Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi Won’t Run For Re-Election In 2020
The move creates a rare Senate opening in the Equality State, and an opportunity for the daughter of a certain former Vice-President.
Washington Pays Tribute To George H.W. Bush
Washington said farewell to George H.W. Bush today in a service that both remembered his spirit and his heroism, and stands as a sharp rebuke to what politics has been reduced to in America today.
Washington And A Nation Pay Tribute To George H.W. Bush
A nation says farewell to a war hero, public servant, former President, and great American.
Two Women Leave GOP Over Policy GOP Has Espoused 38 Years
A Republican organization dedicated to abortion rights is shutting down after 30 years, eight fewer than the Party has opposed them.
Despite Historic Success, Gary Johnson Struggles To Qualify For Presidential Debates
Gary Johnson is doing better than any third-party candidate in twenty years, but that doesn’t mean he’s likely to get an invitation to the upcoming Presidential debates.
The End of the Republican Party As We Know It?
Ronald Reagan famously claimed, “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party. The party left me.” I’m going through the process in reverse.
Jeb Bush: Reagan And My Father Have No Place In the Modern GOP
How would modern Republicans treat Ronald Reagan and his Vice-President?
Alan Simpson Calls Out His Fellow Republicans
Alan Simpson is imparting wisdom to his fellow Republicans. I doubt they will listen.
Blaming Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist has become the target of blame for problems that are far more deep than just one man.
Obama Walks Out of Talks Saying ‘Don’t Call My Bluff’
President Obama has walked out of negotiations on the debt ceiling with an agreement is nowhere in sight.
In Today’s GOP, Reagan Is A RINO
The Ronald Reagan that Republicans lionize is very different from the one who actually served as 40th President of the United States.
Boehner, House GOP About To Take A Huge Risk On Entitlement Reform?
Republicans are about to take a walk along the third-rail of American politics.
Obama’s Tax Cut Compromise: Masterful Politics, Or A Fatal Cave-In?
President Obama is already taking heat from the left for his compromise on tax cut extensions, but will it actually hurt him in the end?
Obama’s Federal Pay Freeze Unpopular Among Progressives
President Obama’s plan to free federal employee pay is getting praised by Republicans but is wildly unpopular among progressive activists.
Alan Simpson Fights Back Against Deficit Commission Critics
Former Senator Alan Simpson is fighting back against the critics on the left and the right who are shooting down the Deficit Commission’s plan before it’s even been released.
Will Republicans Play Chicken With The Debt Ceiling Vote?
Within the first few months of 2011, Congress will be required to take another unpalatable vote to raise the debt ceiling. Already, some incoming Republicans are talking about waging an effort to block the vote. That would be politically, and financially, stupid.
Little Public Support For Bowles-Simpson Deficit Reduction Plan
A new poll about the proposals coming out of the Deficit Commission makes it clear that the American public needs to grow up.
Debt Commission Draft Report Calls For Spending Cuts, And Tax Increases
The Chairmen of the National Debt Commission have released a draft report for consideration. It’s got some very good ideas, but it’s most likely Dead On Arrival.
Alan Simpson: Cut Veteran Disability Payments
Aging Vietnam vets are being treated for diabetes and other ailments unrelated to their service on the taxpayers’ dime. We can’t afford it.
