Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Meet the New President — All 50 of Them
Terry McAuliffe saying what most of them were thinking, “What I try to tell everybody is forget the federal government. Come directly to the states.”
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Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Don’t Skip the Recess, Skip the Games
I cannot imagine that Congress would dare to leave Washington without a beautiful new HealthCare bill fully approved and ready to go! — Donald J.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Why We Can’t Stop Talking About Chris Christie’s Saltwater-Gate
Because of what I do for a living, I have a chance to give speeches and talks about politics. The question-and-answer portions are always the most interesting.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Politics of Drug Policy
Rob Portman of Ohio said in a joint statement with fellow Republican Sen.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Let the Senate Be the Senate Again
I have a question for the senators trying to decide whether to vote for the Obamacare repeal bill when it comes up in the Senate: Did you really fly 1,000 miles in coach for this?
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Of Shakespearean Lessons and Art That Makes Us Think
(And yes, that the polished orator was the child raised without a father and the other had a lineage of political privilege was part of the irony and appeal of the shiny, new package.)
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: In Praise of Congressional Openness
Conroy sounded the right note as he said in his opening prayer, “We are blessed by a free and open society. … But once again, we are reminded there is a vulnerability that comes with that openness.”
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Two Shootings in Less Than Seven Years Is Two Too Many
“Baby, baby, baby,” she said — someone had told her I’d had a son since the last time we had talked, before the shooting. “Good friend,” she continued.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: A GOP Guide to Running for Cover on Health Care
In political terms, the scariest CBO number was that 14 million fewer Americans would be without health insurance next year.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Democrats May Be Too Optimistic About 2018 Gains
“This is,” he said recently, “about showing the whole world that we, as a city and as a people, are able to acknowledge, understand, reconcile and most importantly, choose a better future for ourselves
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Mick Mulvaney’s Compassion — Not for the Needy
As a taxpayer, I think I speak for all of us when I say we don’t want our money wasted, lost or stolen.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Yes. Cancel the White House Press Briefing
I agree. Trump has identified an obvious truth in his administration: If his aides speak less, they will necessarily lie less.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Biggest Mess in Washington? Not on Capitol Hill
But on Tuesday, Upton said the bill would “torpedo” those protections. “It’s not going to get my ‘yes’ vote the way that it is,” he said.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Congress Can Work — If Trump Gets Out of the Way
Almost without notice, Republicans leading the negotiations on Capitol Hill have been quietly, steadily moving forward with their Democratic colleagues and were well on their way to ‘yes’ this week
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Weighing the Costs of War and Diplomacy
So when he publicly said critics of his agency’s policies — whether they come from Congress, civil rights groups or the public — should “shut up,” he came off as what he once was, a military man
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Why Congress Should Value, and Keep, AmeriCorps
I can vouch for the fact that a nation without AmeriCorps would be one in which the roughly 14.5 million children — 1 in 5 — currently living in families strained by poverty would fall further behind.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: House Members Should Take Civics Tests
At a town hall meeting recently, the three-term Republican from Oklahoma, said the idea that he works for the voters of his district is “bullcrap.”
Opinion · 115th Congress
Hints of a ‘Shop-’Til-You-Drop’ Presidency
There will be no lectures from this president about how the government should balance its books like a family should, without borrowing on its credit cards.
Opinion · 115th Congress
It’s not ‘Astroturf’ if the Anger is real
Members can say they’ve met with constituents, without actually having to meet with constituents.
Opinion · 115th Congress
The Final Dignity of Hillary Clinton
I can’t remember how many times in the last three months I have typed “the final indignity of Hillary Clinton.”