Month: September 2013

A Malevolent Agenda

A few minutes into his long-winded speech, Sen. Ted Cruz said something that made me want to punch him in his throat. “Yet I will tell you, Madam President–you and I have both served in this institution some 9...

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Is North Carolina a Bellweather?

I wonder what Charlie Cook thinks about the numbers the GOP is getting in North Carolina. The Tarheel State may be a purple state, but it’s still a southern state that has a lot in common with other southern states like...

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Congratulations, Jackass

Don’t rub your eyes. That really is Cruz’s name in the Yea column with all the other 99 members of the Senate who voted for Harry Reid’s cloture motion. After speaking for 22 hours, and after having repeatedly...

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The Filibuster is Not a Unicorn

No, Chris Cillizza, the filibuster is not a unicorn. It is not mythological. It is not impossible to define. You have a job at the Washington Post where you are expected to explain politics to the American people, and you are...

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Casual Observation

I’d like to live in a country that would ratify a treaty banning the sale of “tanks, armored combat vehicles, large-caliber artillery systems, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles and missile...

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