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Hawley, Schmitt Are Playing With Fire in Reckless Comments About Trump Indictment Jun. 13, 2023
Trained attorneys Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt either need some law school refresher courses, or the... Read More
Stop the Far Right From Sabotaging Republicans Jun. 13, 2023
Colorado Republican Reps. Ken Buck and Lauren Boebert each opposed the debt-limit compromise. Since ... Read More
Biden's Bad Deal Jun. 01, 2023
When you negotiate from a position of weakness, you get a lousy deal. When it's the best you can do,... Read More
The Debt Disaster May. 31, 2023
Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — both of whom are ... Read More
Biden's Age Paid Off in Debt Limit Crisis May. 31, 2023
Ain't no way to run a railroad, Congress, facing a debt limit crisis. The United States Treasury ca... Read More
The Debt Disaster May. 31, 2023
Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — both of whom are ... Read More
Media's Coverage of the Debt-Limit Fight Is Intolerably Dishonest May. 26, 2023
President Joe Biden, writes Politico's White House Bureau Chief Jonathan Lemire, "has prioritized de... Read More
McCarthy's Messy Fraternity House May. 24, 2023
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from Bakersfield, California, comes fr... Read More
McCarthy Is in a Fight He Can't Possibly Win as a U.S. Debt Default Looms Apr. 28, 2023
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is in a pickle of his own making over next steps to address the nation'... Read More
Power by Fire Jan. 26, 2023
The pursuit of moral and fiscal responsibility is a sacred duty. In these troubled times, when the v... Read More
The Normalization of Marjorie Taylor Greene Jan. 13, 2023
During one of Kevin McCarthy's gauntlet of punishing votes, it was striking to see with whom he pass... Read More
Full House Theater: An American Tragedy Jan. 11, 2023
WASHINGTON — A full House for four days and four nights felt like 40 in the political wilderne... Read More
Federal Budget: No Place for Freelancers Jan. 11, 2023
Can newly installed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy deliver on the promises and deals that he floated o... Read More
To the 118th Congress: Welcome Aboard. Now Get to Work -- Part II Jan. 10, 2023
My thanks to faithful readers — pro and con — for reminding me I am not a prophet. In la... Read More
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy Jan. 06, 2023
Here's a funny thing about the Freedom Caucus' insurrection against Kevin McCarthy, which on Tuesday... Read More
The House Speaker's Race is Worth Celebrating Jan. 06, 2023
There's a lot of alarmism going on right now about the race for speaker of the House. Many are calli... Read More
Kevin McCarthy Drama Underscores Impotence of Republican Elite Jan. 06, 2023
After Republicans clinched their narrower-than-expected new House majority in November's midterm ele... Read More
Speaker McCarthy Jan. 06, 2023
I am not a Rep. Kevin McCarthy fan. I think he is both rudderless and unprincipled. He is an opportu... Read More
People I Don't Want to See Next Year Dec. 27, 2022
There are media heavies we saw written about, talked about, day after tedious day, month after tires... Read More
Elon Musk for House Speaker Dec. 21, 2022
RINO stands for Republican in Name Only, although lately the term means something far different than... Read More
