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McCain is most of all — confusing

July 28, 2017 Arthur Lieber Health care, Politics, Republican Brain Leave a comment

In the last week, John McCain has made millions of Americans proud, sad, angry and elated. Perhaps more than anything, he has made us

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David Axelrod could have asked John McCain why he is not a Democrat

April 2, 2017 Arthur Lieber Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Senate One comment

Like many progressives, I have repeatedly had my share of disappointments with Arizona Senator John McCain. It’s hard not to like him because he’s

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The imperative to test Trump’s limits

January 25, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Nuclear weapons, Republican Brain, Republicans One comment

How far will Trump go before it’s too late? We need to test the limits. President Donald Trump has already shown that he is

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How liberals and conservatives deal differently with new information

May 6, 2013 Arthur Lieber Democrats, Foreign Policy, International, Politics, Religion in Politics, Republicans One comment

The differences in the mental gymnastics that go on inside the minds of liberals and conservatives when they are presented with new information can

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It’s hard to criticize John McCain, but…

February 27, 2013 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Congress, Foreign Policy, International, Media, Politics, Republicans, Senate, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

The contrast could not have been more apparent. On Monday, February 18, 2013, MSNBC aired a program, Hubris, about how the Bush Administration used

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Where’s the real Romney?

August 21, 2012 Frank Kovarik 2012 Election, Campaigns, Politics Leave a comment

Remember in 2008 when the process of running for President seemed to drain John McCain of most of the qualities that had once made

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The perils of being a reasonable Republican

May 3, 2010 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Politics Leave a comment

On April 30, Florida governor Charlie Crist, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, changed his political affiliation from Republican to Independent.  This move is

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