Opinion · 115th Congress
Good Trump, Bad Trump — Who Will Appear at the Inaugural?
It is what I do best. And so, with the Congress, at least most of them, as my witnesses, I pledge to you that I will negotiate a better deal for America.
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Opinion · 115th Congress
Washington Politics: A Hint of Compromise or North Carolina-Style Dysfunction?
“I want to say to the American people: We hear you. We will do right by you.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Bring Back the Earmarks — Really
There, I said it, and you’re welcome, because I know you’re thinking the same thing. Yes, it’s political suicide to say the words.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Is Hillary Clinton as Cautious as Her Reputation?
Clinton said the words “systemic racism” and “implicit bias” in the first presidential debate while explaining her thoughts on why achieving true equality in jobs, education, policing and so much
Opinion · 114th Congress
‘Lock Her Up’ Mentality Infects Capitol Hill
The FBI said no, and the positions overseas never materialized.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Deplorable Trump and His Non-Deplorable Backers
“I think he will change health care a little bit,” the Scranton trucker said. “Lower taxes a little bit. And do something about that NAFTA deal.” It was NAFTA that rankled.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Michelle Obama Cuts Donald Trump Down to Size
And she did it, as is her usual practice, without uttering the words “Donald” or “Trump.” He may be the reality TV star, but it was Michelle Obama who got real.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Trump Was Better but Remains a Terrible Standard-Bearer for GOP
He repeatedly referred to his boasting about sexually assaulting women as “locker room” talk; he threatened to imprison Clinton without indictment, trial, verdict or sentencing; he said Capt.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Leaked Tape and Debate Format No Match for Trump’s Biggest Hurdle
When the flight attendant finally wound down, Trump said, momentarily displaying a hidden kindly side, “I understand. Thank you, darling. I understand what you’re going through.”
Opinion · 114th Congress
Voting for Gary Johnson Is About as Sensible as Writing In ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’
“I blew this Aleppo question, OK,” he said. “I want to take full responsibility for that.”
Opinion · 114th Congress
Trump-Clinton Debate: Much Ado but Little Impact?
Ronald Reagan would have romped home in a 1984 landslide even if he hadn’t said about Walter Mondale: “I will not make age an issue in this campaign.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Five Objectives for Hillary Clinton in the Debates
I generally believe we put too much stock in the outcomes of debates between candidates who could handle the presidency with relatively equal steadiness.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Not Letting Fear of Terrorism Distort Our Lives, Values and Politics
“As a former law-enforcement person,” he said, “I know we’re not going to end prostitution. We’re not going to end illegal gambling.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Letting Gary Johnson Debate Is Simply Too Risky
The Libertarian candidate argued, “The conditions of the presidential election of 2016 are extraordinary and without precedent.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Colin Powell: Hillary Clinton’s Officer and Gentleman
“What I did do was have a personal computer that was hooked up to a private phone line (sounds ancient).
Opinion · 114th Congress
Fear Stalks the Airports — and the 2016 Campaign
“You can imagine hundreds of adults trying to get through an exit door,” he said.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Gay Marriage Stand Won’t Cost Ohio GOP Senator His Seat
“If there’s anything Rob Portman’s campaign should be doing differently, I can’t think of what it is,” The Cook Political Report’s senior editor Jennifer Duffy said.
Opinion · 114th Congress
African-Americans Hear Trump Loud and Clear
I was in that Charlotte crowd when he made one of his first outreach efforts to African-Americans.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Clinton Met With Donors — So What?
Lock Hillary Clinton up without trial! Maybe, as one Donald Trump ally suggested, just summarily execute her for treason. What’s the charge? She had … (cover the children’s ears) … meetings!
Opinion · 114th Congress
The Night the Democrats Found Their Voice
Waving off applause (“Just listen to me without booing or cheering”), Biden said in hushed tones about Trump, “This is a complicated and uncertain world we live in. … No major party nominee in the