Over the past eight years, the Republican Party has been transformed from a generally staid institution representing the allure of low taxes, conservative social cultural… Read More »The Menace and the Shame of the GOP House
The ordeal of Kevin McCarthy in becoming Speaker of the House provided more drama and entertainment value than is generally found on Friday night television.… Read More »After the Hazing of Kevin McCarthy
As this is written on Thursday, the disgraceful spectacle in Washington has no end in sight. Neither Kevin McCarthy, nor the Toxic Twenty who oppose… Read More »The Humiliation of Kevin McCarthy, the Republican Party and the United States
By all accounts, the House of Representatives in the next Congress promises tobe a real mess. Republicans will control the House by a razor thin… Read More »To Solve the Mess in the House
In Blog No. 219, I observed that “Other presidents have criticized judicial decisions they disagreed with, but previous presidents have not singled out individual courts… Read More »Blog No. 219 Updates. Criticism of Judges, Trump’s Tantrum and the Deutsche Bank Subpoena
We found watching the Republican debate to be, on the whole, a dispiriting experience. Part of the problem lay again with the format and the approach of the “moderators.” We have previously observed that such events are not debates in the usual sense of the word, but are more similar to a joint press conference. The moderators seem intent not so much on moderating, or exploring issues, as attempting to embarrass the candidates or provoke hostility among them.
Read More »Special Bulletin. The GOP Debate and Paul Ryan’s Debut as Speaker
Facing determined opposition from the Freedom Caucus (or, as we prefer, the Oozlum Caucus), Kevin McCarthy suddenly withdrew from the contest to replace John Boehner. Because there is no obvious candidate who could command the support of the Freedom Caucus and more mainstream Republicans, House Republicans have been left in a state of chaos.Read More »Special Bulletin. McCarthy Withdraws: GOP Debacle or Opportunity?