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Pain and Suffering
Posted on September 19, 2013
Dick Armey, the former House Majority Leader and the former head of Freedom Works, used to say in leadership meetings, “the pain is mandatory but the suffering is optional.” In...
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This Other Town
Posted on September 18, 2013
Mark Leibovich wrote a memorable book about official Washington, its fancy parties, its self-absorbed culture, the incestuous nature of lobbyists, journalists, pundits, strategists, party planners and socialites. But there’s a...
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Where Our Politics Stand
Posted on September 17, 2013
Things were going along fine until Katrina hit. Or maybe it just seemed that way. After the debacle in New Orleans, people started to look differently at America. Public opinion...
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Navy Yard
Posted on September 16, 2013
It’s awfully hard to concentrate on work when a mass shooting happens about 4 blocks away from your house. I had driven right by Nationals Stadium at 7am this morning,...
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Repo Club
Posted on September 12, 2013
The number one candidate backed by the Club for Growth is not only a trial lawyer but also a Repo Man. Bryan Smith, who is running against Mike Simpson in...
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