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(Click for frequent words.) 67 Roger Plothow editor 61 sensible 54 bureaucratic overreach 50 common sensical 49 pragmatic 49 pragmatism 46 rational 45 transcends partisanship 45 SofTech excels 45 defund Obamacare 45 commonsensical 45 bipartisanship 44 reasoned discourse 42 principled 42 nonideological 42 rationality 42 decency 42 practical 42 SPECTER Well 42 civility 42 petty partisanship 41 postpartisan 41 eminently sensible 41 constitutionally defensible 41 fiscal conservatism 41 judicial overreaching 41 simple 41 statesmanship 41 redistributionist 41 rigid ideology 41 Jeffersonian principles 41 JULIA GILLARD 41 Yankee ingenuity 40 bipartisan 40 Commonsense 40 legislating 40 conservatism 40 purposive interpretation 40 commonsense rationality 40 Originalists 40 plain dumb 40 prudence 40 zero tolerence 40 Congressman Hodes 40 Burkean 40 legislate 40 bi partisanship 40 Congressman Markey 39 bi partisan 39 BOB CARR 39 Birthright citizenship 39 foundational principle 39 RENDELL Well 39 contrarianism 39 workable 39 originalist interpretation 39 Reaganesque 39 Political expediency 39 MALCOLM TURNBULL Well 39 fiscally responsible 39 straightforward 39 Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh 39 Compassionate conservatism 39 transcend partisanship 39 Draconian 39 rational discourse 39 intellectual honesty 39 JOHN HOWARD Well 39 disobey unjust 38 LYN ALLISON 38 appointing strict constructionists 38 repeal ObamaCare 38 PAUL LENNON 38 Kelliher DFL Minneapolis 38 Trojan horse Braley 38 Demcorats 38 Repealing Obamacare 38 defunding Obamacare 38 saner minds 38 SECRETARY GEITHNER 38 Mrs Turei 38 nanny statism 38 statutory PAYGO 38 McCainism 38 wisdom 38 noninterventionist 38 prudent 38 strict constructionism 38 misguided 38 radical antiestablishment we'll 38 political expediency 38 SHARAN BURROW 38 Explained Elmendorf 38 Bunning filibuster 38 knee jerk reactions 38 me tooism 38 Judeo Christian principles 38 nonsense 38 hypertechnical 38 principles 38 Martinez R Fla 38 bipartisan coalitions 37 morality 37 KYL Well 37 Wherein lies 37 Midwestern sensibility 37 blanketly 37 draconian 37 NICOLA ROXON Well 37 deontological 37 preventing unintended pregnancies 37 readily comprehensible 37 organizer Rafael Alegria 37 Maj. 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Frank Mugambage 37 plain stupidity 37 defunding NPR 37 saner heads 37 reforming entitlements 37 sanity 37 pure folly 37 unregulated capitalism 37 Judeo Christian ethic 37 incrementalism 37 PELOSI Well 37 shameful abdication 37 nakedly partisan 37 DIRECTOR BOLTEN 37 CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER SYNDICATED COLUMNIST 37 PAMTA 37 Congresswoman DeGette 37 textualism 37 priciples 37 SECRETARY LEAVITT Well 37 AXELROD Well 37 Fundamental fairness 37 DuHAIME 37 ideological preconceptions 37 fairness 37 BOB MCMULLAN 37 finally wising 37 trickledown economics 37 fools errand 37 Parliamentarian Alan Frumin 37 stimuluses 37 Lenczewski DFL Bloomington 37 restore sanity 37 Pawlenty vetoes 37 BROWNBACK 37 repealing ObamaCare 37 schoolyard taunts 37 MARK LATHAM OPPOSITION LEADER 37 pragmatic problem solver 37 Godly principles 37 JEFF SESSIONS 37 SEBELIUS Well 37 reflect Christlike 37 artful dodge 