WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Same sex marriage and the GOP By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – It’s hard to think of any other public policy where attitudes have moved as quickly and dramatically as they have on gay marriage or of its impact on GOP […]

          WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Why Cyprus matters By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – When news broke early this week that the tiny country of Cyprus planned to tax the savings accounts held in its banks, the initial reaction was derisive laughter. It seems absurd to […]

          WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Faux intellect Ryan By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – It feels like the presidential campaign never ended with Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., back in the news and Mitt Romney on the list of speakers appearing before the annual Conservative Political Action […]

          WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Unconstitutional Coca Cola By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Sugary drinks are killing us, but is it government’s role to regulate the sale of super-sized sodas? New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says yes, citing the dramatic rise in the rates of […]

          WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Is Obama playing the GOP? By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – President Obama is courting and maneuvering Republican lawmakers whom he knows are trying to extricate themselves and their party from the Tea Party’s tentacles. He treated GOP senators to dinner […]

          WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Cold War ends with Castro and Chavez By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Most Americans have no reason to mourn the passing of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, and there is some hope that what comes next in that oil-rich country may […]

          WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Kerry’s first challenge: Syria By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Former Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., used his first trip as Secretary of State to move the dial on U.S. policy toward Syria, and it’s about time. After two years of civil […]

          WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Connecting the Sequester dots By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – If you listen to the Democrats, the impact of the looming sequester will be dire, damaging military readiness, costing tens of thousands of people their jobs, and denying preschoolers access to […]

          WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Internet war spies By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – In the midst of all this worry about cutting defense spending, President Obama signed an executive order to boost U.S. defenses against cyber hacking. It didn’t cost a penny, at least not […]

          WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Sequestration poker By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – President Obama spent much of Wednesday afternoon in interviews with local TV anchors from states where the defense industry is a major player, and where the economy will suffer if the planned sequester […]