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The Michigan Question
This week was a bye week for the Ohio State football team, so the Buckeye Nation had to wrestle with deeper, almost philosophical questions — like whether it is ever appropriate to root for Michigan....
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Five Years In The House
A few days ago the Webner House blog celebrated its fifth anniversary. Our first post appeared on February 1, 2009. It’s hard to believe it’s been five years. Five years ago President Obama had just...
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Cruz Missile
Last week Texas Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican, announced that he was running for President. He consciously chose a venue and a topic that would help to define his campaign: the speech was given at...
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Debate Download
God help me, but I watched the Republican debate tonight. UJ — who for some mysterious reason lacks a functioning TV — decided he wanted to come over and watch the debate, and Kish and I watched it...
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The Republican Hair Club For Men
Say what you will about the Republican candidates for President, but you have to concede one thing: they are displaying a fantastically diverse set of hairstyles. With 16 men ranging from 40s to...
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Time For A New Debate Format
Kish suggested we watch last night’s Republican debate. Against my better judgment, I agreed. I should have heeded my judgment, I think. I’m not a fan of these sprawling debates for a lot of reasons,...
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Playing Political Poker
I am incapable of predicting whether Donald Trump’s actions are savvy or suicidal. Every time he makes a boorish statement or engages in bullying behavior that I am sure will backfire, he comes...
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Casket Clerk
Last night we watched the Trump-free Republican debate. The Donald may be a master at manipulating the media, but we weren’t going to let him manipulate us. It turns out that Trump’s absence...
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Terrible Ted’s Voter Shaming
I’m one of those people who think Ted Cruz is not “likable.” In fact, he looks and often sounds like the kind of guy who is so single-minded about succeeding that he would happily climb over the...
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No. 9 (Bad) Dream
The Republican presidential candidates had their ninth debate last night, in Greenville, South Carolina. It was a train wreck. Donald Trump dominated because he was willing to be even more rude and...
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Exposing The Know-Nothing
Last night’s Republican debate was a terrific show. After having to endure months of Donald Trump, America finally got to see him exposed for what he is: a vacuous blowhard. Thanks to deft and...
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Ohio Stands Tall
On a night when the Trump wave continued to roll across America, inundating yet another of the Republican candidates and washing Marco Rubio out of the race, one state stood out. Ohio was a breakwater...
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Our Muslim Friends
Kish and I have friends and acquaintances who happen to be Muslims. We’ve shared meals with them and celebrated special events with them. They live in our town, have worked with us, and are related to...
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Weird World
Let’s face it, we live in a weird, incredibly unpredictable world. Just when you think you’ve got it nailed, you turn around and are astonished to learn that Donald Trump is the “presumptive...
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In Ted’s Fantasy World
Some mornings, Kish starts the day by reading news stories, and sometimes watching video clips of newsworthy events on her iPhone. Today was one of those days. Unfortunately, the clip she chose to...
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