Month: July 2017

Update Skinny repeal fails!! (The morning after)

From Bloomberg, The GOP has the votes for Skinny Repeal.  The bill will go to conference – but it is very possible out of that conference that skinny repeal will simply to to the house. Graham and McCain made clear...

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A Glimpse Back at the Old Senate

I’m kind of waiting around to see what emerges out of the chaos in Congress at the moment, so I’m going to give you two stories I found last night while researching my Murkowski-Collins defection piece. They both...

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Soon Paul Ryan Will Boehner Himself

Rachael Bade of Politico has an excellent article on a topic I’ve been writing about now for more than half a decade, which is the true governing majority in the House of Representatives. Back before John Boehner lost his...

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What if Sens Murkowski and Collins Defected?

After she cast a vote against the motion to proceed to Mitch McConnell’s health care bill, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska received a threat from the Trump administration. The threat was delivered by the person most likely...

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How Trump Really Fires People

The new White House communications director may have the look and mannerisms of The Sopranos’ Christopher Moltisanti, but he’s less effective as a hitman. Anthony Scaramucci claims that he’s a front-stabbing...

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