• Obama’s Sham Bipartisan Show

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      8th Feb 10
      Lee Siegel
    The coming health-care summit is just the latest example of how the president prefers public discussion of problems to rolling up his sleeves and fixing them. Three cheers for democracy! Obama's appearance at the Republicans' retreat in Baltimore was...
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  • The Betrayed Wives Club

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      6th Feb 10
      Lee Siegel
    Like Jenny Sanford, Elizabeth Edwards and Silda Spitzer, we've all been seduced and deceived by political scoundrels. Lee Siegel on the fall and rise of America's First Victims. Plus, our speed read of Jenny Sanford's new memoir. We are all betrayed...
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  • Obama’s Desperate Gay Pander

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      2nd Feb 10
      Lee Siegel
    The president should be focusing on jobs and reaching out to the GOP. So this seems like an especially crazy time to revisit "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"-and reinflame the culture wars. How has "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" suddenly become one of Obama's...
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  • How to Handle GOP Tantrums

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      30th Jan 10
      Lee Siegel
    The "party of no" is acting out-and getting its way. Lee Siegel on the lessons parenting could teach the president about dealing with the petulant opposition party. It's bad enough being an American citizen and watching the GOP's brick-wall...
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  • Obama Needs a Killer App

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      26th Jan 10
      Lee Siegel
    If only passing legislation were as easy as introducing new products from Apple. Lee Siegel on how Steve Jobs is ruining politics. It may be just a coincidence that Wednesday, the day of President Obama's first State of the Union address, is also...
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  • Stop Whining About Edwards, Already

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      22nd Jan 10
      Lee Siegel
    Why do liberals seem to delight in the moral condemnation of their fallen stars? Lee Siegel on why the right gets their sex scandals right. One of the more peculiar contradictions of American politics is that liberals, who are constantly scolding...
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