Given that I’m a registered Democrat, it takes a lot of nerve for me to tell a politician in the Republican Party what he or she should do. But, having the luxury of this column . . .
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5/29/14
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Regarding Al D’Amato’s column “It’s time to unite before it’s too late” in the Oct. 10-16 Herald, and his lack of support for Republicans such as Ted Cruz, who, as D’Amato sees it, are causing problems: These Republicans are not the problem! They are heroic!
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11/4/13
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In response to the letter from Donald Walsh of Franklin Square (“Senator Cruz is a hero, Al,” Oct. 24-30), as an American, I cherish our democracy and rights of all to hold and express our individual views, but I am frankly shocked that the Herald would print the dangerous, inflammatory rants of Donald Walsh, including his mis-characterization of President Obama as a “Muslim Marxist.”
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10/31/13
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The first federal government shutdown in 17 years has reached Week 2. The catalyst? The debt limit. The accelerant? Obamacare.
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10/10/13
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They say that “politics makes strange bedfellows.” While they are far from being alike, two members of Congress from Long Island are playing major roles in the ongoing debate about how to open up the government after a shutdown.
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10/10/13
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Government shutdown. The term sounds so ominous. A temporary end to all government services. How long will it last?
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10/3/13
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There are all kinds of words that come to mind when we talk about our federal government and how it functions.
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6/6/13
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In the weeks after the election, it will be easy to Monday-morning quarterback and ask, “What if?” Many people will blame Mitt Romney’s loss on Hurricane Sandy, and others on the candidate himself.
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11/15/12
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