June 3, 2013
Thanks Frank
Frank Lautenberg died today. He was 86. Most political pundits will immediately turn their attention to Chris Christie and whom he will appoint to the Senate to replace Senator Lautenberg. There’s not a lot of sentimentality in Washington, so that’s...
May 31, 2013
Keep the Focus on the Obama Administration
Imagine for a moment that the scandals that are currently afflicting the Obama Administration hit the Bush Administration instead. What question do you think would never be asked? Hint: It wouldn’t be about the President. I am fascinated about how...
May 30, 2013
The Bright Side of Politics
I am in the middle of a short trip to California, and a couple things attracted my notice that show that sometimes good things can happen in the world of politics. First, the seemingly helpless budget situation that has paralyzed...
May 29, 2013
Don’t Focus On Only Scandal
Can they walk and chew gum at the same time? That will be the question for congressional Republicans as they navigate the next year and a half before the 2014 elections. The scandals that have dogged the Obama administration at...
May 28, 2013
Beware of Patriotism Done on the Cheap
I thought Sebastian Junger put it pretty well in yesterday’s Washington Post. “The growing cultural gap between American society and our military is dangerous and unhealthy. The sense that war belongs exclusively to the soldiers and generals may be one...
May 22, 2013
Misdirected Call for Bigger Government
Sometimes the private sector does it to itself. That’s what makes Washington such a confounding place to do business. Purists like to talk about how the government shouldn’t get involved picking winners and losers. It is a nice thought. But...