Archive for December, 2014
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Jeb: Upsides and Downsides
Posted on December 16, 2014
There are plenty of upsides to Jeb Bush running for President. There are also some downsides. The former Florida Governor is plenty conservative, or at least he was plenty conservative...
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The Spending Battle’s Winners and Losers
Posted on December 15, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) So, now that we have dispensed with the “cromnibus,” who won and who lost in the latest budget battle? Here are my picks:...
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A Modest Proposal to Improve the Tone of Our Political Discourse
Posted on December 13, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Ripon Society’s Forum) Should we be surprised that so many Americans hold Congress in such low regard? For the last decade, Congressional approval ratings have...
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Taming the Wild West of Campaign Spending
Posted on December 13, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Over the objections of then-House Speaker Dennis Hastert (my former boss) and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, President George W. Bush signed into law...
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An Update: Sam the Dog Does Have a Soul
Posted on December 12, 2014
So, several years ago, I wrote a post about Sam the Dog. Sam was my favorite Labrador retriever. And he died. Here is what I wrote about Sam then: My...
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