Archive for the ‘Promises’ Category
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Fireworks and Freedom
Posted on July 5, 2011
I am writing this blog post as I watch the Capitol Fourth on public television. When I worked on the Hill, I used to have access to the Capitol building,...
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The Real Scandal
Posted on June 17, 2011
I heard Congressman Steve Israel, the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, on television this morning talking about the real scandal. His point was that the real scandal wasn’t...
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Collapse of Cold War Consensus
Posted on June 15, 2011
It took awhile, but the Cold War consensus is finally shattering. The Cold War consensus centered around a basic proposition: America was going to both pay and provide the military...
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What Mitt Should Have Said
Posted on June 3, 2011
It is great to be here in New Hampshire. I am not going to kid you. I need to win New Hampshire if I have any chance of winning the...
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Sham
Posted on June 1, 2011
The Democrats called it a sham vote. Yesterday, the House voted down an increase in the debt ceiling. The President asked for such a vote, and the Speaker complied. But...
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