Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
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Trumping Trump?
Posted on June 16, 2015
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Donald Trump is a brilliant marketer, a peerless self-promoter, a smart businessman–and a political disaster. His presidential campaign might be...
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Why Trade Promotion Bill Is So Hard to Pass Through Congress
Posted on June 11, 2015
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) The Drudge Report calls it Obamatrade. That’s the right-leaning website’s way to attack and belittle congressional efforts to give President...
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Avoiding Another Omnibus
Posted on June 4, 2015
President Barack Obama worked closely with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass trade promotion authority, also known as fast track, before the Memorial Day recess in the Senate. And...
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Go Big Or Go Home
Posted on May 21, 2015
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) When it comes to trade legislation, policy makers can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The Senate...
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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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