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Neal from PA Wrote: May 12, 2012 9:28 AM

The end result is that politicians on the Left and Right argue not over the principle of self-reliance and responsibility, but rather about the growth rate of current and future "entitlements." The goal should be to wean the patient from his addiction. With government programs, politicians seek only to adjust the dosage not end the dependency. http://thedayafter.blogtownhall.com/ http://nkqx57a.blogtownhall.com/ http://doyoubelieve.blogtownhall.com/ http://incongress.blogtownhall.com/ http://allabouthim.blogtownhall.com/ http://willweeverlearnfromhistory.blogtownhall.com/

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Chameleon Nation

Sometimes a trivial embarrassment can become a teachable moment. It was recently revealed that Harvard professor and U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren had self-identified as a Native American for nearly a decade -- apparently to enhance her academic career by claiming minority status. Warren, a blond multimillionaire, could not substantiate her claim of 1/32 Cherokee heritage. (And would it have reflected any better on her if she could have?) Instead, she fell back on the stereotyped caricature that she had "high cheekbones."

Not long ago, University of Colorado academic Ward Churchill was likewise exposed as a fraud in his claims of...

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