June 7, 2008
The War Inside America
This orginallly appeared on The Hill’s Pundits blog on May 16, 2008 The War Inside America (John Feehery) @ 11:03 am The New York Times had an interesting story on the front page today called “Immigration and Gang Violence Propel Crusade,” about...
June 6, 2008
Hillary as Muskie
This originally appeared in The Hill on December 4, 2007 Hillary as Muskie (John Feehery) @ 6:37 pm Is Hillary Clinton becoming Ed Muskie? Her faltering campaign and the resurgence of Barack Obama bring back echoes of Democratic primaries past. There...
June 6, 2008
Obama and the Lobbyists
For the record, let me say that I am favor of a law that bans lobbyists from giving campaign contributions. That way, I could easily ignore all those requests for money from many of the politicians who seem to...
June 6, 2008
Ignorance Is Not Bliss
Ignorance Is Not Bliss I was talking to a high-ranking Republican Senate aide last night and he was telling me about his latest trip to Iraq. He talked about the Iranian missiles that were a constant threat to...
June 6, 2008
Rethinking McCain’s Communications Strategy
(This originally appeared in The Politico) John McCain is great in town hall meetings. He is not so good at giving major speeches. As I like to say, he can hit a curveball, but he can’t hit one off the tee. ...
June 5, 2008
All Tied Up
“According to a recent Gallup Poll, the number of men who wore ties every day to work last year dropped to a record low of 6%, down from 10% in 2002.” (Washington, D.C. March 15, 2009) Today, Congress...