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by Patrick Roberts

Patrick, a longtime Washington, D.C. insider, brings his political savvy to our readers.

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Monday, July 30, 2012 at 07:24 AM

Dick Cheney has some nerve attacking Sarah Palin as not qualified for VP -- worst VP in history had 13 per cent approval leaving office

Dick Cheney really has some nerve stating that Sarah Palin was not qualified to be Vice President of the United States.

This former VP will go down in history as one of the worst- ever and the man who doomed the Bush presidency to failure.

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Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 08:21 AM

Romney tells the truth in Britain and is slammed for it - British get their knickers in a twist over very little

A political gaffe these days is when a politician tells the truth.

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Monday, July 23, 2012 at 08:41 AM

Why Mitt Romney needs to pick a woman VP in order to win

Mitt Romney should pick his Vice Presidential nominee this week before the Olympics start The underlying weakness of the Romney campaign is that women do not like him as much as men.

He leads comfortably with males but is almost ten points behind with females. Even more than with Hispanics, a female pick allows him to pick up several percentage points.

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Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 08:17 AM

After Colorado: The speech on guns neither Obama nor Romney will ever give - Not facing down the gun lobby is the real cowardice for politicians

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Monday, July 16, 2012 at 09:19 AM

The end of liberalism in religion predicted by Ross Douthat in NY Times -- Says Catholicism will prevail because of sticking with the old ways

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Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 08:18 AM

Irish America needs a new first family and not the Kennedys - Camelot dream long since lost as next generation screws it up

Irish America needs a new first family. The Kennedys have become downright creepy.

For generations we were willing to bask in the reflected glow of Camelot and all that, but that afterglow has long vanished.

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Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 08:16 AM

Kerry Kennedy just the latest JFK clan member to fall apart - Yet another sad chapter in bizarre Kennedy family behavior

Spare me another chapter in the increasingly sad and dysfunctional Kennedy saga.

Alas, Kerry Kennedy’s arrest and bizarre behavior following a traffic accident writes another chapter in the continuing Kennedy saga. She was considered a rock compared to some of her siblings.

She had written a well-received book on Catholicism and seemed deeply involved in her human rights work and charitable foundation and in raising her three daghters. Now that has all changed.

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 08:10 AM

Irish boycott for Lennox the alleged pit bull not a good idea -- Lots of more serious issues that the Irish have to deal with

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Sunday, July 08, 2012 at 09:08 AM

Why Mitt Romney needs to pick Chris Christie as running mate - GOP campaign needs the excitement and media pizazz of Christie

The Hollywood site TMZ had a Chris Christie video on Saturday showing the New Jersey governor angrily dismissing a heckler he met after buying an ice cream.

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Thursday, July 05, 2012 at 08:23 AM

Bigoted Orange Order should be banned from marching in Dublin -- Anti-Catholic hatred they spout has no place in modern Ireland