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In Point Of Fact, 'simpson-bowles' Has Become A Symbol, Or Simbowl, Rather Than An Actual Plan, Political Shorthand For The Process Of Long-term Deficit Reduction.

George W. Bush Will Surely Deserve That Woolliest Of All Peace Prizes, The Nobel.

Dictating To Dictators Doesn't Work; They Are Congenitally Delusional About Their Own Indispensability.

Americans Who Feel The Most Ignored These Days Are Not The Screamers. They Are The Solid Citizens Who Are Sick To Death Of Pols Who Play To The Rant.

Political Courage Requires Clarity. The Obama Administration Chose The Tortured Route Of Arguing The Legality Of The Individual Mandate Via The Interstate Commerce Clause For One Simple Reason: It Did Not Want To Take The Political Risk Of Allowing Opponents To Call It A Tax Increase. That Was Stupid. The Republicans Were Calling It A Tax Increase Anyway.