Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
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Dick Cheney: Man of the House
Posted on March 25, 2015
Dick Cheney’s speech at the NRCC Congressional dinner brought back all kinds of memories for me. I interviewed to work on Mr. Cheney’s Presidential campaign in 1994. It was Dave...
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Our Broken Budget Process
Posted on March 19, 2015
Here are five things that are wrong with the Congressional Budget Process 1) It’s non-binding: The House and the Senate work feverishly passing their respective budgets, but they never send the final...
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Lessons From Ireland
Posted on March 17, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) Ireland is on the mind of official Washington today. From the White House, where the president receives shamrocks from the Irish prime minister, to...
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Hillary’s First Bout With the Media in 2016 Campaign
Posted on March 11, 2015
On January 20, 1993, I shook Bill Clinton’s hand. It was a big, soft paw, and the setting was more than a bit surreal. I had the job of escorting...
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Is Chuy the next De Blasio?
Posted on March 10, 2015
Will Jesus “Chuy” Garcia be the next Bill De Blasio? De Blasio, as we all know, has taken the reins in America’s biggest city, and is directing it briskly into...
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