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Words fail me. But the electorate didn’t. It’s it for now. Thanks, –MUDGE Technorati Tags: Barack Obama,presidential election,44th President of the United States Posted in Obama, Preside…
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We’ve written before about our hometown newspaper, the Chicago Tribune. Taken most seriously in its home town. But proud of its Republican tradition. Its first editor of any distinction, Josep…
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The last debate. Three weeks to go. Got me to reminisce about my early exposure to politics. The first presidential debate I ever watched was the first modern presidential debate: Nixon v. Kennedy, 1…
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Sometimes good things happen to good people. Paul Krugman of Princeton University and the NYTimes, frequently quoted in this space, was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics today. This is worthy…
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Away (from blogging — the writing, not the reading) and the economy, and especially the stock markets, continues in free fall. Everyone is on edge, if not downright frantic, because if you̵…
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There’s more at stake in the present Wall Street bailout tsunami than the partisan posturing might lead you to believe. Conservatives vs. moderates vs. progressives vs. everybody. In a lifetime…
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Trying not to feel too guilty about this month’s continuing violations of the blogger’s prime directive: Thou Shalt Blog Daily! Guilty, your honor, with an excuse. It’s not like the…
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Don’t have the energy for a full fledged rant, but several stories and commentaries crossed the screen today, and made it clear that, in an administration that never stops scamming us, they̵…
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Just don’t know where to start. The news is bleak, nearly everywhere one cares to look. Somehow, John McCain is still taken seriously, even as he escalates the stunts. First, adopt wholehearted…
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George F. Will is one of the best known conservative commentators writing for a major daily newspaper. And, he makes no bones about his appreciation for the Chicago Cubs, who in the past few days have…
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First day back at work after a bereavement leave, and we’re still not ready for the world of blogging. Nevertheless, we’re all about doing the right thing here at Left-Handed Complement, a…
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So it’s been pretty tough this week, as Faithful Reader might imagine, and we’re dipping our toes gingerly back into the blogging sea tonight. Nevertheless, we’re all about doing the…
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So, on a beautiful, late summer afternoon, supported by family and some old friends, we buried her. She was 81 years old, with four unique children, and lived long enough to see her nine surviving gra…
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My dear mother, Natalie, died today. She was not a religious woman, certainly not a Roman Catholic, but loved Mozart, a love she faithfully passed on to me. I think she would approve of this as an app…
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