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In his victory speech after the North Carolina primary, Sen. Barack Obama said something that is all the more remarkable for how little it has been remarked upon.

Dear Hillary,

NEW YORK--I argue with my friends. Some of them thought invading Iraq was a good idea.

Orlando, Fla. - As I was watching my son's soccer game just before Mother's Day last year, a mom was trying to get her husband to get a chair out of the car. She implored him but he just looked at her. I couldn't help but chime in: "Hey, it's Mother's Day weekend!" He went to get the chair. On his way, he told me half-jokingly, "That was no fair." Everyone chuckled. A reminder about Mother's Day inspired him to do an unpleasant chore.

In recent weeks, Congress has been furiously backtracking on ethanol, with Democrats considering legislation that would freeze ethanol subsidies and mandates at their current level, while Republicans are talking about rolling back the whole system.

Creators Syndicate - "It's a recession," said former President Harry Truman, "when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours."

Topeka, Kan. and Washington - At its best, America's infrastructure has powered our economic prosperity, created well-paying jobs, and served the public interest.

Well, it looks like it's the end of the road for Hillary. Time for her to pack up her pantsuits and go back to ... wherever it is she's pretending to be living these days. Now we just have to get rid of the other two. Perhaps if I endorse Obama ...

Bush Confesses to Waterboarding. Call D.C. Cops!

Since 2005, Hurricane Katrina has been shorthand for government incompetence in managing the aftermath of a devastating storm. But in the Southeast Asian nation of Burma, struck by a similar storm last weekend, even a Katrina-style response would, sadly, pass as a miracle of efficiency.

Well, it looks like it's the end of the road for Hillary. Time for her to pack up her pantsuits and go back to ... wherever it is she's pretending to be living these days. Now we just have to get rid of the other two. Perhaps if I endorse Obama ...

NEW YORK--I argue with my friends. Some of them thought invading Iraq was a good idea.

Creators Syndicate - In this protracted and often dispiriting prelude to the general election, few remarks have been as poorly chosen as Sen. Hillary Clinton's threat to "totally obliterate" Iran. What she obliterated with just those two words were her own boasts of superior diplomatic experience — and she managed at the same time to tar America's international image with all the subtlety of the man she hopes to replace.

In his victory speech after the North Carolina primary, Sen. Barack Obama said something that is all the more remarkable for how little it has been remarked upon.

Dear Hillary,

Creators Syndicate - "It's a recession," said former President Harry Truman, "when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours."

Orlando, Fla. - As I was watching my son's soccer game just before Mother's Day last year, a mom was trying to get her husband to get a chair out of the car. She implored him but he just looked at her. I couldn't help but chime in: "Hey, it's Mother's Day weekend!" He went to get the chair. On his way, he told me half-jokingly, "That was no fair." Everyone chuckled. A reminder about Mother's Day inspired him to do an unpleasant chore.

Whew! I'm certainly glad to hear the "snippets" from Rev. Jeremiah Wright's sermons "in context."

Bush Confesses to Waterboarding. Call D.C. Cops!

John McCain's graceful and serious speech this week at Wake Forest University puts one of the most important issues of 2008 squarely in focus. Will social policy in the USA continue to be made by panels of unelected judges with lifetime tenure, or will we have a judiciary governed by self-restraint and fidelity to the rule of law?

It wasn't supposed to be this way. At age 72, my mother, Margot, should be enjoying her "golden" years. After all, she worked most of her life, raised four kids and survived three divorces. Mom's due a little rest and relaxation.

It would be easy to conclude that in difficult economic times, top public research universities should devote all their financial aid to need-based rather than merit-based programs. Easy, but shortsighted.

Since 2005, Hurricane Katrina has been shorthand for government incompetence in managing the aftermath of a devastating storm. But in the Southeast Asian nation of Burma, struck by a similar storm last weekend, even a Katrina-style response would, sadly, pass as a miracle of efficiency.

Boston - Silence is golden, goes the aphorism. But consider the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. Instead of walking away from the Olympics, which would have removed any tacit approval of Hitler, leaving him less emboldened – possibly even changing the course of history – the world was silent.

One of the most enduring images of America's Cup racing is the boat OneAustralia breaking in half in 1995, looking not unlike an egg being sacrificed for a casserole. While the crew was rescued, the episode showed the potential perils of designing a boat entirely for speed.

Topeka, Kan. and Washington - At its best, America's infrastructure has powered our economic prosperity, created well-paying jobs, and served the public interest.

Burma's military has long tried to rally support for national isolation and its harsh rule with calls for patriotic self-sufficiency. But its legitimacy eroded after protests in 1988 and 2007, and may now collapse with a feeble response to a storm that ranks as one of the world's deadliest disasters.

Dear Hillary,

In recent weeks, Congress has been furiously backtracking on ethanol, with Democrats considering legislation that would freeze ethanol subsidies and mandates at their current level, while Republicans are talking about rolling back the whole system.

WASHINGTON -- If China thought the August Olympics were going to provide some great heralding of its star rising in the world, well, as my dear mother used to say, it "should have had another thought coming."