Twenty years ago, Republicans futilely tried to stave off a midterm defeat by vilifying House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. Today, Hakeem Jeffries is a less inviting target. Enter Hasan Piker.
Nancy Pelosi
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On Capitol Hill, a Day of Celebration and Gnawing Memories
The biennial swearing-in day for members of Congress and the quadrennial count of presidential electors went off as smoothly as a Tesla, but no one could forget four years ago.
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California’s Stifled Voice on Foreign Policy
There are no Californians on the Senate Intelligence, Armed Services, and Foreign Relations Committees. Why that’s bad for all Americans.
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Could Biden Decide Not to Run?
What Nancy Pelosi, Jim Clyburn, George Mitchell, and others should say to him.
Posted inSeptember/October 2023
Nancy Pelosi’s Big Stick
An insider account of the Californian’s first four years as House speaker reveals how she prodded Washington’s more timid male leaders to do big things.
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Actually, San Francisco Isn’t That Liberal and Never Was
It’s got a reputation for being leftist but the political home to Democrats Nancy Pelosi, Diane Feinstein, Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom and Jerry Brown is much more complicated.
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To Save the Planet, Divide and Conquer
Democrats make progress on climate change when they set business lobbies against each other.
Posted inHealth Care
Why Is the Biden Administration Continuing Trump’s Veterans Privatization Scheme?
Republican rules are encouraging worse and more expensive care through Trump-era regulations. The Department of Veterans Affairs needs to change course.
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The Deeply Flawed Narrative That Joe Biden Bought
Left critics and self-hating Democrats believe that Obama was a Republican-indulging compromiser. So did Biden and his appointees, who were determined to outdo Obama using narrow Democratic control of Congress. Why they blew it.
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Hey, Democrats: Raise the Debt Limit Higher Than Anyone Can Imagine
Use reconciliation, add 100 zeros for a one-googol debt limit, and put the GOP’s brinksmanship behind us.
