Archive for the ‘History’ Category
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Bad Reason, Good Reason
Posted on July 21, 2011
Bad reason: Opposing the grand bargain because you think a grand bargain would help President Obama get re-elected. Good reason: Opposing the grand bargain because you think raising taxes will...
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A Grand Bargain?
Posted on July 20, 2011
I love when the Senate comes up with a grand bargain. It gets all the Washington insiders excited. The pundits love grand bargains. The media goes crazy over grand bargains....
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Fixers and Breakers
Posted on July 19, 2011
There are two kinds of politicians. Fixers come into office to fix things. They seek to fix problems for their constituents, fix the legislative process and fix government. Breakers come...
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The Lessons of 1990
Posted on July 19, 2011
I learned to drink coffee in 1990. I worked for House Minority Leader Bob Michel as a junior-level staffer, and I spent many a late night and quite a few...
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History
Posted on July 15, 2011
I can’t tell if this current Congress is making history, defying history, ignoring history, or will soon be history. I had dinner last night with a Freshman member of the...
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