http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_matt-millerGet the latest articles from Matt Miller articles and view preview articles in the Matt Miller archive from The Washington Post.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyWed, 15 May 2013 16:20:00 GMTWed, 15 May 2013 16:20:00 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_matt-millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2bf475b4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Eirs0Egate0Egoes0Eto0Ethe0Etop0C20A130C0A50C150C262b9efa0Ebd640E11e20E97d40Ea479289a31f90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>(The Oval Office. September 2010. Barack Obama is alone, reclining in his chair, legs up on the desk. <a data-xslt="_http" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suVB3YGIUk0">The Communist Internationale plays loudly</a>. The president whistles along while reading a large hardcover book. As camera zooms in, the words “Das Kapital” can be seen on the spine.)</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-irs-gate-goes-to-the-top/2013/05/15/262b9efa-bd64-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2bf475b4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-irs-gate-goes-to-the-top%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F262b9efa-bd64-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=IRS-gate+goes+to+the+top" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-irs-gate-goes-to-the-top%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F262b9efa-bd64-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=IRS-gate+goes+to+the+top" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-irs-gate-goes-to-the-top%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F262b9efa-bd64-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=IRS-gate+goes+to+the+top" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-irs-gate-goes-to-the-top%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F262b9efa-bd64-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=IRS-gate+goes+to+the+top" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-irs-gate-goes-to-the-top%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F262b9efa-bd64-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=IRS-gate+goes+to+the+top" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664581283/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2bf475b4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664581283/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2bf475b4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664581283/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2bf475b4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:55:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-irs-gate-goes-to-the-top/2013/05/15/262b9efa-bd64-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2bab3f60/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Edow0E150A0A0A0Eand0Ethe0Eretirement0Ecrisis0Eahead0C20A130C0A50C0A80Cb46364520Eb7db0E11e20Eb94c0Eb684dda0A7add0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>The Dow’s cracked 15,000 and the S&#38;P is at record highs, so it’s time to pop open the champagne and celebrate, right? </p> <p>Well, absolutely, if you’ve got a bunch of money in the stock market. </p> <p>Which means first you’d have to be an American with savings. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-dow-15000-and-the-retirement-crisis-ahead/2013/05/08/b4636452-b7db-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2bab3f60/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-dow-15000-and-the-retirement-crisis-ahead%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2Fb4636452-b7db-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Dow+15%2C000+and+the+retirement+crisis+ahead" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-dow-15000-and-the-retirement-crisis-ahead%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2Fb4636452-b7db-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Dow+15%2C000+and+the+retirement+crisis+ahead" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-dow-15000-and-the-retirement-crisis-ahead%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2Fb4636452-b7db-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Dow+15%2C000+and+the+retirement+crisis+ahead" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-dow-15000-and-the-retirement-crisis-ahead%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2Fb4636452-b7db-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Dow+15%2C000+and+the+retirement+crisis+ahead" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-dow-15000-and-the-retirement-crisis-ahead%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2Fb4636452-b7db-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Dow+15%2C000+and+the+retirement+crisis+ahead" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017363762/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2bab3f60/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017363762/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2bab3f60/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017363762/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2bab3f60/a2t.img" border="0"/>TwitterMatt Millercollege tuitionWed, 08 May 2013 14:48:40 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-dow-15000-and-the-retirement-crisis-ahead/2013/05/08/b4636452-b7db-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2b635883/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Erepublicans0Eto0Esick0Epeople0Etough0Eluck0C20A130C0A50C0A10C2fca21180Eb25e0E11e20Ebbf20Ea6f9e9d79e190Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>There was a striking Republican stumble on health care the other day that deserves to be parsed because it reveals so much about the party’s current dilemma. I’m talking about the tea party revolt that embarrassed House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/04/25/17912406-house-gop-kills-cantors-health-care-scheme?lite">forced him to withdraw</a> a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://cantor.house.gov/press-releases/congressman-cantor-announces-helping-sick-americans-now-legislation">modest bill</a> to bolster the high-risk insurance pool meant to help sick Americans until Obamacare’s insurance exchanges are up and running next year. