February 26, 2015
WWTCD
The question that surrounds Congressional action on the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations is not: What would Jesus do? Jesus famously said, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” I don’t...
February 25, 2015
Congressional Democrats Want DHS to Close
Congressional Democrats desperately want Congressional Republicans to get blamed for closing down the Department of Homeland Security, the longer the better. So they are doing everything they can to make that happen. They believe that a shutdown could help them...
February 25, 2015
5 Reasons to Expect Congress Will Act to Keep Homeland Security Agency Open
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Here are five reasons to expect that Congress will get its act together and fund the Department of Homeland Security before the agency’s money runs out at the end of the week: 1....
February 24, 2015
The Great Distraction
(This originally appeared in The Hill) People ask me how the 2016 presidential election will impact the legislative agenda this year. My answer: Rudy Giuliani. The former New York mayor is not even running for president (been there, done that)....
February 19, 2015
Pandora’s Box
According to Wikipedia, In classical Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman on Earth. Zeus ordered Hephaestus to create her. So he did, using water and earth.[4] The gods endowed her with many gifts: Athena clothed her, Aphrodite gave her...
February 18, 2015
Don’t Know Much About History
State legislators in Oklahoma voted to stop state funding for AP history courses offered by the College Board and taught in many high schools across the country, because, according to the sponsor of the legislation, it doesn’t teach about American...