Monday Open Thread

Rich Lowry: Middle America's Economic WoesLarry Thornberry: Adios, CharlieGeorge Will: A Decade After Bush v. GoreNew York Daily News: Outrageous Public-Employee Pension Obligations Kill the City's Ability to Provide Vital ServicesChris Cillizza: Senate Democrats' 2012 Geography ProblemOrange County Register: GOP House Bosses: More Pork Than TeaClarice Feldman: The Incredible Shrinking PresidentThomas Lifson: Another Democrat defection

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