Archive for March, 2015
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Dick Cheney: Man of the House
Posted on March 25, 2015
Dick Cheney’s speech at the NRCC Congressional dinner brought back all kinds of memories for me. I interviewed to work on Mr. Cheney’s Presidential campaign in 1994. It was Dave...
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Can Ted Cruz Win? (Probably Not)
Posted on March 24, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill.) I was listening to Rush Limbaugh when I heard the advertisement. The voice blaring over the radio belonged to the junior senator from Texas,...
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Defending Religious Freedom in the Middle East
Posted on March 23, 2015
It turns out, Saddam Hussein was actually pretty good for the Christians in Iraq. That’s just one of the ironies of our efforts to dislodge him a decade ago. Watching...
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Corporate Taxes Are Too Damn High
Posted on March 20, 2015
Our corporate tax rate reminds me of New York political figure Jimmy McMillan. He famously founded the “Rent is Too Damn High” party and ran for Mayor on the platform...
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Our Broken Budget Process
Posted on March 19, 2015
Here are five things that are wrong with the Congressional Budget Process 1) It’s non-binding: The House and the Senate work feverishly passing their respective budgets, but they never send the final...
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