Posts Tagged ‘George W Bush’
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Executive Orders: A Short History
Posted on November 21, 2014
The President’s power to issue an executive order is not spelled out in the Constitution. And for the first 75 years or so of our Republic, an...
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Keeping the President Safe
Posted on October 3, 2014
I was born two weeks after Jack Kennedy was gunned down by an assassin. Maybe that’s why every night I say a little prayer for President Obama’s continued safety....
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When the Republicans Take Over
Posted on September 16, 2014
(This originally appeared in The Hill.) Let’s assume that Republicans take the Senate and keep the House in this year’s midterms. What happens then? Here are seven thoughts about how...
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The Passing of Jim Jeffords
Posted on August 19, 2014
In the opening months of the 107th Congress, with the House firmly in Republican hands but the Senate tied fifty-fifty, rumors started flying. Was somebody going to switch parties to...
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What If Medicare Spending Slowed Because Of Part D?
Posted on July 29, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank.) In about 16 years, both the Medicare and Social Security trust funds will basically be out of money, according to the report released Monday...
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