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Here We Go Again -- Another Chaotic Christmas for Congress Dec. 27, 2018
The primary job of Congress is to pass a budget. Yet year after year, its members fail to do their j... Read More
Christmas 2018: Not the Worst of Times Dec. 25, 2018
"Deck the halls with boughs of holly," goes the old Christmas carol. "'Tis the season to be jolly." ... Read More
Only Trump to Blame for Making His Victories Fade Into Background Dec. 23, 2018
WASHINGTON — In November, President Donald Trump set the stage for a remarkable bipartisan ach... Read More
Trump's Dreaming of a Dark Christmas Dec. 19, 2018
OVAL OFFICE — Some Christmas, huh? The blood-red trees my wife, Melania, got look like a crime... Read More
Bad Bills Come From Those Who Wait Sep. 27, 2018
If there's something the government does well, it's spend money. It does it with great fervor, no ma... Read More
Is Democracy on the Way Down? Jan. 23, 2018
"The Western democratic system is hailed by the developed world as near perfect and the most superio... Read More
The GOP Has Been Bad. But Not as Bad as You Think Apr. 29, 2016
Republicans, I'm told, were elected to Congress by the people, and yet they've done absolutely noth... Read More
Who's 'Crazy' Around Here? Oct. 13, 2015
It strikes me all of a sudden that a word spoken on behalf of the Republican Party's "crazies" might... Read More
Defunding Planned Parenthood Takes Leadership Sep. 30, 2015
House Speaker John Boehner, who will step down at the end of October, said on "Face the Nation" Sund... Read More
GOP, Let Obama Shut It Down and Own It Sep. 29, 2015
Establishment Republicans inside and outside Washington miss the grassroots' point. Even if we don't... Read More
I'm Going to Miss Speaker Boehner Sep. 29, 2015
I am going to miss John Boehner as speaker of the House. The GOP looks like the fun party with its r... Read More
Every Now and Then, the GOP Should Disrupt the Status Quo Sep. 26, 2015
Nobody really likes government shutdowns, including me. But sometimes you have to make a point. Send... Read More
Stop Funding Planned Parenthood Sep. 22, 2015
The U.S. House of Representatives did the right thing Friday and voted to defund Planned Parenthood,... Read More
Ted Cruz Is Right on Planned Parenthood Funding Sep. 16, 2015
Ted Cruz is once again talking about government shutdown. This time it is about funding for Planned ... Read More
GOP Fear That History Will Repeat Helps Ensure It Will Mar. 13, 2011
Why is it that despite the Republicans' resounding electoral victory in 2010 based on their promises... Read More