37 ideological litmus 37 EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY 37 courage 37 simplistic 37 populism 37 Ines Franck director 37 Judeo Christian morality 37 Constitutional Conservatism 37 specious reasoning 37 utilitarian calculus 36 oft repeated mantra 36 TONY ABBOTT OPPOSITION LEADER 36 Wonkbook 36 weasel wording 36 JOE HOCKEY Well 36 transcends partisan 36 CPRS Carbon Pollution 36 political correctness 36 reauthorize NCLB 36 overblown rhetoric 36 thoughtful deliberative 36 BOB BROWN Well 36 Quit blaming 36 public spiritedness 36 Knee jerk reactions 36 intellectually coherent 36 KEVIN ANDREWS 36 isn'ta panacea 36 John Quiggin 36 allegations Rydze violated 36 Frist R Tenn 36 Repubicans 36 superficially attractive 36 GREG COMBET 36 glib generalizations 36 strict constitutionalists 36 PEPFAR reauthorization 36 mortgage cramdowns 36 DANIEL ERASMUS 36 Governor Branstad 36 faithfully interpret 36 disabuse ourselves 36 counter intuitive 36 Stop procrastinating 36 DiPeso 36 STEVE FIELDING 36 ABC1 Insiders 36 well intentioned 36 vastly preferable 36 sane rational 36 creeping totalitarianism 36 VAN HOLLEN Well 36 Mr McCoskrie 36 fair dinkum 36 preventative 36 stupid thoughtless 36 enviro wackos 36 Simitian Palo Alto 36 PETER BEATTIE 36 Sen. Danielle Nantkes 36 SECRETARY CHERTOFF 36 messianic mantle 36 disallowance motion 36 phony baloney 36 Rugged individualism 36 shameless demagoguery 36 judicial fiat 36 group Familias Argentinas 36 Bipartisanship 36 hairbrained 36 wrongheaded 36 Senator Fielding 36 PRO CON Is 36 states' rights 36 Constructive dialogue 36 hardworking taxpaying 36 LOCAL COLUMN 36 kumbaya moment 36 reflexively oppose 36 repealers 36 nannyism 36 outdated unsuited 36 blatantly disregards 36 flowery rhetoric 36 STEVE BRACKS 36 muscular internationalism 36 legislative enactments 36 knee jerk 36 misogynist Pingelton 36 expediency 36 slavish adherence 36 Benthamite 36 JOHN BRUMBY 36 JOE HOCKEY 36 Ms Strathie 36 accountablity 36 humor Jena Elayan 36 OBAMA Discussing 36 Craig Fugate administrator 36 kneejerk reactions 36 liberal judicial activism 36 Teddy Roosevelt playbook 36 Incrementalism 35 Jeannie Schulz 35 compulsory unionism 35 strict constructionist judges 35 gun grabbers 35 Professor Hickie 35 strict constitutionalist 35 NO SPOILERS 35 liberal blogroll 35 practicality 35 arrogance condescension 35 Legalizing prostitution 35 unelected judges 35 defies commonsense 35 Obamans 35 Prudence dictates 35 WAYNE SWAN Well 35 applied evenhandedly 35 statesmanlike 35 appoint strict constructionists 35 starkly divergent views 35 Republicants 35 kneejerk 35 Candente subscribes 35 repealing Obamacare 35 saner 35 REINS Act 35 nonpartisanship 35 handled incompetently 35 Voucher proponents 35 eminently doable 35 CHRISTOPHER PYNE 35 plain 35 constitutionally flawed 35 KIM BEAZLEY OPPOSITION LEADER 35 libertarian paternalism 35 arrogant disregard 35 ought 35 ballistic fingerprinting 35 pig headedness 35 reintroducing nitrous oxide 35 patently dishonest 35 HANNITY Well 35 Congresswoman Bachmann 35 fundamentally misunderstand 35 Senator DeMint 35 appro priate 35 Pascal Wager 35 blatantly unconstitutional 35 short sighted 35 partisan politics 35 hug thug 35 Senator Xenophon 35 JEFF LUCY 35 laissez faire 35 FBN Gerri