An Early Start on the 2016 Campaign Democrats aren’t the only ones taking an early interest in a possible presidential run by former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. She is already popping up in a big way on Republican radar screens as well. They’ve been watching the formation of the “Ready for Hillary” organization […]
Waiting for Hillary
Posted July 31st, 2013 at 7:20 pm (UTC+0)
Is She a Lock for 2016? Busy week for Hillary Clinton. A private lunch with President Obama at the White House, and the next day breakfast with Vice President Joe Biden. Clinton has said little about her plans for 2016, but with her rock-star status these days she doesn’t have to. From now until she […]
Washington’s Summer of Discontent
Posted July 26th, 2013 at 6:43 pm (UTC+0)
Budget, Immigration Clouds on Horizon Washington, D.C., so the story goes, was built on a swamp. Over time the swamp got covered over by buildings and monuments. But all of that has not prevented the political quagmire that Washington now finds itself in, and the prospects for that worsening seem to be growing by the […]
Liz Cheney’s Senate Bid
Posted July 18th, 2013 at 7:57 pm (UTC+0)
Rocky Mountain Showdown It just seems that Liz Cheney has been itching to get into elective politics for years. You could see it in her numerous appearances on political TV talk shows. She most likely got the bug from her dad, former Vice President Dick Cheney, and has finally settled on a Senate seat in […]
Palin Hints at Possible Comeback
Posted July 12th, 2013 at 4:40 pm (UTC+0)
Can she Overcome Memories of 2008? Well, I guess she’d been out of the spotlight for too long. Sarah Palin has raised the possibility of running for the Senate next year. The former Republican vice presidential candidate told conservative talk show host Sean Hannity she has considered a possible challenge to incumbent Democratic Senator […]
Immigration’s Uncertain Future
Posted July 2nd, 2013 at 6:41 pm (UTC+0)
Boehner in the Hot Seat Immigration reform advocates were justifiably excited when the Senate passed a bipartisan bill that strengthen the security of U.S. borders and establishes a lengthy — some would say arduous — path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. The Senate margin was 68-32, which in […]
Immigration Fast Track
Posted June 25th, 2013 at 8:08 pm (UTC+0)
Beware the House Things are moving quickly in the U.S. Senate on immigration reform. Some key Republicans were able to put together a border security plan that will draw enough of their own to get the final vote tally up near 70, which would be an impressive bipartisan achievement in Washington these days. It’s clear […]
High Stakes Immigration Debate
Posted June 18th, 2013 at 5:01 pm (UTC+0)
Republicans Remain Divided Immigrant groups around the country are closely watching the ongoing debate over immigration reform in the U.S. Senate. So are the political pundits. Because what happens in the Senate over the next few weeks could have a big impact on the future political prospects for the Republican Party. I’m starting to detect […]
Security versus Liberty
Posted June 10th, 2013 at 8:16 pm (UTC+0)
Big Brother Really is Watching Twelve years after the 9/11 terror attacks of 2001, we are still dealing with the fallout. Twenty-nine-year-old Edward Snowden is now the central figure in what has become a renewed debate over security versus civil liberties in the age of terror. Snowden has owned up to being the person […]
Obama’s Summer of Discontent
Posted May 21st, 2013 at 8:59 pm (UTC+0)
Hijacked by Hearings This could be it. How the Obama White House copes with the next few months could determine whether the president and his people will have a successful second four year term. If they don’t weather it well, they risk falling in line behind the other recent two-term presidents who lost their way […]
