Archive for September, 2016
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Why the GOP Will Keep the Senate
Posted on September 19, 2016
(This originally appeared in The Hill) Nobody thought that Republicans were going to keep the Senate earlier this year. They had too many seats to defend in tough states. They had...
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Donald Trump is Many Things
Posted on September 18, 2016
(This originally appeared on the website Political Storm) Boring is not among them. Most politicians release their medical forms on a Friday afternoon, hoping the story goes away. Trump releases...
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For House Conservatives, a Clear–If Grim–Choice on Spending Legislation
Posted on September 14, 2016
(Published in The WSJ) There are many reasons “lame-duck” sessions of Congress have that name. Departing lawmakers don’t want to interrupt their various job searches to do the bidding of their...
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If you can’t stand the heat …
Posted on September 14, 2016
(Published in The Hill) Ronald Reagan chopped wood and rode horses to prove he had the strength and vigor to do the tough job of being president. George W. Bush...
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“Deplorable” Talk Should Be Deplored
Posted on September 13, 2016
According to Wikipedia: “Untouchables were confined to menial, despised jobs, working as sweepers, gutter and latrine cleaners, scavengers, watchmen, farm laborers, rearers of unclean animals such as pigs, and curers...
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