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Joseph Curl covered the White House and politics for a decade for The Washington Times. He can be reached at josephcurl@gmail.com.

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FILE - In this April 29,2015 file photo, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks in Houston. He spoke in a language most Republican presidential primary voters do not understand. “You are part of the new wave of hope for this country,” Jeb Bush said in fluent Spanish to the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference this week. Switching to English, he said the U.S. needs immigrants for the country “to become young and dynamic again.” (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)

Republicans bash Bush (Jeb) on Iraq War

Republicans with White House aspirations are quickly running away from the Iraq War, splitting with Jeb Bush, who said he would invade Iraq even without the threat of weapons of mass destruction.

May 13, 2015
ABC News' Chris Cuomo is leaving the network for CNN, where he is expected to host a new morning show. (Associated Press)

Trump, liberal MSM blames Republicans for Amtrak crash

Some hardcore liberal ghouls came out of the woodwork shortly after the overnight crash of an Amtrak train near Philadelphia, saying Republicans are to blame for failing to fund infrastructure spending and increasing the federal train agency's budget.

May 13, 2015
Repubican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive, speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, in New York, Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Fiorina and Hillary Rodham Clinton are bidding to become the first female U.S. president. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Fiorina Buys SethMyers.org

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who on Monday announced her campaign for the presidency, was ribbed online for failing to buy the domain CarlyFiorina.org. Her answer: She bought Seth Myers.org.

May 6, 2015
Hillary Rodham Clinton on the campaign trail. (Associated press)

Team Hillary launches ‘rapid response’ website

Team Hillary on Tuesday launched a new "rapid response" website and its first order of business: Try to debunk a new book titled "Clinton Cash," which details a convulated tale of money and influence through her charity organization.

May 5, 2015
Bill Clinton was the strictest president in modern political times when it comes to immigration, signing bills cracking down on both legal and illegal immigrants — but it's unlikely that record will infect his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has promised a more lenient approach as she makes a push for Hispanic voters in her presidential bid. (Associated Press)

MUM: 24 DAYS, STILL JUST 7 QUESTIONS

Hillary Rodham Clinton, who announced her bid for the presidency April 12, has now gone 24 days while taking just seven questions from the media -- one of which she answered with "I'm having a great time."

May 5, 2015
Hillary Rodham Clinton, who resigned from the Clinton Foundation's board, has faced mounting criticism over the charity's ties to foreign governments. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

JOSEPH CURL: Hillary Clinton — the plastic candidate with the AstroTurf campaign

When Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that she is running for president, she declared that "everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion." But as with everything Clinton, the strategy to humanize Hillary — a multimillionaire who hasn't driven since 1996 and can't remember the last time she got her own morning coffee — has been a a surreal exercise in absurdity.

April 19, 2015