We are the grownups in the room. It is time for our cooler heads to prevail. Ultimately, the grown-ups in the room will have to do their jobs The Washington Post 9/29/13 A couple of months ago I was wondering when the adults and their cooler heads would prevail and we would settle back into…
Month: May 2017
Swamp Dwellers are People Too
I’m one of those people. I’m a swamp-dwelling, fancy suit and loafer wearing, political campaign donating, political insider. I have worked for Senator Ted Kennedy, three members of the US House of Representatives, and most recently I worked in President Obama’s administration as a senior advisor to the Commissioner of the US Food and…
Another Missed Opportunity
Last week’s House vote on health care was a missed opportunity. Representatives had a chance to work together to improve parts of the Affordable Care Act that needed improving and jettison elements that were not working. Had they done that, they would have improved the lives of the American people, improved their own standing with…
Congress: Stop Telling America To Hate Congress
One cannot constantly attack an institution and expect that institution to function. If the only thing anyone hears about a place is how awful it is, and if the only thing anyone hears about those who work there is how corrupt and incompetent they are, then all anyone will believe is that the place and…