Posts Tagged ‘Congress’
OPINION | Can the GOP stop shooting itself in the foot on health reform?
Having been in Washington for nearly 20 years, watching the Republican healthcare debacle was not unexpected: Republican leadership in D.C. has perfected the fine art of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory whilst shooting itself in both feet. A rare talent, but as we’ve seen demonstrated, it’s quite possible to pull off. For seven long…
Read MoreThe Poor: The Unintended Victims of Tax Hikes
We’ve heard it over and over again like a CD skipping in its player, “to confront the problems of our time, we must take bold and aggressive action.” Of course, this statement means entirely different things to different people with different ideologies. For the left, this means more government intervention and opening new revenue streams…
Read MoreMr. Smith Works at Home, then Goes to Washington: A North Carolina Case Study
For most candidates there seems to be a seminal moment when they said to themselves and to their families, “I cannot sit on the sidelines any longer; it’s time to run for office.” As a political training institute that trains candidates to run for office, it brings us great joy almost daily when we encounter…
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