more...
By BardofWilmette - Monday, April 28th, 2008 at 6:25 AM
The Bush administration seems to
have had some success in diminishing the Iraq War in the minds of the
general public. It is another element of Mr. Bush's efforts to pretend
to have a war on the cheap. Cut taxes while dramatically increasing
spending, and we can pretend (for awhile) that the war does not cost
money. Don't resu more...
By BardofWilmette - Monday, April 28th, 2008 at 6:23 AM
There
have been some interesting comments on the Obama blog regarding Senator
Obama's competitors for the presidency. I must admit to some extremely
unflattering comments from yours truly directed at Hillary Clinton. I
think it is important, however, not to be too reckless in our
characterizations of Senators Clinton and McCain. more...
By BardofWilmette - Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 at 1:45 AM
As this is being written, it has just been announced that Hillary
Clinton has won the Pennsylvania primary. The margin of victory is not
yet clear. I congratulate Senator Clinton and her campaign on their
win. What gets me is that the Clinton campaign has been
extremely effective in defining what constitutes victory or d more...
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