Posts Tagged ‘Ted Kennedy’
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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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Waiver Nation
Posted on September 29, 2011
It used to be that waivers were a bad thing. It was bad to be put on waivers if you were in the NFL or played Major League Baseball. That...
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Bain Capital
Posted on September 28, 2011
I was talking to a Democratic friend of mine this morning, and he told me to expect the President’s people to go after Mitt Romney on the jobs issue. “There...
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A Grand Bargain?
Posted on July 20, 2011
I love when the Senate comes up with a grand bargain. It gets all the Washington insiders excited. The pundits love grand bargains. The media goes crazy over grand bargains....
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Old School is Out Forever
Posted on August 13, 2010
This has been a bad year for old school politicians. This week, in particular, has been devastating for those of us who have great affection for the political professionals of...
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