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-republicans-to-sick-people-tough-luck/2013/05/01/2fca2118-b25e-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2b635883/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-republicans-to-sick-people-tough-luck%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F2fca2118-b25e-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Republicans+to+sick+people%3A+Tough+luck" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-republicans-to-sick-people-tough-luck%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F2fca2118-b25e-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Republicans+to+sick+people%3A+Tough+luck" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-republicans-to-sick-people-tough-luck%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F2fca2118-b25e-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Republicans+to+sick+people%3A+Tough+luck" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-republicans-to-sick-people-tough-luck%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F2fca2118-b25e-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Republicans+to+sick+people%3A+Tough+luck" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-republicans-to-sick-people-tough-luck%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F2fca2118-b25e-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Republicans+to+sick+people%3A+Tough+luck" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016920731/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2b635883/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016920731/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2b635883/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016920731/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2b635883/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>universal coverageMatt MillerRepublican PartyWed, 01 May 2013 13:43:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-republicans-to-sick-people-tough-luck/2013/05/01/2fca2118-b25e-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2b1c167a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Ebaucus0Eretires0Ea0Egrateful0Enation0Echeers0C20A130C0A40C240C957243cc0Eaccf0E11e20Ea8b90E2a63d75b54590Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>With one glorious stroke Max Baucus has made it possible for two of America’s more interesting politicians to play bigger roles on the national stage. Not to be churlish, but I’ll take Ron Wyden and Brian Schweitzer over a dozen Max Baucii any day. Never has a politician done so much to lift the prospects of the republic simply by saying goodbye. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-baucus-retires-a-grateful-nation-cheers/2013/04/24/957243cc-accf-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2b1c167a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-baucus-retires-a-grateful-nation-cheers%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F957243cc-accf-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Baucus+retires%2C+a+grateful+nation+cheers" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-baucus-retires-a-grateful-nation-cheers%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F957243cc-accf-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Baucus+retires%2C+a+grateful+nation+cheers" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-baucus-retires-a-grateful-nation-cheers%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F957243cc-accf-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Baucus+retires%2C+a+grateful+nation+cheers" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-baucus-retires-a-grateful-nation-cheers%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F957243cc-accf-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Baucus+retires%2C+a+grateful+nation+cheers" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-baucus-retires-a-grateful-nation-cheers%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F957243cc-accf-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Baucus+retires%2C+a+grateful+nation+cheers" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016467522/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2b1c167a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016467522/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2b1c167a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016467522/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2b1c167a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Medicarepolitical partyMatt MillerWed, 24 Apr 2013 12:05:20 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-baucus-retires-a-grateful-nation-cheers/2013/04/24/957243cc-accf-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2ad2f49e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Ein0Eboston0Eattacks0Ea0Ereminder0Eof0Ehow0Efortunate0Eamerica0Ehas0Ebeen0C20A130C0A40C170C4fccfa9a0Ea74f0E11e20E830A20E3c7e0Aea970A570Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>It’s too soon for most of us to do much more than weep until we learn who was behind those <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/boston-marathon-bombs-had-simple-but-harmful-design-early-clues-indicate/2013/04/16/c2b061cc-a6d8-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html?hpid=z1">Boston bombs</a>. But I’ll bet many Americans felt like I did when they heard the news and turned on their TVs Monday – and then had fresh pangs of anxiety Tuesday when word came that <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/computer-problem-grounds-american-airlines/2013/04/16/75d4c410-a6d3-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html">American Airlines was canceling all its flights</a> (for what turned out to be a computer glitch) and that an envelope sent to the office of Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker had <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ricin-laced-letter-sent-to-senator/2013/04/16/01230966-a6e6-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html">tested positive for ricin</a>. (The alarm grew only sharper Wednesday when it became clear that other lawmakers and even the president himself were also sent mailings with ricin.)