Posts Tagged ‘John Dingell’
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Lessons learned from John Dingell
Posted on February 12, 2019
I once introduced former Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) as “Mr. Chairman” a decade after Republicans had seized the House, at a reception that I was hosting. It caused some grumbling...
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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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The NAACP Could Learn from the NRA
Posted on November 7, 2014
The NAACP should learn from the NRA, but it won’t. The National Rifle Association is the most powerful interest group in Washington. It has an activist group of members. It...
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Remembering a D-Day Anniversary
Posted on June 6, 2014
We were in Paris, having a couple of pints at the Harry’s American Bar, when we heard the news. Ronald Reagan had died....
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Boehner Is In Fine Shape
Posted on July 27, 2011
John Boehner is doing an exceptional job as Speaker under extraordinarily tough times. When I first started working in Congress, Tom Foley had just taken over from Jim Wright as...
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