Archive for the ‘House Republicans’ Category
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In the Wake of a Scandal
Posted on June 2, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) How do you defend the indefensible? How do you justify the unjustifiable? When it comes to the latest scandal involving my former boss, Denny...
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Jim Wright: Leaving a Mark
Posted on May 7, 2015
Jim Wright left a mark. I came to Washington to work for House Republican Leader Bob Michel in September of 1989, about four months after the Texas Democrat stepped down...
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Dick Cheney: Man of the House
Posted on March 25, 2015
Dick Cheney’s speech at the NRCC Congressional dinner brought back all kinds of memories for me. I interviewed to work on Mr. Cheney’s Presidential campaign in 1994. It was Dave...
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Hurray to Mike Simpson!
Posted on March 4, 2015
When John Boehner needed a Member to step up and take a leadership role in bringing the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill to the House floor yesterday, his friend...
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On DHS Funding, GOP Doesn’t Deserve the Blame (But Will Probably Get It)
Posted on February 17, 2015
Republicans in Congress remind me of the kid who constantly gets in trouble at school. Even when it’s not his fault, he gets blamed. Speaker Boehner said over the weekend...
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