</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-in-boston-attacks-a-reminder-of-how-fortunate-america-has-been/2013/04/17/4fccfa9a-a74f-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2ad2f49e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-in-boston-attacks-a-reminder-of-how-fortunate-america-has-been%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2F4fccfa9a-a74f-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Boston+%E2%80%94+and+what+hasn%E2%80%99t+happened+since+9%2F11" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-in-boston-attacks-a-reminder-of-how-fortunate-america-has-been%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2F4fccfa9a-a74f-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Boston+%E2%80%94+and+what+hasn%E2%80%99t+happened+since+9%2F11" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-in-boston-attacks-a-reminder-of-how-fortunate-america-has-been%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2F4fccfa9a-a74f-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Boston+%E2%80%94+and+what+hasn%E2%80%99t+happened+since+9%2F11" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-in-boston-attacks-a-reminder-of-how-fortunate-america-has-been%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2F4fccfa9a-a74f-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Boston+%E2%80%94+and+what+hasn%E2%80%99t+happened+since+9%2F11" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-in-boston-attacks-a-reminder-of-how-fortunate-america-has-been%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2F4fccfa9a-a74f-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller&t=Boston+%E2%80%94+and+what+hasn%E2%80%99t+happened+since+9%2F11" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323681743/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2ad2f49e/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323681743/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2ad2f49e/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163323681743/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2ad2f49e/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>nuclear power plantTwitterMatt MillerWed, 17 Apr 2013 11:56:38 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-in-boston-attacks-a-reminder-of-how-fortunate-america-has-been/2013/04/17/4fccfa9a-a74f-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2a55e621/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Ejerry0Ebrowns0Ecalifornia0Eis0Efar0Efrom0Ea0Ecomeback0C20A130C0A40C0A40C7ce5d4d60E9d20A0E11e20E9a790Eeb5280Ac81c630Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>I hate to burst anyone’s bubble, but all the talk that <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/01/opinion/krugman-lessons-from-a-comeback.html">Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has basically “fixed” California</a> by <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://prospect.org/article/once-and-future-gov">balancing the budget through a tax hike</a> on high earners seems laughably off-base, at least to this Los Angeles native. So before this meme gets out of hand, let’s unpack the confusion behind the premature Golden State cork-popping. Dust off those analogy skills that brought you such pleasure on the old SAT, and all will be revealed.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-jerry-browns-california-is-far-from-a-comeback/2013/04/04/7ce5d4d6-9d20-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2a55e621/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Jerry+Brown%E2%80%99s+California+still+has+much+to+do&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-jerry-browns-california-is-far-from-a-comeback%2F2013%2F04%2F04%2F7ce5d4d6-9d20-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a 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Sen. <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/03/15/prominent-republican-senator-announces-support-for-gay-marriage/">Rob Portman</a> just proposed a big new program to guarantee great teachers for every child after finding out that <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2013/03/25/portman-coming-out/">his son</a> had awful, untrained professors at Yale? </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-gay-marriage-is-a-matter-of-class/2013/03/26/60bce1ce-9671-11e2-9e23-09dce87f75a1_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2a0c7f2d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/29c89df5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Elessons0Efrom0Ethe0Ebudget0Ebake0Eoff0C20A130C0A30C20A0C0A52ceb180E91550E11e20E9cfd0E36d6c9b5d7ad0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>While philosophers have debated the question in broad terms for centuries, I’m happy to report that we can now definitively quantify the difference between a pinko communist dystopia in which the leviathan state crushes the very soul of freedom, and a neanderthal right-wing hellscape in which the poor, frail or otherwise unlucky fight for whatever crumbs John Galt cares to spill. