June 13, 2008
Hypocrisy in Full Measure
I never thought earmark reform was going to be that big of a deal as a political issue. The American people have always been of two minds when it comes to pork-barrel spending. They condemn it...
June 12, 2008
McCain and Ireland (John Feehery)
This appeared a year ago last March in The Hill pundits Blog: I serve on the board of a charity organization called Cooperation Ireland, dedicated to promoting peace in Northern Ireland between the nationalist and loyalist communities. This organization...
June 12, 2008
Obama and The Chicago White Sox
The only time that Barack Obama and I were in the same photograph was when the Chicago White Sox went to the White House as a guest of George Bush after they won their...
June 11, 2008
Offense Is Better Than Defense
House Republican leaders have decided to go on offense on an issue that has resonance with the American people, gas prices. Rather than tie themselves in knots on an issue of dubious value, earmarks,...
June 10, 2008
Pincer Movement
The Wall Street Journal reports today on the content of computer files closely tying Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez with FARC, a terrorist organization that makes its money running drugs to the United States and kidnapping people inside Colombia: “These documents indicate Venezuela...