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New Face of the Republican Party Oct. 28, 2016
Something quite startling happened in a close House race in northern Virginia this year. The Washing... Read More
Why Trump Should Start Governing Now Sep. 21, 2016
Two incidents last week demonstrate that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, run by ... Read More
The President, the Court and Immigration Apr. 21, 2016
In 2014, President Barack Obama signed 12 executive orders directing various agencies in the departm... Read More
GOP Should Elect Paul Ryan Oct. 26, 2015
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, is willing to serve as... Read More
House Republicans, Meet Haley Barbour Oct. 17, 2015
Haley Barbour, the former two-term governor of Mississippi and, before that, successful Republican P... Read More
Of Crickets and Congressmen Oct. 15, 2015
Those who take a principled stand in our nation's capital often find themselves alone with the crick... Read More
Who Even Wants to Be House Speaker? Oct. 10, 2015
Rep. Tom McClintock of California is about as conservative a Republican as you can find in Congress.... Read More
The Trap of Becoming Only a Congressional Party Jul. 18, 2015
In five of the past six presidential elections, the Republican Party has lost the nation's popular v... 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
Who May Tax and Spend? Sep. 09, 2012
Within the past decade, I've written columns titled "Deception 101," "Stubborn Ignora... Read More
N.Y.'s 26th District Republican Needs Help May. 09, 2011
The race to succeed chest-baring, Craigslist-dabbling Rep. Chris Lee in upstate New York has not rec... Read More
Deficits, Promises and Destiny Mar. 15, 2011
In about a month, the Republican majority on the House Budget Committee will present its concurrent ... Read More
Continuing Stubborn Ignorance Mar. 14, 2011
Within the past decade, I've written three columns titled "Deception 101," "Stubborn ... Read More
China Visit Should Embarrass U.S. Brats Jan. 20, 2011
Imagine you have been under-employed or unemployed for months. Despite this, you have made no adjust... Read More
GOP House Right To Vote To Repeal Jan. 19, 2011
In a January 2008 Democratic presidential debate, then-Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both p... Read More
House Vote To Repeal More Than Symbolic Jan. 19, 2011
Time will tell, but I reject the somewhat cynical view that the House Republicans' vote to repeal Ob... Read More
Republicans Give Government Back to Their Corporate Paymasters Jan. 17, 2011
Early this month, when John Boehner was sworn in as the new speaker of the House of Representatives,... Read More
Birthright Bigots: More Dangerous Than They Seem Jan. 17, 2011
They are the champions of the Constitution — at least, that's what they tell us — yet th... Read More
Come November, Will There Be a Democratic Tree Left in the Forest? Aug. 24, 2010
I was among the last pollsters and pundits to buy into the notion that 2010 could be a reprise of 19... Read More