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-lessons-from-the-budget-bake-off/2013/03/20/052ceb18-9155-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/29c89df5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Lessons+from+the+budget+bake-off&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-lessons-from-the-budget-bake-off%2F2013%2F03%2F20%2F052ceb18-9155-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161393485816/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/29c89df5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161393485816/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/29c89df5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161393485816/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/29c89df5/a2t.img" border="0"/>interest rateMatt MillerRepublican PartyWed, 20 Mar 2013 12:38:34 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-lessons-from-the-budget-bake-off/2013/03/20/052ceb18-9155-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/29910800/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Epaul0Eryan0Eis0Eno0Eronald0Ereagan0C20A130C0A30C140Cbf1bddfc0E8ca20E11e20E9f540Ef3fdd70Aacad20Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>Ronald Reagan ran the federal government at 22 percent of gross domestic product when the country’s population was much younger and health care consumed about 11 percent of GDP. </p> <p>Put another way, Ronald Reagan ran the federal government at 22 percent of GDP when the country’s population was much younger, and health care consumed about 11 percent of GDP. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-paul-ryan-is-no-ronald-reagan/2013/03/14/bf1bddfc-8ca2-11e2-9f54-f3fdd70acad2_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/29910800/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Paul+Ryan+is+no+Ronald+Reagan&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-paul-ryan-is-no-ronald-reagan%2F2013%2F03%2F14%2Fbf1bddfc-8ca2-11e2-9f54-f3fdd70acad2_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921257254/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/29910800/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921257254/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/29910800/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158921257254/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/29910800/a2t.img" border="0"/>MedicareMatt Millergross domestic productThu, 14 Mar 2013 13:43:48 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-paul-ryan-is-no-ronald-reagan/2013/03/14/bf1bddfc-8ca2-11e2-9f54-f3fdd70acad2_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/29443d69/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Ebudget0Ewars0Eecho0Ebattles0Eof0E19950C20A130C0A30C0A60Cf944828a0E86590E11e20E98a30Eb3db6b9ac5860Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>The Dow hits 5,000 for the first time. Tom Hanks wins the Oscar for “Forrest Gump.” Pete Sampras sweeps his third straight Wimbledon. And Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton clash over when to balance the budget. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-budget-wars-echo-battles-of-1995/2013/03/06/f944828a-8659-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/29443d69/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=On+the+budget%2C+it%E2%80%99s+1995+all+over+again&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-budget-wars-echo-battles-of-1995%2F2013%2F03%2F06%2Ff944828a-8659-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920800150/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/29443d69/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920800150/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/29443d69/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920800150/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/29443d69/a2t.img" border="0"/>Medicarebaby boomersMatt MillerWed, 06 Mar 2013 13:27:49 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-budget-wars-echo-battles-of-1995/2013/03/06/f944828a-8659-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2904075b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Ea0Ewashington0Ebrain0Edrain0Eon0Ethe0Esequester0C20A130C0A20C270Ce783349e0E80Ada0E11e20Ea350A0E49866afab5840Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>If only the president’s <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/18/science/project-seeks-to-build-map-of-human-brain.html?pagewanted=all&#38;_r=0">$3 billion initiative to map human brain activity</a> had been completed by now, we might have the tools to make sense of the carnival that <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/impact-of-budget-cuts-depends-on-where-you-live/2013/02/26/f117a3c4-802f-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html?hpid=z1">pre-sequester Washington</a> has become. Alas, since the science won’t be in for years, we can only hypothesize about what corner of the neocortex is driving our leaders’ behavior as this latest fiscal precipice draws near. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-a-washington-brain-drain-on-the-sequester/2013/02/27/e783349e-80da-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2904075b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=This+is+your+brain+on+sequester&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-a-washington-brain-drain-on-the-sequester%2F2013%2F02%2F27%2Fe783349e-80da-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920083575/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2904075b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920083575/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2904075b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920083575/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2904075b/a2t.img" border="0"/>Medicaidtax cutsMatt MillerWed, 27 Feb 2013 13:22:47 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-a-washington-brain-drain-on-the-sequester/2013/02/27/e783349e-80da-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/28c40f72/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Edumb0Eand0Edumber0Eon0Ethe0Esequester0C20A130C0A20C20A0C12a3c4160E7b5b0E11e20E82e80E61a46c2cde3d0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>It’s hard to know which is stupider: <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/sequester-just-over-a-week-away-but-blame-game-has-already-begun/2013/02/19/50fd9a0e-7ac8-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html">the coming sequester cuts</a> or the arguments being made to avoid them. </p> <p>Everyone knows that across-the-board budget cuts are the worst way to save money. They don’t let you discriminate between programs that deserve to be expanded and those that have outlived their day. They let programs protected by small but powerful lobbies survive even as smarter investments serving millions of powerless Americans face an identical ax. