Month: July 2013

Let’s go into the time machine back to June 2008: Congress passed a $300 billion farm bill over President Bush’s veto for a second time Wednesday, a step made necessary by a clerical error when the original bill...

Personally, I am glad that Congress cannot agree on a policy to arm the rebels in Syria. Adam Schiff is exactly right: “There are a great many of us who applauded the president’s caution about not being dragged into this...

I remain baffled by the Republicans’ obsession with the length of bills produced by Congress. Jeff Sessions continues the tradition while discussing the Senate’s immigration reform bill. In their zeal to rush this...

I hope the DC city council sticks to their guns and tells Wal-Mart to be sure to let door hit them in the ass on the way out. Sure, it will cost the District jobs if Wal-Mart cancels its plans to open three outlets, but that...

. Qatar Losing Mideast Ground to Saudi Diplomacy, Say Experts (Naharnet/France24) – The wealthy Gulf state had transformed itself into a key regional player but began to retreat as heavyweight Saudi Arabia re-entered the...