As we know from press accounts the Congress and the administration reached an agreement on a $1.1 trillion government spending bill on Tuesday, December 9. By Thursday, December 11, the...
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Dec 2014
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Oct 2014
Election Day Predictions and Consequences
In about two weeks voters will cast ballots for all members of the US House of Representatives and about one-third of the Senate. This election will determine the political and...
Congress has finally left Washington for a five week vacation. This five week break comes on top of the week it took off in January, the week it took in...
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Jun 2014
Another One Bites the Dust
Queen’s 1970s song “Another One Bites the Dust” keeps replaying in my mind as I see and read the news reports of Eric Cantor’s surprising primary loss in Virginia’s seventh...
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Apr 2014
Good Government is Good Politics
There is a saying that has been repeated by many US Presidents, including Harry Truman, that good government is good politics. This is good advice for any politician at any...
