Friday, December 30, 2011

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Mitt Romney's dog days
Mitt Romney's dog days

Surely you've heard the story about Mitt Romney's dog. If you haven't, just wait. The more desperate the GOP primary campaign gets, the more likely you are to hear it again.

The cardinal's bizarre analogy

"You don't want the gay liberation movement to morph into something like the Ku Klux Klan, demonstrating in the streets against Catholicism."
Derrick Rose is no role model Derrick Rose is no role model

The Beatification of Derrick Rose was completed last week at Northbrook Court. The 23-year-old NBA MVP, who just signed a five-year, $94.8 million contract extension with his hometown Bulls, was mobbed by an estimated 8,000 fans who showed up at the mall to see him and his teammates. Extra police were called in for crowd control. Northbrook firefighters on scene were propositioned by frantic girls who said they would do unmentionable things if they could just touch the hem of Rose's jacket. And, of course, the local news media have added to the Cult of Rose, who has yet to lead his team to an NBA title, by comparing him to Michael Jordan, who won six.
Today's columnists

Sen. Ben Nelson: How big an effect will his absence be? Sen. Ben Nelson: How big an effect will his absence be?

Sen. Ben Nelson's decision not to seek re-election in Nebraska is bad news for Democrats trying to hold onto control of the Senate, but Washington Post reporter Chris Cillizza is right to argue that "it is far from a death blow to their hopes of retaining the majority."
How not to fix the immigration system

Crops don't get picked. Chickens don't get plucked. Kids don't go to school. And the line at the Department of Motor Vehicles is really, really slow. Those are among the unintended consequences of Alabama's overreaching immigration law.

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