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If you want a good indication of how unserious America’s politics are at the moment, consider that this election has had virtually no discussion of entitlement reform. It was a central issue in 2012, and not only that, Republicans put the issue front and center by putting Paul Ryan on the ticket, who remains the only major politician in the last number of years to propose a serious plan to reform entitlements. (If Ryan's proposals had a flaw, it's that they were not aggressive enough.) While Republicans lost the 2012 race, polls showed that they had fought the Obama administration to a draw on the question of which ticket would protect Medicare.
Read moreOn Thursday, Senator Lindsey Graham asked General Dunford about his ISIS strategy.
"[T]he military strategy that we're embarked on is the best way to destroy ISIL. And it's what you recommended. Or is it limited by conditions put on you by the White House?"
Dunford responded, "[T]o clarify, so if I say..."
Graham interrupted, "[W]ould you do more if you could?"
He answered, "I would do more if I could, but the limitation is not just a political limitation. Part of it is our partners on the ground...
Read moreHillary Clinton's Brooklyn-based campaign sells lots of gear perfect for your inner hipster, from "Herstory" shirts (get it?) to shirts celebrating her very newfound pro-same sex marriage stance.
One of the shirts in her campaign store already has the word "Trump" in it. The t-shirt is being sold for $45.
If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, Clinton will have no shortage of fodder against him. But she's not even waiting until the general election to monetize.
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