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-dumb-and-dumber-on-the-sequester/2013/02/20/12a3c416-7b5b-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/28c40f72/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Dumb+and+dumber+on+the+sequester&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-dumb-and-dumber-on-the-sequester%2F2013%2F02%2F20%2F12a3c416-7b5b-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920046203/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/28c40f72/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920046203/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/28c40f72/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920046203/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/28c40f72/a2t.img" border="0"/>private sectorDemocratic PartyMatt MillerWed, 20 Feb 2013 13:04:10 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-dumb-and-dumber-on-the-sequester/2013/02/20/12a3c416-7b5b-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2881c356/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Eobamas0Ehollow0Espeech0C20A130C0A20C130Cd928c9440E75a50E11e20E95e40E6148e45d7adb0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>At times like these, I wish I wasn’t a policy wonk. Or at least not one who can’t help asking if the reality of a president’ proposals come close to the rhetoric they’re couched in. I want to believe. I thought the president looked great up there. It’s exciting to see man in full enjoying his moment. I’m inspired by a vision of America in which every child has access to high quality preschool, hard work earns a living wage, and manufacturing jobs come roaring back. I loved the “they deserve a vote” refrain on gun reform. And who couldn’t love that 102 year old woman who’d waited hours on her aching feet to vote? What better symbol could you find of the need for change?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-obamas-hollow-speech/2013/02/13/d928c944-75a5-11e2-95e4-6148e45d7adb_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/2881c356/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Obama%E2%80%99s+hollow+speech&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-obamas-hollow-speech%2F2013%2F02%2F13%2Fd928c944-75a5-11e2-95e4-6148e45d7adb_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985193310/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2881c356/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985193310/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2881c356/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155985193310/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/2881c356/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:44:52 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-obamas-hollow-speech/2013/02/13/d928c944-75a5-11e2-95e4-6148e45d7adb_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/284bc407/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Eraise0Ethe0Eminimum0Ewage0C20A130C0A20C0A60C348572640E70A660E11e20E8b8d0Ee0Ab59a1b8e2a0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>Want more proof that the boundaries of debate in American politics are absurdly narrow and unequal to our challenges? Then ask yourself why an overdue, common-sense increase in the minimum wage is not on the agenda of either the president or the “new and improved” Republican party. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-raise-the-minimum-wage/2013/02/06/34857264-7066-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/284bc407/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Raise+the+minimum+wage&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-raise-the-minimum-wage%2F2013%2F02%2F06%2F34857264-7066-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984948749/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/284bc407/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984948749/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/284bc407/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984948749/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/284bc407/a2t.img" border="0"/>Economic Policy Instituteminimum wageMatt MillerWed, 06 Feb 2013 15:03:38 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-raise-the-minimum-wage/2013/02/06/34857264-7066-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/280e230e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Ereviving0Ethe0Egop0Ein0Eone0Eeasy0Estep0C20A130C0A10C30A0C711fe9360E6add0E11e20Eaf530E7b2b2a7510Aa80Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>I’m not generally in the business of giving advice to the Republican Party, but when you see people suffering with no self-awareness or plausible path to recovery, an intervention is in order.</p> <p>Since the election and their subsequent fiscal-cliff and debt-ceiling retreats, Republicans have been flailing, even as “rising stars” such as Bobby Jindal and Marco Rubio offer messaging tweaks rather than policy adjustments. So let me reveal a sure-fire way for a Republican governor to grab the national spotlight, earn a reputation as a problem-solving innovator and help the GOP seize the political center in ways that honor conservative values. