Posts Tagged ‘Washington’
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The Ames Straw Poll
Posted on August 11, 2011
So why are so many political reporters traipsing to Iowa this August? Well, it must be the Ames Straw poll, a tradition like no other. The Iowa Republican party plays...
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Scaring Seniors Backfires
Posted on August 3, 2011
The President turns 50 tomorrow, which is a big deal, especially to the President’s fundraisers, who are doing their best to milk it for all it is worth. Apparently, they...
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Reunion
Posted on August 1, 2011
As we were driving back from the airport, my 5-year old son Jack asked me, “Daddy, what’s the debt limit?” We had just flown in from Chicago. I had dropped...
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The Limits of the Bully Pulpit
Posted on July 26, 2011
President Obama has not been shy lately in trying to use the power of the bully pulpit to get his way on Capitol Hill. It is not clear that his...
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The McConnell Gambit
Posted on July 13, 2011
So what exactly is Mitch McConnell up to? McConnell offered a solution to the debt limit imbroglio that has been described as cynical, stupid, worthless, traitorous and worse. It may...
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