To Run or Not to Run, That Is the Question
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 21st, 2010 5:31 am by HL
To Run or Not to Run, That Is the Question
Peggy Noonan, WSJ
All eyes have been on Capitol Hill, but let's take a look at the early stages of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. This week the papers have been full of sightings—Newt and Huckabee are in Iowa, Pawlenty's in New Hampshire. But maybe the more interesting story is that a lot of potential candidates will decide if they are definitely going to run between now and New Year's—and some of them will be deciding over Thanksgiving weekend. It's all happening now, they're deciding in long walks, at the dinner table, and while watching the…
Hiding From Reality
Bob Herbert, New York Times
However you want to define the American dream, there is not much of it that’s left anymore. Bob Herbert Wherever you choose to look — at the economy and jobs, the public schools, the budget deficits, the nonstop warfare overseas — you’ll see a country in sad shape. Standards of living are declining, and American parents increasingly believe that their children will inherit a very bad deal. We’re in denial about the extent of the rot in the system, and the effort that would be required to turn…
A Body Scan Too Far
Kathleen Parker, Washington Post
