March 27, 2018
On Ted Van Der Meid
It was early in my Congressional career. And Ted Van Der Meid was less than impressed with my performance thus far. I was newly hired full-time by the House Minority Leader, Bob Michel, and I graduated from the front desk,...
March 20, 2018
March Madness
In like a Lamb, out like a lion. The ides of March are upon us, or so thought the University of Virginia, who was stabbed in the back by the plucky team from UMBC. The first upset of a number...
March 16, 2018
St. Patrick’s Day Edition: Thanks Congress!, Irish Need Not Apply and Brexit Rexit
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March 14, 2018
Rick Saccone is No Donald Trump; On special elections
Special elections are funny things. They are often taken to mean something bigger than they really are. There have been well over a hundred special elections (probably closer to 200 but I didn’t feel like counting them all) since the...
March 13, 2018
Nullification, Tariffs and the Lessons Learned from 1832
Last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions accused the state of California of trying to nullify federal law by its continuing refusal to cooperate in the prosecution of criminal illegal aliens. In a separate development, President Trump announced that he was...