Posts Tagged ‘Robert Byrd’
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Democracy Unbalanced
Posted on February 10, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) Where is Robert Byrd, now that the Senate really needs him? The former long-serving senator from West Virginia was a stickler for congressional prerogatives....
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No Need To Respond
Posted on September 7, 2011
Ev and Gerry started the whole response thing. Everett Dirksen and Gerry Ford, the former Senate Republican leader from Illinois and the former House Minority Leader (and later President) from...
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Old School is Out Forever
Posted on August 13, 2010
This has been a bad year for old school politicians. This week, in particular, has been devastating for those of us who have great affection for the political professionals of...
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The Corrupt Bargain
Posted on March 16, 2010
In 1824, the House of Representatives awarded the Presidency to John Quincy Adams after Henry Clay, who was then the House Speaker, concluded that he wouldn’t be President and cut...
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