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Expat Republicans and Reagan Democrats: time for a new party?

By Feature Writer | Published: November 18, 2008
Well goddamnit. Let’s form the RINO party and get the hell out of here.
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If the Democrats win – then what?

By Feature Writer | Published: November 1, 2008
Expectations are incredibly high right now. Obama has been short on specifics, such that each interest group can project back onto him what it is they want to see accomplished.
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Another parenting pitfall: childhood confessions and dentist bills

By Feature Writer | Published: September 15, 2008
Given the years between the infraction and the truth, my wife and I can look back on it and laugh … sort of.
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Sarah Palin: The Female Dan Quayle

By Feature Writer | Published: August 29, 2008
What will it be like when you take profoundly experienced Joe Biden and pit Sarah Palin up against him in a debate? How will the foreign policy section of that debate go?
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Obama: the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?

By Feature Writer | Published: June 5, 2008
And how will Republicans pick on Obama? Hillary did a lot of the work for them
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A Morning in the Life: John McCain

By Feature Writer | Published: May 25, 2008
"The worst thing I have going for me is my own party’s incumbent president, and the best thing I have going for me is the brain trust driving the clown car that is the Democratic party nominating process over a cliff..."
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The Black Beast Rides No More

By Feature Writer | Published: April 5, 2008
I distinctly remember being impressed with the two-zone heating system, noting that it wasn’t until my third move that I had such a feature in my house. Alas, the new features out there seem to have eclipsed the Beast.
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Heartbreak Hill: will it be Clinton or Obama?

By Feature Writer | Published: March 13, 2008
The Democratic primary remains very much in doubt, seemingly teetering on the brink of a knock-down, drag-out brawl.
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Birth rank and its privileges

By Feature Writer | Published: March 6, 2008
From fairy tales to film, everyone is obsessed with the idea of one's "firstborn." But what about the lastborn? For my part, I've recently discovered that the lastborn child has magical abilities.
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Election 2008, from the mouths of babes

By Feature Writer | Published: February 21, 2008
I reminded him that if I couldn’t respect people of differing viewpoints, I couldn't stay married to his mother. He said he figured it was because I was cheap, and didn’t want to give up half of what I own.
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