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Electing A Speaker
Posted on January 3, 2013
It took two months in the 34th Congress to find somebody who had enough votes to be Speaker. The Whig Party had collapsed a half decade before the Civil War...
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The Clock
Posted on January 2, 2013
Time is slowly but surely running out on the Obama Administration. The small tax agreement passed by the House last night makes it harder for Obama to do other things...
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McConnell Wins
Posted on January 1, 2013
Mitch McConnell is the big winner in the fiscal cliff showdown. After Speaker John Boehner folded his cards last month, McConnell was left as the only deal-maker who could possibly...
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Here’s to Getting Out of Ruts in 2013
Posted on December 31, 2012
My brother, my nephew, my niece, my son and I were riding our bikes on the beach over the weekend. It was glorious if a bit windy on Siesta Key...
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Game of Thrones Part Two
Posted on December 29, 2012
I have written about the HBO show Game of Thrones before, which is why this post is called Game of Thrones Part Two. I like to keep my posts straight....
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