Posts Tagged ‘Denny Hastert’
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The Good Veto
Posted on April 9, 2018
The only good veto is a nonveto. That was the view of my former boss, Denny Hastert (R-Ill.), who served as Speaker of the House for six years of the...
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King George III Tried Gun Control. Maybe Congress Should Too.
Posted on October 4, 2017
King George III tried gun control. He put a tax on gunpowder as a way to get those damn colonists under control. In fact, that was one of the leading...
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History and The Path Forward for Paul Ryan if Hillary Clinton Wins the White House
Posted on November 1, 2016
How should Paul Ryan engage Hillary Clinton, should she win the White House and he keep his Speakership? There are no obvious pathways forward. The country is bitterly divided. The...
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The House Floor is No Place for Political Stunts
Posted on June 23, 2016
In the days following the Columbine massacre, Congress went to work to somehow fix gun laws that seemingly allowed two demented young boys to execute dozens of their classmates. Al...
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Why Republicans Need to Back the Next Speaker
Posted on October 29, 2015
(Published in the Christian Science Monitor) The Hastert Rule was never a rule. It was a guideline to future speakers, a warning really about how to manage a fractious group...
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