Willis 35 ANTHONY ALBANESE Well 35 paternalists 35 BILL HEFFERNAN 35 Thannikary 35 FuelWatch 35 GINGRICH Well 35 polictical 35 Sen. DiAnna Schimek 35 antievolution 35 TONY ABBOTT Well 35 prosper thy neighbor 35 Beltway conventional wisdom 35 Congressman Oberstar 35 Hon PAULA BENNETT 35 polluter pays 35 Guest Opinion 35 MARK LATHAM Well 35 conservative ideologue 35 severe Usenov 35 obamacare 35 Feingold D Wis 35 Clintonism 35 nonadversarial 35 thoughtful 35 GRASSLEY 35 discourage frivolous lawsuits 35 myopic viewpoint 35 oversimplistic 35 Dr Hemley 35 political expedience 35 Kobliner 35 hopelessly idealistic 35 lesser evilism 35 TOM OLIPHANT 35 levelheaded 35 Jonathan Entin 35 GIGOT 35 Privatizing Social Security 35 tort deform 35 ideological obsessions 35 fiscally sustainable 35 Senator Brownback 35 old fashioned 35 extend sincere apologies 35 paternalistic 35 originalism 35 PennSecurity Fuels Initiative 35 accountabilty 35 Wagnon Topeka 35 adopt softly softly 35 Albin Rhomberg spokesman 35 Senator Cormann 35 Mr Corbell 35 tort reform 35 Andrew Pesce 35 nurturant 35 enlightened 35 Senator Enzi 35 repeal Obamacare 35 Bi partisanship 35 fundamental tenet 35 Paul Helmke 35 Hon Rodney Hide 34 mythbusters 34 Sen. Tom Harkin 34 Secular humanism 34 dispassionate 34 fundamentally unserious 34 rugged individualism 34 ideologically driven 34 Mike Vasilinda tells 34 willful misreading 34 MCCONNELL Well 34 SIMON CREAN Well 34 incrementalist approach 34 overregulate 34 Paygo 34 Wayne Kayler Thomson 34 constitutionally permissible 34 Jeremiah Wright bombastic 34 ABX1 1 34 ERIC ABETZ 34 Hotly debated 34 MCCAIN Well 34 Churchillian 34 Thune RS.D. 34 Ellison D Minn 34 SCHUMER Well 34 bureaucratic mumbo jumbo 34 Koschut 34 filibustering judicial 34 moral judgments 34 Laubenberg 34 judicial usurpation 34 laissez faire capitalism 34 MEG LEES 34 ROBERT MCCLELLAND 34 CHRISTINE NIXON 34 BULB Act 34 Mr Humpherson 34 Fear mongering 34 Stokes MOTHERS Act 34 admittedly imperfect 34 indeterminate sentencing 34 SUN EDITORIAL 34 unyielding partisanship 34 unquestioning acceptance 34 Obstructionist 34 fallacious argument 34 ANNA BLIGH 34 MARK SHIELDS 34 merely parroting 34 Simplistic 34 Hayekian 34 Gregg RN.H. 34 fundamentally antithetical 34 Speaker Naifeh 34 rigid ideologies 34 joke Skrenta 34 wears blinders 34 abject stupidity 34 Zero tolerance 34 Congressman Hulshof 34 ideological rigidity 34 really hateful lemmings 34 Pawlewski 34 bandaid 34 Schlomach 34 Moral hazard 34 straightfoward 34 MARK SHIELDS Well 34 proportionality principle 34 Pollyannaish 34 precautionary principle 34 bombast exaggerations 34 neo Keynesian 34 Prof Fels 34 Fuelwatch scheme 34 deferred gratification 34 Alito dissents 34 sane 34 lunacy 34 bumper sticker slogans 34 Louise Slaughter DN.Y. 34 silver buckshot 34 KEVIN ANDREWS Well 34 timeless truths 34 redistributionism 34 BRONWYN BISHOP 34 partisanship 34 programmatically chosen 34 pragmatic centrist 34 criminalize homelessness 34 originalist 34 CHRIS MATTHEWS HOST 34 DIRECTOR WALTERS 34 Rep. Lance Kinzer 34 legislating morality 34 law abider 34 Puritan ethic 34 DEAR TORN 34 Mr Chauvel 34 TONY WINDSOR 34 felon disenfranchisement constitutional 34 SIMON CREAN 34 Sensible 34 Tomenga 34 PETER COSTELLO TREASURER 34 Ann Notthoff