February 18, 2014
Ron Wyden gets along with some Republicans better than Harry Reid or the White House. If Democrats let him work across the aisle, we may get the first tax reform in 30 years.Please click here to read the full article.
Category: Commentary
This Was Hillary Clinton’s Week—and Her Moment Is Just Beginning
September 27, 2013
If this week proved anything, it’s that Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy is pretty much inevitable, not only because of who she is and what she has done over the past decade, but also because of its historic import. After years of controversy and endless jibes about her hair, clothing, and manner, she has succeeded in becoming a transformational, touchstone figure not only in politics but American culture.Please click here to read the full article.
The Republican Push to Make It Harder to Vote
August 2, 2013
Laws like North Carolina’s draconian new voter-ID laws are a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. But voter backlash could be fierce.Please click here to read the full article.
Hate Congress? Blame yourself
August 2, 2013
Recent polls showing extreme dissatisfaction with Washington and the direction the country is headed are akin to telling a drowning man he’s not a very good swimmer. He’s well aware of the fact; but while the lifeguard (in this case, elected officials) is too busy flirting and showing off to do his job, the sharks are circling, and it looks like the only way to be saved is learn how to swim fast, because no one else is coming to the rescue.Please click here to read the full article.
Olympia Snowe’s farewell from the Senate
December 17, 2012
When Olympia Snowe gave her farewell address to the Senate last week it signaled not only the end of a long, distinguished political career but ominously for the nation, the possible end of an era in US politics.Please click here to read the full article.
Time to stop fighting and start fixing
November 15, 2012
Perhaps the most overused and misunderstood term in politics is the word mandate. Does simply winning an election give the winning candidate and party a mandate? Not automatically. Does the size and scope of the win determine the power of the mandate? It can. By any measure President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats won a decisive victory.Please click here to read the full article.
A no-win election for independents
November 4, 2012
Whatever the result of the national election, one thing is certain – independent voters in swing states who will be determining the outcome will be disappointed no matter what happens. That’s because most independents feel they are choosing from their least bad option this year. The lack of enthusiasm in this election is palpable.Please click here to read the full article.
What the Second Brown-Warren Debate Says About Gender in Politics
October 2, 2012
What is the lasting impression Massachusetts voters may have following the latest Scott Brown-Elizabeth Warren Senate debate? Maybe that Scott Brown isn’t quite as nice as his image would suggest.Please click here to read the full article.
Goodbye to Olympia Snowe, Maine independent
February 29, 2012
Maine’s Olympia Snowe is officially a Republican, but really she is an independent, perfectly in keeping with her state’s independent streak. In other words, Snowe is a centrist, committed to finding common sense, bipartisan solutions for our nation’s many serious challenges, which makes her one of a vanishing breed in Congress.Please click here to read the full article.
Our Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Congress
August 23, 2012
Just when you thought members of Congress couldn’t get any more ridiculous or despised, a rash of stories makes it clear that they can.Please click here to read the full article.