Posts Tagged ‘Senate’
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Tom Coburn
Posted on December 22, 2014
Tom Coburn has had better luck with 60 Minutes than most politicians, with the possible exception of President Obama. The CBS show did a nice profile on him last night,...
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A Modest Proposal to Improve the Tone of Our Political Discourse
Posted on December 13, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Ripon Society’s Forum) Should we be surprised that so many Americans hold Congress in such low regard? For the last decade, Congressional approval ratings have...
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Torture
Posted on December 11, 2014
“Boys only love you when it’s torture. Don’t say that I didn’t warn you.” That piece of wisdom comes from Taylor Swift’s newest hit, (Just in time for the holidays...
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Making the Senate Work: What Mitch Learned From Harry
Posted on December 1, 2014
(This originally appeared in The Hill.) Mitch McConnell has learned several things from Harry Reid about how not to run the Senate. Much to the surprise of his colleagues, he is...
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An Omni is Better Than A Short-Term CR
Posted on November 25, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Should Congress pass an omnibus appropriations bill or a series of short-term continuing resolutions? An omnibus appropriations bill, or “omni,”...
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