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-reviving-the-gop-in-one-easy-step/2013/01/30/711fe936-6add-11e2-af53-7b2b2a7510a8_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/280e230e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Matt+Miller%3A+Reviving+the+GOP+in+one+easy+step&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-reviving-the-gop-in-one-easy-step%2F2013%2F01%2F30%2F711fe936-6add-11e2-af53-7b2b2a7510a8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984576331/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/280e230e/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984576331/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/280e230e/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984576331/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/280e230e/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Matt MillerRepublican PartyWed, 30 Jan 2013 13:41:19 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-reviving-the-gop-in-one-easy-step/2013/01/30/711fe936-6add-11e2-af53-7b2b2a7510a8_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/27be1a3d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Eout0Eof0Ethe0Emouths0Eof0Ebabes0C20A130C0A10C20A0C4c9d16620E61a80E11e20E9940A0E6fc488f3fecd0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p> <em>“In announcing his package of proposals Wednesday, President Obama was flanked by children who wrote him letters about gun violence in the weeks after the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School”</em> </p> <p>— Los Angeles Times, January 16</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-out-of-the-mouths-of-babes/2013/01/20/4c9d1662-61a8-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/27be1a3d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Out+of+the+mouths+of+babes&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-out-of-the-mouths-of-babes%2F2013%2F01%2F20%2F4c9d1662-61a8-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984143184/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/27be1a3d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984143184/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/27be1a3d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984143184/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/27be1a3d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Richard NixonDemocratic Partygun violenceMon, 21 Jan 2013 13:55:20 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-out-of-the-mouths-of-babes/2013/01/20/4c9d1662-61a8-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/27955a76/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Eto0Eprevent0Efuture0Emassacres0Efocus0Eon0Emental0Eillness0C20A130C0A10C160Cdc0A8244a0E5fdc0E11e20Eb0A5a0E60A5528f6b7120Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>In August 1966, a 25-year-old man named Charles Whitman brought a trunkful of guns and bullets with him to the top of the University of Texas tower in Austin. Near the observation deck he killed a receptionist with a gun butt. Then he started shooting at tourists below. He shot a pregnant woman. He shot the people who came to help those he’d hit. By the time police assembled and were able to kill Whitman, he had <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/16/AR2007041601879.html">killed 14 people and wounded more than 30</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-to-prevent-future-massacres-focus-on-mental-illness/2013/01/16/dc08244a-5fdc-11e2-b05a-605528f6b712_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/27955a76/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=How+will+we+deal+with+the+dangerously+mentally+ill%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-to-prevent-future-massacres-focus-on-mental-illness%2F2013%2F01%2F16%2Fdc08244a-5fdc-11e2-b05a-605528f6b712_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540811156/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/27955a76/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540811156/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/27955a76/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151540811156/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/27955a76/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:14:59 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-to-prevent-future-massacres-focus-on-mental-illness/2013/01/16/dc08244a-5fdc-11e2-b05a-605528f6b712_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/275a43c3/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Ethe0Erobots0Eare0Ecoming0C20A130C0A10C0A90Ccaac3e0Aa0E5a570E11e20E88d0A0Ec4cf65c3ad150Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>“The Robots Take Over!” cries <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/12/ff-robots-are-already-replacing-us">this month’s cover story</a> in Wired Magazine. “They’re coming for your job – and you’ll be glad they did.” The piece, by Kevin Kelly, chronicles the amazing roles robotic technology is poised to take on – from warehouse worker and waitress to artist, musician, therapist and even comedian. It trumpets the news with the breezy optimism that characterizes most talk of technology’s impact on society. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-the-robots-are-coming/2013/01/09/caac3e0a-5a57-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/275a43c3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+robots+are+coming&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-the-robots-are-coming%2F2013%2F01%2F09%2Fcaac3e0a-5a57-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153443015585/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/275a43c3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153443015585/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/275a43c3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/153443015585/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/275a43c3/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:05:24 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-the-robots-are-coming/2013/01/09/caac3e0a-5a57-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/272bb6f1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Emaking0Efuture0Ecliffs0Ecount0C20A130C0A10C0A30C6b78660A80E55e20E11e20Ebf3e0E76c0Aa789346f0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>You can bemoan the endless cliffs, and <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-fiscal-cliff-forever/2012/12/04/3894e350-3e69-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_story.html">I’ve done that</a>. </p> <p>You can scratch your head at Democrats who <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/house-members-meet-to-review-senate-passed-cliff-deal/2013/01/01/6e4373cc-5435-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html?hpid=z1">claim “victory” with a tax deal</a> that’s way to <em>the right</em> of Simpson-Bowles — locking in virtually all of the Bush tax cuts and shrinking federal revenue by 2 percent of GDP just as the boomers retire. