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Words You'll Never Hear From Trump: Radical Right-Wing Terrorism Feb. 08, 2017
Why is President Donald Trump so afraid to say these words: radical right-wing terrorism? A week ago... Read More
For the GOP Congress, Trashing Streams and Rivers Was Job One Feb. 08, 2017
Last week, Republicans in Congress took their first steps toward dismantling some Obama-era regulati... Read More
Mercy for the 'Dreamers' Feb. 01, 2017
On June 15, 2012, President Obama signed an executive order to protect those who arrived illegally t... Read More
And Then I Cried Jan. 20, 2017
I made it through election night, and the morning after, and the endless portmortems. I kept remindi... Read More
The Comforting Fictions of Obama's Farewell Speech Jan. 13, 2017
Watching President Barack Obama's soaring 2008 Democratic National Convention speech in Denver, I ne... Read More
Nine Things the GOP Congress Must Do Dec. 28, 2016
Donald Trump can be a great president. But for that to happen, two things must occur: He must follow... Read More
Firebombing of GOP HQ an Attack on Democracy Oct. 19, 2016
North Carolina Republican Party Executive Director Dallas Woodhouse is absolutely correct in describ... Read More
Consequences of Disregarding the Constitution Oct. 13, 2016
Before I attempt to make the point of this week's column, I want to be clear that in this past elect... Read More
The GOP Should Be Obamacare's Death Panel Oct. 07, 2016
When The New York Times tells you Obamacare is "ailing" and must change to survive, rest assured tha... Read More
Ross Perot's Lessons for Today Sep. 02, 2016
In "Fiddler on the Roof," the milkman Tevye imagines what life could be like in "If I Were a Rich Ma... Read More
Rick Perry V. Ted Cruz Aug. 29, 2016
The most significant question facing Republicans coming out of the presidential election is how much... Read More
Trump's Road Still Open Aug. 05, 2016
At stake in 2016 is the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate and, possibly, control of the Hou... Read More
Ted Cruz and the Trump Takeover Jul. 22, 2016
The self-righteousness and smugness of Ted Cruz in refusing to endorse Donald Trump, then walking of... Read More
Will Congress Control Debt or Will Debt Control Us? Jul. 20, 2016
The delegates to the Republican National Convention approved a platform this week that criticizes th... Read More
Is the Party Over for Bushism? Jul. 19, 2016
Neither George W. Bush, the Republican Party nominee in 2000 and 2004, nor Jeb, the dethroned Prince... Read More
What the Republican Assault on James Comey Reveals About Today's GOP Jul. 08, 2016
The confrontation between FBI Director James Comey and his would-be tormentors on the House Governme... Read More
Congress Passes a Not-Very-Good Toxic Chemical Bill Jun. 21, 2016
Just when you're fed up with the U.S. Congress (the approval rating is 11 percent) comes word that i... Read More
Trump Should Widen -- Not Heal -- Breech Within GOP Jun. 15, 2016
Every time Mitt Romney attacks Donald Trump, the liberal media wrings its hands speculating on wheth... Read More
The Stupid Party Keeps Getting Stupider Jun. 14, 2016
In the last month or so, both the presumptive presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clin... Read More
The GOP Must Stand up to Trump Jun. 08, 2016
Republicans should be very worried. Not because the GOP might lose the November presidential electio... Read More
