Posts Tagged ‘Congress’
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Death of Common Sense
Posted on November 17, 2010
Several months ago, I wrote about a story about a little boy who was suspended from his grade school because he brought some toy soldiers into his classroom. The reason?...
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Earmark Ban
Posted on November 16, 2010
Mitch McConnell bowed to reality with his statement on earmarks yesterday. It couldn’t have been easy and it shouldn’t have been. Earmarks are essential part of our Constitutional process. For...
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The Class of the 112th Congress
Posted on November 15, 2010
Over the last four decades, there have been four huge classes on incoming Freshmen members of the House that are historically notable. The Class of 1974 swooped in as Watergate...
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The Art of Compromise
Posted on November 8, 2010
It was Benjamin Disraeli, the famous English Statesman, who said, “if you are not very clever, you should be conciliatory.” By that reckoning, Mitch McConnell is very clever indeed. McConnell...
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How the New Guys Can Keep Their Principles and Get Re-elected
Posted on November 5, 2010
One fifth of the 112th Congress is made up of new members. That is huge. Like the class of 1974 and the class of 1994, this new class will likely...
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