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The Busy House, the Lazy Senate and the Crazy White House Mar. 13, 2019
WASHINGTON — Here in the capital madhouse, the House speaker cuts through it all in plain Engl... Read More
Time to Get Rid of Nuclear Option to Force Budgetary Reconciliation Jan. 30, 2019
It's time to end federal government shutdowns once and for all. This tactic has been abused for deca... Read More
Pettiness Won't End Shutdown Jan. 24, 2019
Now the budget standoff has become a petty grade school snit, leaving us to wonder how much worse th... Read More
Another Chance to End Gerrymandering Jan. 14, 2019
Last June, the Supreme Court fumbled an opportunity to deal a deathblow to political gerrymandering,... Read More
Here Is the Progressive Agenda Jan. 12, 2019
Clintonite corporatists still control the Democratic National Committee, despite their long string o... Read More
When a Woman's Vulgarity Is Neither Brave Nor Bold Jan. 11, 2019
A sexual revolution, like a political resolution, goes through unexpected change between rebellion a... Read More
He Said, She and He said Jan. 10, 2019
The budget shutdown is currently the second-longest on record, on track to break the 1995-96 shutdow... Read More
Government Shutdown: Money, Money Everywhere, But Not a Drop for a Wall Jan. 03, 2019
This is not our first partial government shutdown. Somehow, someway, from 1976 through 2017, the nat... Read More
The New Sheriff Talks Impeachment Jan. 02, 2019
On the afternoon of Jan. 3, life will change irrevocably and in many ways for President Donald J. Tr... Read More
Girding for a Shutdown Dec. 24, 2018
With every passing day, the likelihood of avoiding a government shutdown decreases. There was talk l... Read More
Shutting Down the Government Dec. 17, 2018
Here we go again. President Trump continues to insist he will force a government shutdown if he does... Read More
Brinksmanship Misapplied Dec. 13, 2018
It is absolutely ridiculous the amount of times that Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat and likely the next sp... Read More
Trump, Pelosi and Schumer in an Oval Office Cage Fight Dec. 13, 2018
An extraordinary bare-knuckles argument erupted Tuesday in the Oval Office between President Donald ... Read More
A Record Number Of Women in Congress Could Mean a Sea Change on Health Care Dec. 12, 2018
In January, America will seat a record number of women in Congress. It's an encouraging trend, but o... Read More
The Coming Collision Dec. 11, 2018
With Nick Ayers' withdrawal as prospective chief of staff to the president, the way opens for a cand... Read More
Making the Most of a Lame-Duck Session Dec. 03, 2018
The period after midterm elections often are filled with a flurry of bills and resolutions filed on ... Read More
Trump Is Crazy. Invoke the 25th. Nov. 30, 2018
Never mind the policies. Donald Trump should be removed from office under the 25th Amendment. The re... Read More
The Great Shake-Up Nov. 29, 2018
After the 2012 election, I had one wish: that the back of the Republican establishment would be brok... Read More
Populism Is Not About Mobs, Anti-Government Rants or Opinion Polls Nov. 28, 2018
If a political pollster asked whether I consider myself a conservative or a liberal, I'd answer, "No... Read More
Welcome Change of Tone by Trump on Criminal Justice Reform Nov. 27, 2018
Our suspicious side tells us President Donald Trump must be up to something. He's playing the public... Read More
