Archive for July, 2016
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Missed Opportunities
Posted on July 21, 2016
Ted Cruz missed a huge opportunity when he refused to explicitly endorse Donald Trump at the convention last night. But that missed opportunity wasn’t the only one. John Kasich missed...
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Observations of Day One
Posted on July 19, 2016
In many ways, this is a typical convention. The same guys are running the floor operations that have run the operation in conventions past. The same guy who directs the...
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Hello Cleveland!
Posted on July 18, 2016
(Published on Political Storm) Hello Cleveland! Houston was the first convention I ever went to. I remember it being hot in Houston. Really hot. I worked for Bob Michel at...
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Impeach Carefully
Posted on July 15, 2016
(This originally appeared in Political Storm) The first time the House of Representatives voted to impeach somebody, it was a United States Senator. William Blount signed the United States Constitution,...
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Can’t “Contain” Trump If You Don’t Try
Posted on July 15, 2016
(Published on WSJ) Many establishment Republicans are nervous that Mike Pence, Chris Christie, and Newt Gingrich are finalists in Donald Trump’s newest incarnation of “Celebrity Apprentice.” They shouldn’t blame Donald...
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