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The only way Obama can win in 2012?

Posted on 8 December 2010 by dlhitzeman

I think that Obama’s recent run of political miscalculation at home and abroad has cost him dearly in the court of public opinion that all politicians must rely on in order to get reelected to their jobs. Whether or not … Continue reading →

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McChrystal’s Box

Posted on 22 June 2010 by dlhitzeman

The Obama administration faces a crisis that has tested governments time and again: a general commanding a theater of operations who is not afraid to speak his mind or carve out his own direction. General Stanley McChrystal made his willingness … Continue reading →

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Irreducible complexity

Posted on 24 March 2010 by dlhitzeman

It is the height of either arrogance or stupidity to reduce any idea below its point of natural complexity in order to cast someone else as lacking intellect because of a disagreement over philosophy or practice. I grant that there … Continue reading →

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Good ideas

Posted on 9 December 2009 by dlhitzeman

I am completely opposed to excessive government spending and the growth of the federal government, but since the money has already been spent, I believe the best way to spend it is to target it directly at the tax payers … Continue reading →

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A prize does not bring peace

Posted on 9 October 2009 by dlhitzeman

There will be a lot of people who want to use the Nobel Committee’s awarding of the Peace Prize to Barack Obama as proof of something. Those who support Obama will claim that it is an award that proves Obama’s … Continue reading →

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