Archive for the ‘The Hill Columns’ Category
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Can Ted Cruz Win? (Probably Not)
Posted on March 24, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill.) I was listening to Rush Limbaugh when I heard the advertisement. The voice blaring over the radio belonged to the junior senator from Texas,...
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Lessons From Ireland
Posted on March 17, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) Ireland is on the mind of official Washington today. From the White House, where the president receives shamrocks from the Irish prime minister, to...
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Restore The Congress to Counter the President
Posted on March 10, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) In 1989, the first year I arrived in Washington as a staffer to House Minority Leader Bob Michel, the Heritage Foundation released a tome...
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Sushi, Cheese Pizza and the House Freedom Caucus
Posted on March 3, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) According to news reports, members of the House Freedom Caucus celebrated a victory over the Republican leadership last week with sushi, cheese pizza and...
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The Great Distraction
Posted on February 24, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) People ask me how the 2016 presidential election will impact the legislative agenda this year. My answer: Rudy Giuliani. The former New York mayor...
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