House Speaker Boehner wants nothing to do with responsibility or accountability for negotiating a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. Obviously he has no control over his caucus. In situations like this one can lead...
Read MoreIt’s hard to get lower than concern trolling the literal accuracy of a eulogy. Maybe some ethics professor can chime in with a theory on the propriety of hyperbolic praise on the occasion of someone’s death. A few...
Read MoreSurprisingly, the new senator from Hawai’i will be Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz. It’s a surprise because it was Sen. Daniel Inouye’s dying wish that his seat go to Rep. Colleen Hanabusa. I don’t know much about...
Read MoreIf their intent really is to appoint Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense and to see him confirmed, the administration is doing a great job of rounding up support from a bipartisan swath of the Establishment. I don’t like...
Read MoreI’ve been thinking, and I anticipate that next year my writing will be a lot more focused on meta-issues. I’ve been really goal-oriented for such a long time that I have developed a lot of impatience with meta. But...
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