This is a note I began composing to my grown kids, one of whom is living in a major European City, the other at a large university. My colleagues urged...
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Nov 2015
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Oct 2015
You are Free to Agree With Us
I had to laugh last week when right wing pundits were questioning whether Paul Ryan (R-WI) was conservative enough to be Speaker. And then I got a good laugh again...
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Oct 2015
The Washington Report – October 16th, 2015
DEBT CEILING ... BUDGET TALKS ... LIBERAL PAUL RYAN? ... WILL SPEAKERS EVER BE ABLE TO STAY ON THEIR OWN TERMS AGAIN? ... BRAC SNEAK ATTACK ... ANALYSIS OF THE...
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Oct 2015
The Washington Report – October 2, 2015
GOOD JOB EVERYONE ON AVOIDING SHUTDOWN ... WHAT ABOUT THAT DEBT CEILING ... OPEN MOUTH AND THEN ... BENGHAZI, REALLY? ... NDAA AND THE THREATENED VETO ... LIFE LINE FOR...
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Sep 2015
Reflections on 9/11 and Where We Are Today
My wife, Mary, and I went out to dinner last Friday which happened to be 9/11/15. We were talking about our memories of that day: In 2001, she was working...
Look for some stressful times in Washington over the next month. With the GOP conservative base wanting to amp it up over the Planned Parent Hood issue, the President’s vowed...
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Sep 2015
The Washington Report – September 11, 2015
JUST 10 LEGISLATIVE WORKDAYS TO SOLVE THE SHUTDOWN CRISIS … SCENARIOS TO PREVENT A SHUTDOWN ... OBAMA VICTORY ON IRAN DEAL ... TAKEAWAYS IRAN ... TRUMP DEFIES POLITICAL GRAVITY (AND...
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Aug 2015
The Washington Report – August 7, 2015
ADIOS, SENATE ... RECESS HISTORY AND MANUFACTURED WEATHER ... WHERE'S THE BEEF? (sorry) ... 7 TAKEAWAYS ... TRUMP DID TRUMP ... CHUCK, NO! ... WHY WOMEN TURN INTO POPSICLES ......
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Aug 2015
Thanks Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart took over host duties at the Daily Show in January 1999 when I was a high school freshman. In the 16 years that followed, he made me laugh,...
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Jul 2015
The Washington Report – July 31, 2015
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT DREAM ... "THIS PLACE BOGGLES MY MIND" ... SHUTDOWN SCENARIO ... THE SUPREMES ARE MORE DISLIKED THAN EVER ... PAPAL JITTERS ON THE HILL ... WHAT IS...
