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Obama’s uphill climb
Posted on March 6, 2012
This post originally appeared in the Hill. President Obama has an uphill climb if he wants to be reelected. And there is little evidence that he is taking the right...
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Three Yards And A Cloud of Dust
Posted on March 6, 2012
The most important contest in today’s Super Tuesday primary calendar is Ohio. It is hard to see how Mitt Romney can beat Barack Obama if he can’t do well in...
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Drink Responsibly
Posted on March 5, 2012
I went back to my Alma Mater this weekend to watch my Marquette Warriors beat the Georgetown Hoyas (okay, so the team goes by the Golden Eagles, but they will...
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The New Power of Government
Posted on March 2, 2012
The Senate debate on the “conscience clause” missed the bigger point. Roy Blunt, the Missouri Senator, offered the “religious liberty” amendment that basically said that the federal government couldn’t make...
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Regular Order Guy
Posted on February 29, 2012
When David Dreier co-chaired the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress in 1993, Bob Michel assigned me to keep an eye on the process for him. Even back then,...
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