The day has come for Democrats to regret ‘nuking’ the filibuster on judicial nominees.
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Slipping The ‘Blue Slip’ Noose
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Snagging ‘Fishlips’ May Yield An Even Bigger Catch
Disclosures of bad conduct by Al Franken may produce Democratic soul-searching, but there are bigger fish to fry.
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The Perfect vs. The Passable
In life, the perfect is often the enemy of the good; in Congress, the perfect is the enemy of the passable.
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Unfit To Serve In The Senate
Roy Moore’s unfitness for the Senate was clear long before allegations surfaced about his prior behavior with teenage girls.
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Fort Lauderdale’s Crashing Wave
A Florida streetcar known as the Wave may have just crashed on the rocks of financial reality.
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Trump, McConnell And The RINO Rebellion
The Republican majority leader in the Senate can’t pass high-priority bills because he lacks a genuine working majority.
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Selling Insurance People Want To Buy
Trump’s Obamacare actions neither repeal nor replace, but they are good news anyway. A president alone can only do so much.
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The Predators We Trust
Piggish behavior has no ideology beyond pure selfishness. Our own biases, however, can leave us vulnerable.
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The NRA As Snidely Whiplash
Caricatured as a tool of corporate evil, the NRA speaks for a large slice of America that high-rise dwellers seldom meet.
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The Wannabe Commander-In-Chief
Challenging a president’s command of U.S. nuclear forces serves only to encourage dangerous behavior by adversaries.
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