CANDIDATE ROMNEY's new "Day One" advert is two-thirds right on and one-third horrifying. Immediately approving the Keystone XL: That's good. So is the promise to introduce tax cuts and reforms that reward job creators rather than punishing them. But Mr. Romney's third promise inflames, possibly confirms, conservatives' worst suspicions. It says . . .
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THE POINT of the 2012 election is to change the agenda. On too many issues, Mr. Romney . . .
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A USEFUL Houston Chronicle editorial on soldier suicides ended on this startling false note:
As military officials start to implement the thoughtful, detailed recommendations of [a congressionally mandated report on soldier suicides], their first priority should be to move quickly and decisively to eradicate that "warrior" spirit that prevents so many from seeking treatment. Shame on them for tolerating an environment that heaps even more stress and fear on the heroes who have already sacrificed so much for their country.
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ADULTS WHO frequently feel grateful have more energy, more optimism, more social connections and more happiness than those who do not, according to studies conducted over the past decade. They're also less likely to be . . .
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Jo Ann Barton, "Footprints: If you need it, I can find it!" Garrison in the News, September 9, 2010
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TODAY's Houston Chronicle editorial on Obamacare is the single most dishonest editorial I have ever seen in our local newspaper.
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THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE today made another corporate contribution to the Bill White campaign with a moan today about how Texas's unclever governor, Rick Perry, has yet again refused to spend enough other people's money. I don't have time to deliver the full drubbing the newspaper deserves, but after . . .
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