July 30, 2015
Vacating the Vacation
The House is hitting the highways after passing a three-month extension of the Highway bill. In the game of chicken between the chambers of Congress, both sides blinked and the only real victim seems to be the small businesses that...
July 27, 2015
Cruz’s Relentless Mendacity
(This originally appeared in The Hill) “Mendacity” is the first word in Ted Cruz’s new book. How appropriate! If there is one word that sums up the senator’s short political career, it’s that one. As the saying goes, “ You...
July 24, 2015
Espo Retires
You will never see Dave Espo’s face on Morning Joe. While he didn’t have a face for radio, so to speak, he also didn’t have the blow-dried look of the modern day reporter. For 41 years, Espo has plowed the...
July 23, 2015
Best Two Arguments for Kasich
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) John Kasich is perhaps the most intriguing candidate to throw his hat into the 2016 GOP ring. Unfortunately for him, he is also the last one. Most Americans aren’t familiar...
July 23, 2015
Who Is Man Enough To Destroy ISIS?
Who is man enough to destroy ISIS? That might not be the top campaign issue of the Presidential election cycle, but it should be. If you don’t agree, read the New York Times Magazine piece on ISIS and Christians in...
July 21, 2015
Getting to Four Percent
Jeb Bush has led the GOP field in talking about growing the economy at 4 percent pace. Most economists think it’s a pipe dream. But as the old joke goes, economists have predicted nine out of the last five recessions....