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63Vote Your Conscience
by William F. Torpey
It seems that politicians, like lawyers, have graduated from being the butt of everybody's jokes to becoming the targets of every lowlife who disagrees with their political positions. One reason for the increased enmity, in my view, is the demise of the two-party system. published 4 months ago
59Can Anyone Answer My Cry for Help?
by William F. Torpey
When Christie Whitman pledged to cut taxes by as much as 30 percent, I was instantly struck by such blatant demagoguery; it should have been crystal clear that she was simply playing off Gov. Jim Florio's huge, unpopular 1990 tax increase. published 6 months ago
63Let Parties Pick Their Candidates
by William F. Torpey
Years ago, political parties were closely knit units in which the leadership and the membership pretty much agreed on the basic issues facing the city, state and country. That is to say Republicans agreed with Republicans, Democrats agreed with Democrats. published 5 months ago
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