March 13, 2014
On the Pope’s First Anniversary, Some Friendly Advice: Teach the Children
Wednesdays at St. Peter’s Church The Wednesday morning Mass at St. Peter’s Church is special, mostly because of the children. Just about every week, the kids from the St. Peter’s Interparish School handle most of the duties of the church...
March 12, 2014
Special Election Victory is a B.F.D.
So the lobbyist beat the Obamacare supporter in the special election in Florida? And the race wasn’t even that close. David Jolly, a former lobbyist and former Staff Member to Congressman Bill Young, beat Alex Sink, a pretty well-known and...
March 11, 2014
Harry Reid’s Waste of Energy
It is really extraordinary. Imagine if Ted Cruz or John McCain or Rand Paul or Mitch McConnell decided to keep the Senate up all night because one of their biggest campaign supporters, let’s say it is the Koch brother, asked...
March 10, 2014
The Limits of Individualism
Originally published on The Hill A recent Pew survey provided a fascinating glimpse into America’s millennial generation. According to Pew, “half of Millennials now describe themselves as political independents, and about 3 in 10 (29%) say they are not affiliated...
March 6, 2014
CPAC at 40
CPAC started small, with a few Young Americans for Freedom (better known as Yaffers) and some folks from the American Conservative Union coming together to plot the future of a movement. Richard Nixon was President, America was in the throes...
March 5, 2014
The President is Irresponsible on The Budget
Here are some questions for you: The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 requires the President to submit his budget request by a certain date, currently no later than the First Monday of February. Since 1923, which Presidents hold the...