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My pal Newt

By Joel Thurtell I like Newt. I can’t say it too often — Newt Gingrich is the greatest! I owe Newt a big debt of gratitude, because it was Newt who nudged me off the dime and into the race … Continue reading

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A “progressive” tax

By Rich Sob JOTR Fat Cat I don’t make any excuse. I’ve got lots of money. More than I could possibly spend. And I want more. But know what I REALLY want? Two things: no more class war, and a … Continue reading

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Remembering the ‘Party of No’

By Joel Thurtell Have Republicans lost their brains? President Obama is poised to sign the long-awaited health reform bill into law today, March 23, 2010, and not one single Republican voted for it. I think I understand their reasoning, such … Continue reading

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Rod the Bad

By Joel Thurtell Wish I could pronounce his name, but gotta hand it to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The guv found a way to make Democrats and the U.S. Senate look like jerks. Instead of resigning his office, as nearly … Continue reading

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Step aside, JC

By Joel Thurtell Remember back in 2002 when the FBI raided Ed McNamara’s offices in Detroit? How could that highly publicized piece of law enforcement be connected to Sludgegate? Well, there is a thread — In 2002, Detroit’s longtime U.S. … Continue reading

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Ethics ‘paralysis’ charade: II

By Joel Thurtell [donation] Okay, here’s the essay I wrote about in yesterday’s column — the one the Free Press refused to publish and forbade me to publish anywhere else: The Ethics “Paralysis’ Charade By Joel Thurtell The new Democratic … Continue reading

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Ethics “Paralysis” Charade: I

By Joel Thurtell All of a sudden, journalists are dissing John Conyers. Time was when no reporter in his or her right mind would criticize the congressman from Detroit, the second-most-senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Time was … Continue reading

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2 Conyers staffers at center of inquiry

By Joel Thurtell [donation] This is the third Detroit Free Press story I wrote about misuse of congressional staffers by U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. The first two stories appeared on Nov. 21, 2003 and are republished in the “Conyers … Continue reading

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