California 34 territorians 34 Klitzkie 34 evenhandedly 34 overcriminalization 34 grandstanders 34 fiscal prudence 34 Pro choicers 34 Tony Calland 34 ideology 34 American exceptionalism 34 inacted 34 Mr Gutwein 34 Self aggrandizement 34 Zichal 34 moral imperative 34 Congress reshaped recessive 34 Loree Bykerk political 34 Christopher Rants 34 constitutionalism 34 pragmatist 34 ERISA pre emption 34 sage advice 34 unicameral Legislature 34 Independent Nick Xenophon 34 Luddism 34 judicious 34 JULIE ROVNER 34 nannyish 34 stupidity 34 Rep. Dave Upthegrove 34 wowser 34 Fuelwatch 34 reflexive partisanship 34 strict Constitutionalist 34 Wanggaard 34 Flylady 34 unwisdom 34 prevent unintended pregnancies 34 exceptionalists 34 prohibitionists 34 STANDUP Act 34 congressionally enacted 34 KELVIN THOMSON 34 Hawke Keating governments 34 Maureen Knightly 34 diverging viewpoints 34 JACKIE JUDD 34 ideological dogma 34 attacks Akawu 34 Founding Fathers envisioned 34 Majority Leader Frist 34 overturning precedents 34 willfully distort 34 deregulatory agenda 34 innocent preborn 34 ANTHONY ALBANESE 34 ORSZAG 34 syllogism 34 Dr Rosanna Capolingua 34 Dr Washer 34 winwin 34 confusing patchwork 34 Arm yourselves 34 GEORGE BRANDIS Well 34 idiocy 34 laisser faire 34 GREG HUNT 34 Sabrina Demayo Lockhart 34 Evan Cornog author 34 O'REILLY OK 34 regulate payday lending 34 Qualities Most Admired 34 principle 34 vague platitudes 34 GREG COMBET Well 34 wife Ruth Raduenz 34 CRAIG EMERSON 34 intellectually defensible 34 Wishful thinking 34 PETER BEATTIE Well 34 cavalier disregard 34 affable approachable 34 euthenasia 34 redistributional 34 wrongheadedness 34 defunding Planned Parenthood 34 Balanced Budget Amendment 34 nurturant parent 34 Congresswoman Markey 34 PAYGO 34 conscionable 34 ACAS Code 34 spokeswoman Kate Cyrul 34 overcommunicate 34 Attachment parenting 34 Lautenbaugh 34 Honesty integrity 34 proscriptive 34 ingenuity 34 localist 34 Rawlsian 34 dangerously naive 34 Burkean conservatism 34 Moral suasion 33 compulsory desexing 33 fundamentally flawed 33 realpolitik 33 SANTO SANTORO 33 Mihaela Minca 33 moral 33 fiscal conservativism 33 Reid D Nev 33 global warmists 33 eminently defensible 33 BARRY O'FARRELL 33 long termism 33 woefully misinformed 33 nostrums 33 loosy goosy 33 radio 3AW 33 Steven Munchenberg 33 KEVIN RUDD PRIME MINISTER 33 judicial activism 33 simplistic notions 33 Prof McGorry 33 JOHN YOO 33 Educate yourselves 33 Marty Omoto 33 GEORGE WILLIAMS 33 Scare tactics 33 someone elses fault 33 enviro wacko 33 biochemically incorrect 33 rigorously scrutinized 33 Maine Estler 33 CHENEY Well 33 eliminationist rhetoric 33 Nargelenas 33 STOP SPENDING 33 abstinance 33 Jodi Etter 33 Senator Frist 33 Terry O'Gorman 33 impeaching Cheney 33 Scoppe 33 Parental notification 33 consequentialist 33 gimme gimme gimme 33 SECRETARY SPELLINGS 33 TORT reform 33 Tom Harkin D 33 paygo 33 presumption 33 heatlh care 33 enforced inconsistently 33 LGNZ 33 compassion 33 curbing underage drinking 33 dogmatic 33 ANDREW BARTLETT 33 Conservativism 33 Ockham razor 33 fairminded 33 needless partisanship 33 coequal branch 33 STEPHEN CONROY Well 33 logic 33 breathtakingly cynical 33 Participatory democracy 33 utter shamelessness 33 eating nutritiously 33 BACHMANN Well 33 silver