February 21, 2013
Conflicting Interests
The New York Times ran a story about a staff hire in Senator Reid’s office. It was your typical cynical report about the “revolving door,” in the world of politics. Here is an excerpt: “Take what happened late last month...
February 20, 2013
The Method to McCain’s Town Hall Madness
There is a method to John McCain’s madness. There must be. McCain did a town hall meeting in his home state of Arizona on the issue of immigration. Town hall meetings, in the modern era, are fraught with peril for...
February 19, 2013
Minimum Sense
There are two ways to look at the proposal to increase the minimum wage put out by the President in his State of the Union Address. There is the way that economists and small business owners look at it: Increasing...
February 18, 2013
President’s Day Books
When I was a kid, we got both Washington’s Birthday and Lincoln’s Birthday off of school. That made February a fun month for kids. Not so much for parents. These days, we celebrate their birthday on the same day. It’s...
February 15, 2013
The Hagel Thing
So, what exactly is going on with this Hagel thing? Why didn’t Republicans let a vote happen? Why are they filibustering for the first time in history a Defense Secretary? Why do they think this is good politics and why...
February 14, 2013
Sequester
If you want a job, don’t move to Washington D.C. in the next couple of months. The sequester is a job killer. One of my friends who works as a Chief of Staff in a Congressional office is bracing for...