Author: danps

Most outgoing Presidents limit themselves to workaday concerns when they enter the twilight of their terms.  There are good reasons for this, but our current President is once again showing just how singular he is. For more...

Scott McClellan has ignited a number of different conversations, but the conventional wisdom in the capitol still will not acknowledge the uncomfortable source they all share. For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning...

Sometimes things go wrong because no one could have anticipated how events would unfold.  Sometimes they do because of severely stunted powers of anticipation. For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears.I...

The House and Senate have been unwilling to exercise one of their most important responsibilities, which suggests they may be looking at a different part of the dictionary than the rest of us. For more on pruning back executive...

This week saw a claim of how reporting is supposed to work along with an example of the same.  It should surprise no one that the latter was more impressive. For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears.This...