bullet 33 NAT GAS Act 33 downright daft 33 TONY ABBOTT 33 constitu tional 33 fiscally unsustainable 33 legistlation 33 PAYGO rules 33 regressive taxation 33 healthinsurance 33 furious Gary Widemann 33 PAWLENTY Well 33 Joe Starinchak 33 mutually exclusive propositions 33 counterintuitive 33 wonkery 33 fait accomplis 33 GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY 33 Synowiecki 33 WOLFFE 33 zero tolerance 33 politically infeasible 33 shamnesty 33 Bi partisan 33 RUSH ARCHIVE 33 ideological blinkers 33 NICK MINCHIN Well 33 Ney Kanjorski 33 Biblical principles 33 tidak apa attitude 33 fundamental 33 essentially codifies 33 construed liberally 33 MALCOLM TURNBULL 33 SECRETARY PETERS 33 divergent philosophies 33 CIR ASAP 33 Elisabeth Leamy 33 Brian Bosma R 33 archaic notions 33 Pete Domenici Mental Health 33 Legislatively 33 Rodger Schlickeisen president 33 Ms Mohle 33 WILSON TUCKEY 33 spokesman Rodell Mollineau 33 Lame ducks 33 Simple Stupid 33 Neoclassical economics 33 fuzzy math 33 Ms Hatfield Dodds 33 conversative 33 MAL BROUGH 33 arbitrating disputes 33 Degette 33 hyprocrisy 33 PALIN Well 33 Bile Beans promoted 33 disenfranchises voters 33 gotcha politics 33 NICK GRIMM Okay 33 hyperbolic rhetoric 33 Judaeo Christian 33 Tom Caiazza 33 VERONICA ROCHA covers 33 deceiving Hondurans 33 Napolitano vetoes 33 eminently logical 33 Spindelman 33 managerialist 33 Tort reform 33 farsighted 33 BOB BROWN 33 unconstitutional usurpation 33 Planned obsolescence 33 godly principles 33 Congressman Ramstad 33 laudable 33 borking 33 CHRIS CORRIGAN 33 de Putte D 33 udderly ridiculous 33 Ebbin 33 biblical morality 33 mindless repetition 33 Christopher Rants R 33 smokefree workplace 33 levying punitive 33 bullheadedness 33 liberal orthodoxy 33 ROVNER Well 33 Sandy Praeger 33 scientifically illiterate 33 mandatory spay neuter 33 No Pokies MLC 33 consumerist mentality 33 solved diplomatically 33 compassionate conservatism 33 rigid ideologue 33 law abiding 33 Single payer 33 statesman Edmund Burke 33 counteractive 33 Judge Mpati 33 coddle criminals 33 mateship 33 Applause. 33 honesty truthfulness 33 Er um 33 irrefutable logic 33 without unduly burdening 33 Judicial activism 33 PAWLENTY 33 SENATOR KERRY 33 Norv Fouts 33 Lawrence Cafero R 33 Gronstal D 33 Derek Roseman 33 windmill tilting 33 thoughtful deliberation 33 specious arguments 33 Mr Symmans 33 humility 33 libertarianism 33 rejects partisan gridlock 33 SANTORUM 33 Originalist 33 Calmer heads 33 Director Jim Nussle 33 accountability 33 LANDRIEU 33 blindness stubbornness 33 inartful 33 simplification standardization 33 BILL GLASSON 33 rigidly ideological 33 prohibiting interracial marriages 33 fallacious logic 33 FAIRNESS 33 immi gration 33 Biblical worldview 33 AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD 33 MORRIS IEMMA Well 33 foolish 33 Tad Lanford 33 DAILY MAIL COMMENT 33 Warnstadt 33 statutory paygo 33 supply sider 33 prolifers 33 ideological blinders 33 arrant nonsense 33 Q# Chair 33 Orwellian doublespeak 33 tranparency 33 fetal personhood 33 PENNY WONG 33 STEPHEN CONROY 33 quick fixes 33 weasel worded 33 GIBBS Again 33 legislated 33 sacred trinity 33 ethic 33 Obamacare 33 repealing DOMA 33 Scott Lautenbaugh 33 prevent reoccurrences 33 Mr. Bielawa 33 Dr Glasson 33 