Posts Tagged ‘Conservatives’
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Revisiting Humphrey Hawkins
Posted on November 18, 2010
On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day in 1978, the New York Times reported that the House approved by legislation, which established the official policy of the United States, that...
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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 Veteran’s Day Deficit Panel
Posted on November 11, 2010
It is altogether fitting and appropriate that the President’s deficit commission would start leaking its wish list on Veteran’s Day. After all, the number one issue facing America’s national security...
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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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Hang Together
Posted on November 3, 2010
In many ways, it was the best-case scenario for the Republican Party. They swept the House in dramatic fashion, and while they didn’t quite win the Senate, they got the...
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