Posts Tagged ‘Barack Obama’
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When PAYGO Doesn’t Mean PAYGO
Posted on March 4, 2010
The junior Senator from Florida put a simple question to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee yesterday on the Senate floor. When does PAYGO really mean PAYGO? Senate Democrats...
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Getting Caught in The Changing Times
Posted on March 3, 2010
“The times, they are a changing.” That anthem of the 60’s should always be in the minds of all Hill ethics counselors. Charlie Rangel’s troubles with the Ethics Committee follow...
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The Virtues of Divided Government
Posted on July 16, 2008
(This originally appeared in The Politico) The choice this fall is not simply between John McCain and Barack Obama. It is also a choice between one-party rule and divided government....
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Condemning the Old, Condemning the New
Posted on July 10, 2008
First, Barack Obama is forced to distance himself from the comments of his spiritual father, the infamous Reverend Wright. And now, one...
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Fathers and Sons
Posted on June 15, 2008
And so it goes. Fathers beget sons who beget their own sons. Fathers die, and sons are left to either carry on their...
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