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2010 US State Of The Union Preview

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Tonight
Art will be a featured guest at the Des Moines Register's web site tonight during the President's speech in an online chat. You can join us at this link starting at 7:45 PM.
Well, friends, tonight could well be one of the most anticipated State Of The Union Addresses in many years. In a period of disappointment following the grand illusion of hope put forth by the President and Congressional Democrats, tonight's speech may well a pivotal driver to the 2010 Congressional Elections.

Health Care

Look for President Obama to sound confident and yet cautious on this topic. He may well fire barbs at the Republicans in Congress, but the fact is that House and Senate Democrats had the ability to make this happen months ago if they had the intestinal fortitude to put personal pride, personal gain and "pet ideas" aside and come to a consensus on what most of us would agree is a critical issue in America. But the President won't point any of that out.

The Economy

There will be more demands to poor money into the hands of businesses and citizens... unfortunately it will likely be more of the same non-stimulating "stimulus" money, feeding [...]

First Presidential Debate: Exercise In Futility, Part 2

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This is Part 2 of the analysis of Friday night’s Presidential Debate.  Part 1 was posted on Saturday. Iran Lehrer asked for a “reading” of Iran by the candidates.  Are they a threat?  Both candidates made it very clear that nuclear weapons in the...
First Presidential Debate: Exercise In Futility, Part 1

First Presidential Debate: Exercise In Futility, Part 1

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Here’s Part 1 of my assessment of Friday night’s Presidential Debate.  Part 2 will come on Sunday. All I can say is, I was wrong.  Jim Lehrer does want to be the next Tim Russert. I will say, I did not sense any partisanship on Lehrer’s part, but he...
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