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LEONARD PITTS JR.; THE MIAMI HERALD
This was for us.
BILL HALL; CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Oh, great. I just finished reading a book by John Steinbeck and now I owe him another apology.
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER; THE WASHINGTON POST
WASHINGTON – Imperial regimes can crack when they are driven out of their major foreign outposts. The fall of the Berlin Wall did not just signal the liberation of Eastern Europe from Moscow. It prefigured the collapse of the Soviet Union itself just two years later.
MICHAEL GERSON; THE WASHINGTON POST
WASHINGTON – The granting of Secret Service protection following Mitt Romney’s decisive Florida victory did not prevent him from immediately shooting himself in the foot. “I’m not concerned about the very poor,” he explained. “My campaign is focused on middle-income Americans.”
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN; THE NEW YORK TIMES
Memo to: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev
LEONARD PITTS JR.; THE MIAMI HERALD
A picture, the saying goes, is worth a thousand words. Unfortunately, we have only about 550 with which to appraise a picture that has raised eyebrows across the country: In it, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is seen wagging her finger in President Barack Obama’s face during his visit to her state last week.
KATIE BAIRD
It shouldn’t be surprising that Mitt Romney pays only 15 percent of his income in federal incomes taxes. After all, he benefits from the fact that his income comes mostly in the form of capital gains – income from selling assets that have increased in value.
KATHLEEN PARKER; THE WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP
WASHINGTON – When a friend was writing a novel, he was concerned that his protagonist was too perfect.
ROBERT J. SAMUELSON; THE WASHINGTON POST
WASHINGTON – Whatever else they are, the super-rich have now become political props. We can thank President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for this. Obama thinks he can ride resentment against the rich into the White House for a second term; and Republican Romney’s fortune, estimated at $190 million or more, qualifies him as super-rich.
EUGENE ROBINSON; THE WASHINGTON POST
MIAMI – When the empire strikes back, it hits hard. The Republican establishment is deploying every weapon and every soldier – even Bob Dole – in an increasingly desperate attempt to pulverize the Newt Gingrich rebellion. Eventually, the shock-and-awe campaign may work.
MICHAEL GERSON; THE WASHINGTON POST
WASHINGTON – In politics, the timing is often the message. On Jan. 20 – three days before the annual March for Life – the Obama administration announced its final decision that Catholic universities, hospitals and charities will be compelled to pay for health insurance that covers sterilization, contraceptives and abortifacients.
KAREN FROST; CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Have you ever noticed how weather can bring people together? It seems to be the common denominator we all have despite our differences. It is the one subject you can discuss with anyone without fear of stepping on toes.
PATRICK O'CALLAHAN; STAFF WRITER
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LEONARD PITTS JR.; THE MIAMI HERALD
In a democracy, nothing is supposed to matter more than the will of the people.
BILL HALL; CONTRIBUTING WRITER
You might think I’m kidding when I tell you I have experienced a new malady called phantom vibrator.
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