Archive for July, 2013
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America’s Pastime
Posted on July 17, 2013
Bryce Harper. Mike Trout. Manny Machado. Steven Strasburg. Mariano Rivera. Derrick Jeter. Ichiro Suzuki. Old and new. Black and white. Asian and Hispanic. Baseball is America. All of America. Baseball...
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Good News: No Riots
Posted on July 16, 2013
The good news was there were no riots. Some protests. A few folks got hurt here and there by vengeful kids who wanted to take their anger out on somebody. ...
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The Traffic Cop
Posted on July 15, 2013
Unlike the House, where the Speaker is expected to expedite the will of the majority, the person charged with running the Senate is not expected to exert his will. Instead,...
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Confab on Immigration
Posted on July 10, 2013
Republicans are having a confab on immigration as I write this entry. I imagine that none of them like the Senate product. I don’t blame them. I don’t like what...
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Dog Days
Posted on July 9, 2013
The dog days of summer used to be dedicated to the appropriations process on Capitol Hill. Both the House and the Senate would slog through 13 spending bills, usually under...
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