Search Content
Impeachment: The Hearsay Conundrum Oct. 01, 2019
There's so much to say about Nancy Pelosi's impeachment gig that one hardly knows where to start. Bu... Read More
'Mr. President, You Have Come Into My Wheelhouse' Sep. 26, 2019
This week, those of us who never lost faith in Nancy Pelosi witnessed the confirmation of our trust.... Read More
Will Paul Ryan Exit Stage Right? May. 09, 2018
The congressman, then only 38 years old, was the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee &#... Read More
Paul Ryan and Freedom Apr. 17, 2018
Amid the political hullabaloo now engulfing us — special prosecutors, tell-all memoirs, calls ... Read More
Speaker Ryan Follows the Lead of Speaker Reed Apr. 13, 2018
One hundred nineteen years ago, Speaker of the House Thomas B. Reed announced that he was, after 22 ... Read More
Unequally Applied Justice Is No Justice At All Apr. 16, 2016
Later this month, one of the most powerful men ever to have served in the U.S. House of Representati... Read More
Words Matter Nov. 05, 2015
Last Thursday, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin was elected speaker of the House. At 45, he is the youngest pe... Read More
Boehner's Revenge Nov. 04, 2015
Maybe the ugliest part of House Speaker John Boehner's parting shot at limited government, responsib... Read More
My Pick for the Next Speaker of the U.S. House Oct. 21, 2015
If it were under the big top, it would be a hilarious clown show — with pratfalls, wild postur... 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
Ryan and Reconciliation Is a Powerful Combination Oct. 10, 2015
As of this writing, House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan has not decided whether to run for speak... Read More
Wanted: A Speaker of the House Oct. 09, 2015
It used to be considered a great job, back in the days of Sam Rayburn and Tip O'Neill. The speaker w... Read More
Political War All the Time Oct. 08, 2015
There is a time for war and a time for peace, according to the book of Ecclesiastes and The Byrds. I... Read More
Speak Now, Congress, or Forever Maintain the Status Quo Oct. 08, 2015
The House of Representatives is looking for a new speaker. Such times of change present a perfect op... Read More
Hunting Hillary: Dim Speaker-to-Be Reveals Select Committee's Partisan Goal Oct. 02, 2015
Ever since House Speaker John Boehner unveiled yet another committee to investigate Benghazi —... 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
Good Riddance! Sep. 29, 2015
The impending departure of Speaker of the House John Boehner gives the House Republicans a real oppo... Read More
Has Anybody Thanked John Boehner? Sep. 26, 2015
Has anybody bothered to thank House Speaker John Boehner for Pope Francis' even coming to the United... Read More
Is There Life After Boehner? Dec. 31, 2014
Like it or not, House Speaker John Boehner is the most powerful Republican elected official in the c... Read More
Boehner Must Go Dec. 10, 2012
It's not possible for Republicans to dump Barack Obama in the next four years. They have blown their... Read More
