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...
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...
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...
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...