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Candidates and the Media Need to Show Courage Dec. 11, 2015
Next week's Republican presidential debate will be a test for the candidates standing alongside Dona... Read More
Democrats' Problem: Americans Have Little Faith in Government Dec. 08, 2015
The Republican Party certainly has its problems: a chaotic presidential race; a despised congression... Read More
Andrea Mitchell's Selective Concerns on Divisiveness Dec. 01, 2015
On NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday, Andrea Mitchell accused Republican presidential candidate Donald T... Read More
'Changing Places': The 2016 Election Nov. 28, 2015
Since 1952, there have been 10 national elections in which there was no incumbent Republican preside... Read More
The Disappearing Governors Nov. 24, 2015
There is a painful irony in a recent decision of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, on the side ... Read More
Bad Ideas for Combating the Islamic State Nov. 19, 2015
Adversity, it's been said, doesn't build character; it reveals it. The terrorist attacks in Paris ma... Read More
Henry Hyde and the 2016 Republican Race Nov. 14, 2015
Yes, it is true that, as a political reporter, you do find yourself liking some people you cover a l... Read More
Republican Tax Fantasies Nov. 12, 2015
The Republican presidential candidates have not rallied behind Ben Carson in his clash with the news... Read More
Thank You, CNBC, for a Wonderful Evening Oct. 30, 2015
I dedicate the lead of this column to thanking CNBC for displaying its rank liberal bias in last nig... Read More
Enough Already With Debates Oct. 30, 2015
There was a time when presidential debates were just that, debates on policy among candidates. Not s... Read More
Paul Ryan Starts Off on Wrong Foot With Budget Deal Oct. 30, 2015
Grass-roots conservatives have many unrealistic expectations and political objectives. And then some... Read More
For a Good Time, You Just Can't Beat Politics Oct. 28, 2015
It's entertainment. That's what politics is about. Somehow it became Holy Writ this presidential cyc... Read More
Conservatives Taking Hunters for Granted Oct. 27, 2015
The Durfee Hills contain some of the finest elk hunting grounds in Montana. Some 2,700 acres of this... Read More
Jeb Bush Faces Long Slog With Short Fuse Oct. 27, 2015
I am starting to feel really sorry for Jeb Bush — almost as sorry as Jeb! (his campaign nom de... Read More
Benghazi Committee Puts Clinton on the Hot Seat Oct. 25, 2015
Thursday's House Select Committee on Benghazi hearing delivered what oversight hearings so often do.... Read More
Why Republican Voters Are Not Acting Like the GOP Oct. 24, 2015
In the important matter of choosing their parties' presidential nominees, Republicans and Democrats ... Read More
GOP Hearing Helped Clinton Oct. 23, 2015
Hillary Clinton's performance before a House hearing on Benghazi, Libya, this week proved once again... Read More
While the Republicans Snarled, Hillary Smiled Oct. 23, 2015
To watch Hillary Clinton's Republican antagonists during Thursday's public hearing of the House Sele... Read More
What Happened to Jeb Bush? Too Much Money Oct. 22, 2015
Jeb Bush has dropped into single digits in the polls — and that's just among Republicans in hi... Read More
GOP Wolves Looking for Sheep Oct. 21, 2015
A wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf. And no matter how "amiable" and "personable" and "affabl... Read More
