Posts Tagged ‘Dennis Hastert’
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On Ted Van Der Meid
Posted on March 27, 2018
It was early in my Congressional career. And Ted Van Der Meid was less than impressed with my performance thus far. I was newly hired full-time by the House Minority...
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A Latter-Day Joe McCarthy
Posted on July 20, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) “Senator; you’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?” In the summer...
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In the Wake of a Scandal
Posted on June 2, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) How do you defend the indefensible? How do you justify the unjustifiable? When it comes to the latest scandal involving my former boss, Denny...
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Taming the Wild West of Campaign Spending
Posted on December 13, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Over the objections of then-House Speaker Dennis Hastert (my former boss) and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, President George W. Bush signed into law...
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5 Reasons the GOP Will Beat Expectations Next Week
Posted on October 28, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) The midterm elections are one week away. Here are five reasons that Republicans are set to do much better in...
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