nameless faceless bureaucrats 33 superficially plausible 33 breeds mediocrity 33 consequentialism 33 wives tales 33 Bilbray N 33 DEMINT Well 33 breeds complacency 33 Jock Laurie 33 subservient housewives 33 specious argument 33 irrationality 33 overly prescriptive 33 Klobuchar D Minn 33 principled conservatism 33 RUSH Okay 33 Kyl Cornyn 33 CARFA 33 Solicitor General Walter Sofronoff 33 singularly inept 33 CAVUTO Well 33 BARNABY JOYCE 33 Merkley Levin 33 ethical relativism 33 libertarian 33 Ross BRAWN 33 conventional wisdoms 33 unpartisan 33 R Wyo 33 constitutionally valid 33 Orwellian newspeak 33 aw shucks 33 honesty 33 unconservative 33 unamerican 33 KYL 33 legislatively enacted 33 conventional wisdom 33 relatively uncontroversial 33 adheres rigidly 33 Association APPEA 33 Mr Tuifagalele 33 liberalism 33 Mr. DIONNE 33 HOLTZ EAKIN 33 mythbusting 33 Affordability Agenda 33 Prof Flannery 33 supernatural causation 33 KEITH CRAIN 33 fundamental precept 33 unreasoned 33 toolbox Anastas told 33 RUSS FEINGOLD 33 petty partisan bickering 32 purely utilitarian 32 Clr Khan 32 constructive engagement 32 Ms Shardey 32 spokeswoman Sue Kedgley 32 diametrical opposite 32 Kunast 32 Biblical injunctions 32 Mr Seselja 32 Political correctness 32 Enzi Barrasso 32 arguers 32 Judeo Christian beliefs 32 politically expedient 32 laissez fair 32 tread delicately 32 scapegoating immigrants 32 greenhouse gasses mirrors 32 religious dogma 32 TABOR Amendment 32 Are 32 strict constructionists 32 hyperpartisan 32 officer Laneau 32 Jenny Pizer senior 32 frugality 32 false equivalence 32 populist 32 Gracious Professionalism ™ 32 vague generalities 32 ANDRE AGASSI Well 32 Untreated mental illness 32 needless tragedies 32 eternally vigilant 32 saner voices 32 Spousonomics 32 caution Fischbeck 32 ARB No.# 32 sense 32 blatantly ignoring 32 sensibly 32 TOOBIN 32 compassion empathy 32 Darwinian evolutionary theory 32 JOHN DELLA 32 birther nonsense 32 Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese 32 PROTECT IP 32 NICOLA ROXON 32 irresponsible 32 GERARD HENDERSON 32 facts ma'am 32 D Colo 32 Finger wagging 32 exceptionalism 32 liberal internationalism 32 Darren Hine 32 Rick Hasen 32 McCaskill Corker 32 Ibelieve 32 morals 32 PASS ID 32 Alnasseri 32 Barbara Roper 32 moral absolutism 32 compulsory microchipping 32 bipartisan comity 32 LITRG 32 legislate morality 32 Gauke 32 wasteful spending 32 foolhardy 32 JOHN HOWARD 32 namby pamby 32 reasoning 32 DEMINT 32 O'Claray 32 Davnie 32 Vince Sheheen 32 coincidence Jealous 32 Herbert Hoovers 32 Midwestern sensibilities 32 flagrantly disregard 32 applause. 32 false equivalencies 32 LINDSAY TANNER 32 whanau ora 32 Jeff Bingaman DN.M. 32 Kerry liveliest disagreement 32 Chairman Earl Ehrhart 32 Kohl D Wis 32 lampoon Goodman 32 mentality 32 touchless faucets 32 gross mischaracterizations 32 FuelWatch scheme 32 Palinites 32 cultural relativism 32 rigid adherence 32 compassionate 32 enfranchising voters 32 Kim Schmett 32 unexceptionable 32 Callousness 32 homespun wisdom 32 CHARLES SCHUMER 32 Zarelli 32 ideologically rigid 32 vox populi vox dei 32 Rigid ideology 32 Gawrylow 32 Shell FuelStretch 32 politically inexpedient 32 Cloward Piven strategy 32 NATASHA STOTT 32 Congressman Pombo 32 Quirmbach 32 Congressman Pallone