May 14, 2015
Amtrak: Status Quo is Not Acceptable
Mike Simpson was right, of course. The Idaho Republican told the Appropriations Committee Democrats that their efforts to politicize the Amtrak train crash were inappropriate and out of order. We don’t know what caused the horrific crash. We don’t know...
May 13, 2015
Congress Grapples With Globalization
Democrats rejected President Obama’s top domestic initiative yesterday on a procedural vote, and it’s not quite clear when it will be coming back to the Senate floor. Maybe it will. Maybe it won’t. But there are plenty of policy makers who...
May 12, 2015
The Toughest Vote
Robin Hayes openly wept on the House Floor after voting to give President Bush fast track authority late in 2001. He thought the vote in favor TPA would cost him his seat. He wasn’t the only one. Many folks cried...
May 7, 2015
Jim Wright: Leaving a Mark
Jim Wright left a mark. I came to Washington to work for House Republican Leader Bob Michel in September of 1989, about four months after the Texas Democrat stepped down in disgrace. Wright had run roughshod over the House Minority,...
May 6, 2015
Love and Poverty
Malachi, he just talked about — we should talk about love,” Mr. Obama told a crowd afterward, drifting away from his prepared remarks. “Because Malachi and I shared the fact that our dad wasn’t around and that sometimes we wondered...
May 5, 2015
Ensemble Cast
It has now become obligatory for the Republican primary field look more like a Hollywood ensemble cast. This is the second election in a row that follows that script. This year’s version is new and improved. It’s important to have...