12/24/18 Filed in:
Political System | EssaysThere are heroes left in America, not necessarily in the top jobs, and this end-of-the-year essay celebrates the contributions some of them have made in the current political environment. Read More...Tags: Ship of Fools, Tucker Carlson, border wall funding, President Donald Trump, partial government shutdown, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Sen Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Rep. Jim Jordan, Rep. Mark Meadows, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, First Step Act, farm bill, food stamps, Jared Kushner, federal prison reform, A.K.Van Jones, Sen. Mike Lee, Defense Secretary James Mattis, Turkish President Erdogan, troop withdrawal from Syria, troop reduction in Afghanistan
Two deadlines were extended by bipartisan agreement, but don’t expect a new spirit of cooperation in DC. Read More...Tags: debt limit, government spending authority, CHIP, budget resolution, infrastructure, GovCare, hurricanes, North Korean nuclear threat, bipartisan deal, Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, President Donald Trump, continuing resolution, government shutdown, appropriation bills, Sen. John McCain , Defense Secretary James Mattis, Joint Chiefs Chairman Joseph Dunford, proposal to nationalize defense intellectual property, Sen Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Claire McCaskill, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Sen. John Cornyn , Sen. Pat Roberts, "Not One Penny" campaign, Sen. Bill Cassidy, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Dean Heller, Sen. Lamar Alexander
02/01/16 Filed in:
Political SystemHouse Speaker Paul Ryan wants the GOP to offer concrete conservative proposals in November, but satisfying everyone may not be easy. Read More...Tags: Speaker Paul Ryan, Ronal Reagan, Sen Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, regular order, Republican retreat, positive message, Charles Krauthammer, ISIS, 21st-century military, fix the tax code, Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congressional Review Act, REINS Act, Clean Power Plan, presidential vetoes, Reconciliation Act, Rep. Fred Upton, War on Poverty, social safety nets, compassionate conservatism, Kemp forum, rubberstamp Congress, filibuster, Rep. Tom Franks, government shutdown