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Charlie Rangel's Peers Are His Accomplices
Tweet Share on Facebook November 17, 2010 Comment (5)Much of Washington is engaged in another round of what it does best: huffing, puffing, and above all, strutting. "What penalty should the House of Representatives mete out to former Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY), now that the House Ethics Committee has found him guilty on 11 of the 13 counts filed against him?" many ask themselves. Options range from payment of a fine to reprimand to censure to expulsion.
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Remembering JFK Aide Ted Sorensen
Tweet Share on Facebook November 11, 2010 Comment (2)Ever since President George Washington asked James Madison and Alexander Hamilton’s help in drafting addresses to Congress, most chief executives have sought out help from some of the best minds available to express their thoughts and in persuasive ways. Only recently did pundits find a term to describe the process. They call it “message control.”
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Obama's Press Conference Shows He Still Doesn't Get It
Tweet Share on Facebook November 4, 2010 Comment (13)History, Mark Twain, reminds us, does not repeat, but it certainly does rhyme. With the congressional elections now over, the nation is finally going to get an answer to the question that has been on many minds this fall. Will Barack Obama, as did Bill Clinton before him, compromise sufficiently with his political opposition after it increased its numbers in Congress two years into his term, to advance the nation’s business and save his presidency? Or will he tighten up the hatches and forge ahead in the direction his gut tells him is best for the nation, public opinion polls and election returns be damned?
