Status Quo Republicans Gambling With History

Washington smarties will tell you that only 15 House seats are ever truly in play every two years, thanks to gerrymandering. This is the world, comfortable and eternal, that all politicians want (even politicians in the minority, though they would like to be in the majority, prefer stasis to uncertainty). But an old friend, who Read More

Republican Leaders Say They’re Reformers!

If we are to believe the latest press releases from Capitol Hill, the leaders of Congress aren’t a bloated, self-serving clique fattened on largesse from lobbyists, but a lean, idealistic and indefatigable band of reformers.

The Speaker of the House and his ambitious colleagues can now think of nothing as important as proposals to restrict Read More

Republican Leaders Say They’re Reformers!

If we are to believe the latest press releases from Capitol Hill, the leaders of Congress aren’t a bloated, self-serving clique fattened on largesse from lobbyists, but a lean, idealistic and indefatigable band of reformers.

The Speaker of the House and his ambitious colleagues can now think of nothing as important as proposals to restrict Read More