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-making-future-cliffs-count/2013/01/03/6b786608-55e2-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/272bb6f1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Making+future+cliffs+count&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-making-future-cliffs-count%2F2013%2F01%2F03%2F6b786608-55e2-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153442790356/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/272bb6f1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153442790356/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/272bb6f1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/153442790356/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/272bb6f1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Barack Obamahealth care systemMedicaidFri, 04 Jan 2013 00:31:10 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-making-future-cliffs-count/2013/01/03/6b786608-55e2-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/26bad086/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Ebuy0Eback0Eguns0Eboost0Ethe0Eeconomy0C20A120C120C180Cc8bc457a0E49380E11e20Eb6f0A0Ee851e741d1960Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>Everyone knows we need to reduce gun violence in America. Everyone knows we still need to boost the economy, too. Usually these goals are debated in completely different policy silos. But what if there was a way to boost the economy <em>and</em> shrink gun violence? Wouldn’t that be the holy grail at this hour? Might that not answer the president’s call for new ideas?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-buy-back-guns-boost-the-economy/2012/12/18/c8bc457a-4938-11e2-b6f0-e851e741d196_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/26bad086/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Buy+back+guns%2C+boost+the+economy&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-buy-back-guns-boost-the-economy%2F2012%2F12%2F18%2Fc8bc457a-4938-11e2-b6f0-e851e741d196_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539611318/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/26bad086/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539611318/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/26bad086/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151539611318/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/26bad086/a2t.img" border="0"/>James HolmesMedicaregun violenceTue, 18 Dec 2012 18:41:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-buy-back-guns-boost-the-economy/2012/12/18/c8bc457a-4938-11e2-b6f0-e851e741d196_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/26865463/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Eobamas0Edebt0Eceiling0Epath0Eto0Evictory0C20A120C120C110C490A6dc0Aa0E43fc0E11e20E80A610E253bccfc75320Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>Mr. President, it’s unbecoming for a columnist to beg, but since you’ve ruled out “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-urge-obama-to-declare-debt-ceiling-unconstitutional/2012/12/07/8afa64b2-4080-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_story.html?wprss=rss_national">going constitutional</a>” on the debt limit, and CEOs won’t flex enough muscle to stop Republicans from using it for blackmail again, I’m down on my knees.  You simply have to enlist the press to generate a roar of protest against GOP hypocrisy and recklessness here — or else doom us to lurching painfully (and pathetically) from “fiscal cliff” to “debt cliff” for months. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-obamas-debt-ceiling-path-to-victory/2012/12/11/4906dc0a-43fc-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/26865463/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Obama%E2%80%99s+trump+card+on+the+debt+limit&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-obamas-debt-ceiling-path-to-victory%2F2012%2F12%2F11%2F4906dc0a-43fc-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539462500/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/26865463/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539462500/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/26865463/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151539462500/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/26865463/a2t.img" border="0"/>debt limitJohn BoehnerRepublican PartyWed, 12 Dec 2012 12:26:56 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-obamas-debt-ceiling-path-to-victory/2012/12/11/4906dc0a-43fc-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/264a15d1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Efiscal0Ecliff0Eforever0C20A120C120C0A40C3894e350A0E3e690E11e20Eae430Ecf491b837f7b0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>Don’t tell the kids yet, but there’s a chance we’re about to enter a political twilight zone previously deemed by science (or at least punditry) to be nothing more than a theoretical possibility. Call it the Endless Cliff Hypothesis.  </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-fiscal-cliff-forever/2012/12/04/3894e350-3e69-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/264a15d1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=%E2%80%98Fiscal+cliff%E2%80%99+forever%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-fiscal-cliff-forever%2F2012%2F12%2F04%2F3894e350-3e69-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539163537/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/264a15d1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539163537/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/264a15d1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151539163537/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/264a15d1/a2t.img" border="0"/>entitlement reformDemocratic PartyWed, 05 Dec 2012 12:38:28 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-fiscal-cliff-forever/2012/12/04/3894e350-3e69-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/26124cea/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmitt0Eon0Ethe0Emenu0C20A120C110C280C633c3dc40E399b0E11e20E8a970E363b0Af9a0Aab30Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>I don’t know whether Emily Post has any tips for breaking the ice over <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2012/11/28/8d6077aa-3973-11e2-8a97-363b0f9a0ab3_story.html">lunch with your just-vanquished foe</a>.  But I have just the thing if President Obama was serious about asking Mitt Romney to “work together to move this country forward.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mitt-on-the-menu/2012/11/28/633c3dc4-399b-11e2-8a97-363b0f9a0ab3_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/26124cea/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Mitt+on+the+menu&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmitt-on-the-menu%2F2012%2F11%2F28%2F633c3dc4-399b-11e2-8a97-363b0f9a0ab3_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151538903874/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/26124cea/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151538903874/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/26124cea/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151538903874/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/26124cea/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:22:55 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mitt-on-the-menu/2012/11/28/633c3dc4-399b-11e2-8a97-363b0f9a0ab3_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/26023d0e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Ewarren0Ebuffetts0Emistake0C20A120C110C270C10A3e3a9e0E38210E11e20E8a970E363b0Af9a0Aab30Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>I hate to pick a fight with the sage of Omaha, but in an otherwise admirable <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/opinion/buffett-a-minimum-tax-for-the-wealthy.html?ref=opinion">New York Times op-ed Monday</a> that offered a new version of his idea for a minimum tax for the wealthy, Warren Buffett embraced (inadvertently, I’m guessing) spending and revenue goals for the federal government that would kill any agenda for American renewal in its cradle. Because Buffett’s voice is so sane and generally credible — especially with businesspeople and with President Obama — his proposed targets, if influential, could prove damaging. For the reasons I’m about to lay out, I hope he’ll rethink.  </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-warren-buffetts-mistake/2012/11/27/103e3a9e-3821-11e2-8a97-363b0f9a0ab3_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/26023d0e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Warren+Buffett%E2%80%99s+mistake&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-warren-buffetts-mistake%2F2012%2F11%2F27%2F103e3a9e-3821-11e2-8a97-363b0f9a0ab3_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151538823576/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/26023d0e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151538823576/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/26023d0e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151538823576/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/26023d0e/a2t.img" border="0"/>MedicareWarren Buffettgross domestic productTue, 27 Nov 2012 12:12:19 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-warren-buffetts-mistake/2012/11/27/103e3a9e-3821-11e2-8a97-363b0f9a0ab3_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Millerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/25cffb7f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmatt0Emiller0Edead0Eideas0Eon0Etaxes0C20A120C110C20A0Cc6c3a52a0E3370A0E11e20Ebfd50Ee20A2b6d7b50A10Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imatt0Emiller/story01.htm<p>As the “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/fiscal-cliff-negotiations-to-begin/2012/11/16/f2c04f12-2faa-11e2-9f50-0308e1e75445_story.html">fiscal cliff</a>” drama heads toward its climax between Thanksgiving and Christmas, each party is in the grip of a dead idea on taxes that warps the conversation. That means that no matter who “wins” this showdown, the parties’ antique thinking guarantees that any deal they strike will be merely the first of much bigger future adjustments as the baby boomers retire. To see why, it’s useful to think of the United States’ tax debate as being trapped between the cobwebs cluttering <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-grover-norquists-rear-guard-action-on-taxes/2012/11/19/33f5d48a-3298-11e2-9cfa-e41bac906cc9_story.html">Grover Norquist</a>’s mind and those clouding Gov. Jerry Brown’s. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-dead-ideas-on-taxes/2012/11/20/c6c3a52a-3370-11e2-bfd5-e202b6d7b501_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-miller">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635871/s/25cffb7f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Dead+ideas+on+taxes&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmatt-miller-dead-ideas-on-taxes%2F2012%2F11%2F20%2Fc6c3a52a-3370-11e2-bfd5-e202b6d7b501_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_matt-miller" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148660118052/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/25cffb7f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148660118052/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/25cffb7f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148660118052/u/0/f/635871/c/34656/s/25cffb7f/a2t.img" border="0"/>baby boomersJerry BrownDemocratic PartyWed, 21 Nov 2012 12:05:30 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-dead-ideas-on-taxes/2012/11/20/c6c3a52a-3370-11e2-bfd5-e202b6d7b501_story.html?wprss=rss_matt-millerMatt Miller