Posts Tagged ‘Mitch McConnell’
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Murder on the Orient Express and Judge Gorsuch
Posted on April 6, 2017
“Murder on the Orient Express” was one of the first movies that I remember seeing at the movie theater when I was a kid. Based on the Agatha Christie novel,...
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Contempt for the Rules of the Senate Leads to Contempt of the Senate
Posted on February 8, 2017
A radical Republican, Charles Sumner was a fierce and outspoken critic of what Kenneth Stampp called the peculiar institution, better known to us as slavery. In 1856, he delivered a...
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Why the GOP Will Keep the Senate
Posted on September 19, 2016
(This originally appeared in The Hill) Nobody thought that Republicans were going to keep the Senate earlier this year. They had too many seats to defend in tough states. They had...
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For House Conservatives, a Clear–If Grim–Choice on Spending Legislation
Posted on September 14, 2016
(Published in The WSJ) There are many reasons “lame-duck” sessions of Congress have that name. Departing lawmakers don’t want to interrupt their various job searches to do the bidding of their...
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5 Ways Mitch McConnell Gains by Taking a Tough Line on Obama Supreme Court Pick
Posted on February 24, 2016
(Originally published in the WSJ) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is smart to play hardball over the next Supreme Court nominee. Here are five reasons why: 1. Mr. McConnell makes...
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