Filibuster ensures healthy legislature
The rules of the United States Senate have received quite a bit of press coverage over the last year as our current political climate has set the stage for a wonderful set of lessons in American government.
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The rules of the United States Senate have received quite a bit of press coverage over the last year as our current political climate has set the stage for a wonderful set of lessons in American government.
It’s easy to be cynical these days. Corruption and scandal; gridlock and bickering. No one would blame you for losing faith in our leaders. But for the optimist within you, there is still plenty to believe in and you will find it in some very surprising places.
Eight minutes and 23 seconds was all it took for Senator Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) to call it a career. Bayh announced last week that for the first time in 25 years, his employer will not be the people of Indiana, come January. This columnist, despite some ideological differences, will be sad to see him go.
Some experts believe a civilian trial for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed in New York City would end up costing close to $1 billion. Others say it would make the city a target for future terrorist attacks. At the very least, most believe it would be a major inconvenience.
Two years ago, during the Democratic primary, then-candidate Barack Obama borrowed some words from his friend, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, in defense of his theatrical tendencies.
It’s Ted Kennedy’s seat no longer. Scott Brown walked into the Lion’s Den and defeated Martha Coakley, spoiling the Democrats’ chance at a filibuster-proof Senate on Tuesday. The Democratic Party would like you to believe that this was an isolated event, but it wasn’t. This election was a referendum on the president and the party he leads.
She’s charismatic. She’s attractive. She plays by her own set of rules and has a massive following. Will she cash that in on a serious run for the White House? Of course not.
Electoral success doesn’t always translate to executive greatness and our president is learning that first hand. He’s a year deep into his four year term and has little to show for it.
Being a student of history, I find reflecting to be an extremely useful part of the learning process. From time to time, we ought to take stock of our lives, and our society, and consider what lessons we’ve learned along the way so we can better prepare for the challenges that lie ahead.
On the first day of December, our Commander-in-Chief stood before an audience of cadets at West Point and outlined his plan to end the war in Afghanistan successfully. The plan includes sending an additional 30,000 troops to the war torn nation within six months and having the majority of combat forces conclude their efforts by July 2011.
Fewer questions will yield more impassioned answers than this one: How do you feel about abortion? When asked, a little more than half the population will support a woman’s right to choose and a little under half will be against abortion in all, or almost all, circumstances.
F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote, “There are no second acts in American lives.” But from the ashes of Manhattan and the wreckage of New Orleans, the USS New York sets sail.
“Mad Man.” Written in big white letters on the cover of the Sept. 28 edition of TIME Magazine. “The Agitator” is written in those same white letters inside. The following pages chronicle the rise of talk radio’s newest titan, Glenn Beck.
Since the passage of the Bill of Rights, the United States Constitution has been amended just 17 times. The process is intentionally cumbersome and difficult. The process is designed to ensure all amendments are necessary and popular enough to have a place in our sacred American text.
President Obama said something very interesting when he spoke before Congress Wednesday night. The president echoed something this columnist, and many others outside of the beltway have said many times over the last few months. He said we agree on about 80 percent of what appears in the healthcare bill.