10/14/19 Filed in:
Political SystemTrying to simultaneously conduct a “quick” impeachment inquiry, keep the country running and prepare for a presidential election isn’t a recipe for good results. Read More...Tags: public opinion surveys, Impeachment inquiry, 2020 election outlook, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, President Donald Trump, Rep. Henry Hyde, Rep. John Conyers, Pat Cipollone, Joe Biden, russian collusion, Mueller probe, Whistleblower complaint, Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Ilhan Omar, electoral college, NPV compact, Bush-Gore fracas
09/30/19 Filed in:
Political SystemWhat do the just-launched impeachment process and the long-time fiscal problem have in common? They both reflect a failure to confront bad behavior, which we may have cause to regret. Read More...Tags: President Donald Trump, Mueller probe, Whistleblower complaint, joe Biden, President Zelensky, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, George Soros, Rep. Adam Schiff, roman republic, Ciceo, spending caps, continuing resolution, appropriation bills, National emergency, border wall funding, Sen. Patrick Leahy, carbon taxes, Social Security, Medicare, Social Security 2100 Act
03/11/19 Filed in:
Political System For voters who would favor less partisan strife in DC, don’t hold your breath because the Democratic game plan ensures it’s not going to happen. Read More...Tags: President Donald Trump, James Comey, Robert Mueller, William Barr, Alan Deshowitz, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Rep. Richard Neal, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, joe DiGenova, Green New Deal, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Mitch McConnell , Medicare for all, For the People Act, voter ID, early voting, absentee ballots, same day voting, border security , government shutdown, Declaraton of national emergency, Resolution of disapproval
12/17/18 Filed in:
Political System SAFE proposed four relatively modest goals for the closing weeks of the 115th Congress; guess how many of them will be achieved this year. Read More...Tags: unified Republican government, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, President Donald Trump, repeal and replace GovCare, Sen. John McCain, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Bipartisan Budget Act, Joint Select Committe re budget process, debt limit, Sen. David Perdue, farm bill, governmment shutdown, border wall funding, Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, NAFTA, USMCA, Sen. Pat Toomey, Thomas Donohue, Robert Mueller, James Comey, Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Devin Nunes, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Rep. Trey Gowdy
11/12/18 Filed in:
Political SystemSAFE to DC: Between now and 12/31, please focus on budget process reform, FY 2019 appropriation bills, approval of USMCA, and disclosure of how/why the Trump campaign investigation was started.
Read More...Tags: early voting, Joint Select Committe re budget process, Rep. Steve Womack, debt limit, border wall funding, President Donald Trump, amnesty, DACA , Supreme Court, 9th Circuit, NAFTA, USMCA, Mueller probe, Jeff Sessions, Andrew Whittaker, Sen. Chris Coons, James Comey, Clinton campaign, Rep. Adam Schiff, Rod Rosenstein, Rep. Devin Nunes, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Rep. Trey Gowdy
03/27/17 Filed in:
Political SystemWhat’s the problem in DC; some say partisanship but a better answer might be too much wishful thinking. Read More...Tags: first 100 days, Keystone pipeline, FY 2018 budget proposal, budget blueprint, defense spending, American Health Care Act, Freedom Caucus, President Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker Paul Ryan, Heritage Action, tax reform , border adjustment, Infrastucture renewal, conniving with Russians, government surveillance, Illegal leaks, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, FBI Director James Comey, Rep. Devin Nunes, Rep. Adam Schiff, special prosecutor, Merrick Garland, Neil Gorsuch, Amerrican Bar Association, Sen. Ted Cruz, wishful thinking