Archive for the ‘Government’ Category
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Getting Beyond Race
Posted on June 8, 2008
Now that Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee for President, attention turns to the general election. The Democratic primary was all about history. Hillary Clinton, the first...
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Hillary as Muskie
Posted on June 6, 2008
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...
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Obama and the Lobbyists
Posted on June 6, 2008
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...
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Five Stages of McCain
Posted on June 4, 2008
This originally appearing in the Washington Post on February 9, 2008; 12:00 AM As somebody who used to work for Tom DeLay and Denny Hastert, two politicians who have somewhat...
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Honesty, Integrity, Courage
Posted on June 4, 2008
If I were drawing up John McCain campaign slogan, it would be the title of this essay. Honesty: McCain’s reputation for honesty is legendary. He is a straight...
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