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July 31, 2015

Paul Ryan: Aiming for a Congress that works in 2015

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., soon to be chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, spoke with me about the election and his party's strategy going forward.

July 31, 2015

Lame Duck Congress: Will new GOP majority fight, or cave like old minority?

The Lame Duck session presents the first test for Republican leadership in the House and Senate since the American people overwhelmingly spoke on Election Day.  As usual, President Obama and congressional Democrats are playing their Washington games.  

May 7, 2015

Next House Majority Leader: McCarthy would be terrible mistake for GOP

Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy is no liberal. He's no conservative either. His election as the  House Majority Leader would be terrible mistake for the GOP.

May 6, 2015

Obama, Netanyahu and Iran: Why Israel's leader won't back down on Congress speech

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited by House Speaker John Boehner to address a joint session of Congress.  It will be an occasion for Netanyahu to deliver his views on the nuclear deal with Iran that the White House and its European partners are attempting to craft.  It is a deal Netanyahu does not like or trust.

May 6, 2015

New Congress: My fellow Republicans, here's your chance to prove you can lead

This week marks a new era in American government. For the first time in the six years of the Obama Administration, Republicans will take the reins of power in both houses of Congress, bringing true divided government to our nation’s capital.

May 6, 2015

Give Boehner a break: GOP Speaker brings real leadership to 114th Congress

Some crank apparently has it in for John Boehner. No, I’m not talking about Ted Yoho; rather, the bartender who supposedly threatened to poison the House Speaker’s drinks – a low blow. Seems like there’s no end of folks eager to attack the GOP leader.

May 6, 2015

Netanyahu Speech: How far will Democrats go to save Obama's pride?

Iran is the most dangerous nation on earth, and President Obama’s disproportionate reaction to Benjamin Netanyahu's planned speech to a Joint Session of Congress reveals his determination not to have reality intrude on his craven negotiations with the mad mullahs.

May 6, 2015

Republicans could cut $50 billion from budget and not shut down the government

This session of Congress will be a contentious; Republicans need to walk a tightrope reinventing their image as a party that can govern while appeasing their base.  Certainly no major entitlement reform will come out of this congress and be signed by the president—that’s a bridge too far. A place Republicans can make serious inroads though is with President Obama’s $4 trillion dollar budget.

May 6, 2015

Netanyahu's Iran Speech: Real reason Obama White House doesn't want it

The White House opposes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking to Congress, but not because the speech has political implications, coming as it does just two weeks before Israel's March 17 election. If the administration truly had political concerns it would not have dispatched a team of Obama loyalists to Israel to help defeat Netanyahu.

May 6, 2015

Netanyahu's Iran Speech: Why it's important for Congress to at least listen to Israel's leader

The speech Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to give to a joint session of Congress Tuesday is one of the most critical of recent times. It concerns not only the very existence of his nation, but also the terribly real possibility of nuclear holocaust in the foreseeable future.