Posts Tagged ‘John Boehner’
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Avoiding Another Omnibus
Posted on June 4, 2015
President Barack Obama worked closely with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass trade promotion authority, also known as fast track, before the Memorial Day recess in the Senate. And...
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So Long, Dave
Posted on May 21, 2015
I was in college when David Letterman first got his late night show. Back then, I routinely stayed up past my bedtime, drinking beer, shooting pool, playing cards, talking philosophy,...
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Don’t Look Now
Posted on March 26, 2015
Renee Elmers had the quote of the day. She said, during a debate earlier today, “Don’t look now, but we’re governing.” It’s not clear how much this week will matter...
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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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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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