Category Archives: National News

Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams visited Boston yesterday, and I was privileged to attend the event. Mr. Adams spoke to a very large crowd, and emphasized that the while the political goals of Sinn Fein have not changed the path … Continue reading →

In a move widely telegraphed President Bush has vetoed the re-authorization of SCHIP passed by Congress. While it appears that sufficient votes are at hand for an override in the Senate, the House remains just short of the necessary two … Continue reading →

A new G.O.P. effort is underway to change the method of selecting California’s electoral votes in the next presidential election. California is currently a winner take all state, with the winner of the state receiving all of California’s 55 electoral … Continue reading →

Alan Greenspan’s new book, a memoir, will be hitting the bookstores shortly but is already creating a stir. Greenspan, an 18 year Fed Chairman, has been considered to be a leader of orthodox Republican economic thinking. Yet his book takes … Continue reading →

With the testimony of General Petraeus and a prime time address by President Bush tonight the Administration has launched a political counter-attack on war critics that has forcibly moved the Democratic leadership off of their original political course of all … Continue reading →

Hillary Clinton has ignited a heavy round of criticism for comments indicating that another terrorist attack would give Republican’s a political advantage, and that she was the Democratic candidate best suited to blunt that advantage. The Washington Post reports that … Continue reading →

The Bush Administration continues to battle the Congress over the federal program to insure children. The latest escalation comes via new administrative rules promulgated by the Administration to limit participation in the program. (See my previous posts on SCHIP) The … Continue reading →

As predicted here some time ago Mitt Romney won a decisive victory in the Iowa straw poll on Saturday. Romney took some late heat for all of the spending he has done, (according to some estimates over $800 per vote) … Continue reading →