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A wacky idea

Talk about strange things happening: Up in Washington two tribes of politicians have been pummeling each other night and day over who deserve the blame for shutting down the government.   Then...    Read More

October 5, 2013

Get the Congressman some coffee

The government is shut down, so Congressman George Holding got some shuteye. On camera.   At the moment one of his Republican colleagues declaimed, “It’s about time to do what’s right for the...    Read More

October 5, 2013


GOP battle is now joined

In the aftermath of Senator Ted Cruz’s epic performance on the Senate floor, a few observations: After his disgraceful attacks on Cruz, including his reach-across-the-aisle, dog-in-the-manger...    Read More

October 5, 2013

Shutdown politics can be a distraction

Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, October 3, 2013. We share congressional Republicans’ distaste for President Obama’s health care law — and judging by most public opinion polls, so does a...    Read More

October 5, 2013

Follow the money

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, October 5, 2013. North Carolina Republicans were against the lottery when Democrats enacted it in 2005 but they’re all for it now. The GOP-led legislature now...    Read More

October 5, 2013



Bad Blood: Four feuding leaders

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid privately told fellow Democratic senators this week what he really thought of Speaker John Boehner. “He’s a coward,” Reid angrily said, referring to Boehner’s...    Read More

October 4, 2013

A chance for some answers from DHHS

One of the most frustrating aspects of the myriad of scandals at the troubled state Department of Health Human Services is that no one has offered much of an explanation for anything, not Secretary...    Read More

by Chris Fitzsimon   |   October 4, 2013