Posts Tagged ‘John Boehner’
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The sexual harassment scandals are like a political forest fire
Posted on November 27, 2017
In 1992, the scandal that embroiled the House of Representatives was the House Bank. Republicans, led by seven rambunctious freshmen, which included among its ranks the now former Speaker of...
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Ryan’s Regular Order
Posted on December 18, 2015
Sometimes, a baseball team just needs a new manager to get back to its winning ways. Paul Ryan played the cards as they were dealt him by his predecessor, John...
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Boehner Exits
Posted on October 29, 2015
(Published in The Christian Science Monitor) Buzz Lukens helped to make John Andrew Boehner. Lukens was a Republican lawmaker from the Cincinnati area who was accused of paying a mother...
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The Armageddon Caucus
Posted on October 28, 2015
It takes a special amount of chutzpa to never show up to the Senate for any votes and then complain that when the Leadership puts together a budget deal that...
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White Smoke and Paul Ryan
Posted on October 21, 2015
(Published in the Christian Science Monitor) I had just returned from my son’s baseball practice when a friend texted me with a link to the Wikipedia page about Papal White...
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