Month: August 2009

But baby it’s cold outside Big furry wuss-bags.

Understanding the congressional committees is real inside baseball stuff. But it matters a lot who controls which committees. For example, the fact that Max Baucus is the chair of the Finance Committee is greatly complicating...

With the passing of Teddy Kennedy, many are asking who will step up and replace him. It’s a good question. One thing we know for sure is that the culture of the Senate is changing, and changing rapidly. We already know for...

Some events leave you speechless. So many people are writing eloquent and moving tributes to Teddy Kennedy. I don’t yet have the words to meet the moment. It’s a testimony to Kennedy’s incredible influence that...

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