Month: September 2017

Can the Senate Republicans Get to Fifty?

Senate Republicans seem exasperated with Rand Paul’s contempt for their stupid Graham-Cassidy health care idiocy. But apparently they aren’t even trying to change his mind. I don’t think most Democrats trust...

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Lowry, Trump and The Handmaid’s Tale

It’s kind of amazing what Republican politicians are willing to say once they’ve made the decision to retire. For example, Rep. David Reichert of Washington state’s 8th congressional district, recently had some...

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The Danger to Obamacare is Real

In this case, the Democrats are correct. The reason that House Speaker Paul Ryan and the White House are loudly signaling that they have no interest in pursuing the bipartisan negotiations between Senate HELP Committee leaders...

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Consequences

Anyone want to hazard a guess (or, even better, an expert opinion) about the impact the Graham-Cassidy proposal will have on the economy? My inexpert opinion is that it will likely dampen demand as folks start saving for...

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Paul Manafort and the Russia Investigation

Lawfare is very thorough but also very cautious, which is what I think we want from them. You won’t find them saying things like “Paul Manafort is going to jail,” but you will get some very solid analysis of...

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