Archive for October, 2015
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...
Read StoryBoehner Exits
Posted on October 29, 2015
(Published in The Christian Science Monitor) Buzz Lukens helped to make John Andrew Boehner. Lukens was a Republican lawmaker from the Cincinnati area who was accused of paying a mother...
Read StoryBoulder Debate: Not that Bold; Not that Beautiful
Posted on October 28, 2015
It’s hard for me to determine who won and who lost this debate. I have my biases, hopes and expectations that play into who I think did well and who...
Read StoryThe Armageddon Caucus
Posted on October 28, 2015
It takes a special amount of chutzpa to never show up to the Senate for any votes and then complain that when the Leadership puts together a budget deal that...
Read StoryObama, Jefferson, Jackson and The Debt
Posted on October 27, 2015
(Originally published on The Hill) It was slightly less than eight years ago when Barack Obama made a name of himself at the annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Iowa. Back then,...
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