Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2688 opinion Opinion - Joe Conason en-us Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2688 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/joeconason/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20091119/cm_uc_crjcox/op_4512028 uc/20091119/op_4512028 Joe Conason opinion Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT Joe Conason - The loudest voices on the right never tire of telling us that they are the truest patriots. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/joeconason/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20091112/cm_uc_crjcox/op_4511959 uc/20091112/op_4511959 Joe Conason opinion Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT Joe Conason - Within hours after the House of Representatives approved health care reform by a narrow margin, Republicans predicted retribution at the polls next fall. They promised to make every Democrat regret that historic vote as the first step toward the reversal of power in Washington. And as the current debate has proved, they aren't going to let honesty become an obstacle. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/joeconason/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20091105/cm_uc_crjcox/op_4511871 uc/20091105/op_4511871 Joe Conason opinion Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT Joe Conason - When Newt Gingrich warned Republicans that they were making a grave "mistake" by driving out moderates and enforcing the angry orthodoxy of the far right, the sober tone of his remarks was stunning. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/joeconason/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20091029/cm_uc_crjcox/op_4511796 uc/20091029/op_4511796 Joe Conason opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT Joe Conason - The Senate leadership's decision to include the "public option" in its health care reform legislation seemed at first almost miraculous, especially to anyone who believed the hundreds of obituaries recited in the media over the past several months. But by acting on their convictions rather than their fears, the Democrats could ultimately find that the politics of consumer choice can be turned to their advantage for years to come.