WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Nuclear Option the filibuster By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The time for the Nuclear Option has arrived. This is the term used to describe the ability of the Senate’s majority to change the rule that allows 41 senators to thwart […]
The sin tax sin
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 The sin tax sin By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The sin tax sin is that in only works if people sin. Now, smoking, drinking, and gambling may not be sins in the biblical sense, but they fall under the sin […]
McConnell and the small tent GOP
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 McConnell and the small tent GOP By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The country faces an array of challenges that can only be addressed through bipartisan compromise. President Obama is doing his part, offering highly controversial budget proposals that would rein […]
G.W. a better painter than a president
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 G.W. a better painter than a president By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The faithful will flock to Dallas later this month for the official opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center located on the grounds of Southern Methodist University, first lady Laura Bush’s alma […]
North Korea’s dangerous bluff
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 North Korea’s dangerous bluff By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The White House early this week downplayed the threats emanating from North Korea, urging reporters to watch what the regime is doing, not what its leaders are saying. But by midweek, […]
People and president vs. the gun lobby
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 People and president vs. the gun lobby By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Running for office several times during the decade he served as governor of Vermont, Howard Dean had the endorsement of the National Rifle Association. Some people find that […]
Czar Putin and his Cypriot pawns
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Czar Putin and his Cypriot pawns By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The question on the table now is what will Russian President Putin do next in the ongoing Cyprus financial crisis. He rebuffed a delegation seeking a bailout for the […]
Same sex marriage and the GOP
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 […]
Why Cyprus matters
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 […]
Faux intellect Ryan
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 […]