Rove, Meet Godwin
[ Posted Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 – 17:21 UTC ]
So, Karl, how does it feel to face the extremists in your own party?
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Quick Speech Reactions
[ Posted Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 – 21:58 UTC ]
I write this, as always, to give my honest reactions to President Obama's "State Of The Union" speech, before the inside-the-Beltway set gels on telling the rest of America what to think. This way, I am often "in the wrong" the next day, but at least you get my true feelings, uninfluenced by what others have to say about the speech.
Will The 113th Congress Actually Get Some Things Done?
[ Posted Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 – 18:05 UTC ]
It is fashionable nowadays for pundits to decry the partisan polarization in Washington, and to bemoan how "broken" Congress is. Nothing will get done with such divided government, such conventional wisdom dictates. We're in for a long and bitter two years of legislative gridlock. I try to be an eternal optimist (while still staying within the bounds of reasonableness), and I can't help but wonder if this thinking may turn out to be wrong. Perhaps -- just perhaps, mind you -- the 113th Congress will be able to actually get a few important things done.
Immigration Reform's Chances
[ Posted Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 – 17:40 UTC ]
Does comprehensive immigration reform have a chance of becoming law in 2013?