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This is Scary

FF Washington Insider wrote on July 28th, 2011 at 2:04 pm

Early this morning, I had breakfast with a member of Congress—a person I like, respect, have donated to in the past, will donate to in the future, and know isn’t crazy. This man shares at least 90 percent of my views. He’s not a Tea Party Caucus member but is a stalwart in the conservative   more

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Obama Condemns Syria Crackdown

FF Washington Insider wrote on April 9th, 2011 at 6:14 am

Politico reports:
With less than five hours to go before a possible government shutdown, President Obama released a statement on Friday condemning the ongoing violence in Syria.
Urging the country’s authorities and protesters to refrain from using violence, Obama called for an end to “arbitrary arrests, detention, and torture of prisoners,” and demanded that “the free flow   more

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House Dems Double Down

FF Washington Insider wrote on December 10th, 2010 at 11:37 am

Democrats have responded to their midterm blowout by re-embracing Pelosi, insulting the public and labeling Obama a sellout. What are they thinking?  more

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Newt Gets Religion

FF Washington Insider wrote on December 1st, 2010 at 11:05 pm

Has Gingrich turned into Alan Keyes? On Wednesday, he claimed the mention of God in the Declaration of Independence as the source of “American exceptionalism.”  more

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Will Obama Own the Gulf Oil Spill?

FF Washington Insider wrote on May 3rd, 2010 at 12:58 am

Whether the Gulf of Mexico oil spill crisis becomes a defining moment for the Obama administration will depend on the president’s subsequent actions and the scope, scale, and persistence of the cleanup.  more

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Dems: GOP Defectors Not Welcome

FF Washington Insider wrote on March 10th, 2010 at 5:40 am

The GOP handling of party-switching Representative Parker Griffith was a sharp contrast with the Democrats’ treatment of Sen. Arlen Specter.   more

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Playing State of the Union Bingo

FF Washington Insider wrote on January 27th, 2010 at 11:33 am

Here are a list of words and phrases that are likely to appear in tonight’s speech. Arrange them 5×5 in a standard bingo format and play along at home to make the speech go faster. Usually, everyone’s a winner.  more

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Health Bill Rests on Stupak

FF Washington Insider wrote on December 23rd, 2009 at 11:23 am

In a recent interview, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) accused the White House and Democrats of pressuring him to not speak out about the abortion language in the Senate health care bill.  more

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No Smoke and Mirrors, Just Live TV

FF Washington Insider wrote on November 19th, 2009 at 2:53 pm

Earlier this week, critics jumped on Fox News for airing older footage of Sarah Palin at a 2008 campaign rally during a report about her current book tour. For anyone familiar with live television, this could have happened quite easily by mistake.   more

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Real Money, Pretend Jobs

FF Washington Insider wrote on November 18th, 2009 at 3:26 pm

A press release has come our way from the office of Senator Foghorn Leghorn of Texas…   more

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How Republicans Win in Westchester

FF Washington Insider wrote on November 9th, 2009 at 4:26 pm

In Westchester County, New York, Republican candidate John Cronin rode to a big win by presenting himself as moderate, focusing on the issues and addressing issues the GOP often ignores.  more

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An Early Dose of Obamacare

FF Washington Insider wrote on October 27th, 2009 at 11:52 am

The mishandling of the swine flu national emergency — the long lines and shortages of the vaccine — is a taste of how things will be when the federal government is in charge of healthcare.  more

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Who Gets the Prize Money?

FF Washington Insider wrote on October 9th, 2009 at 9:31 am

The Nobel Committee has created a pretty little problem for White House counsel Greg Craig this morning. The value of the gift is $1.4 million, and technically, it’s a “Foreign Official Gift.”  more

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What if Obama Knew Chicago Would Lose?

FF Washington Insider wrote on October 3rd, 2009 at 2:55 pm

Insider loves a good conspiracy theory as much as anyone else, so here’s one: What if the White House actually knew beforehand that Chicago was going to lose its Olympic bid?  more

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Did Axelrod’s PhRMA Work Violate White House Lobby Ban?

FF Washington Insider wrote on August 19th, 2009 at 11:12 am

Today’s Politico reports that a coalition of groups supporting President Obama’s health reforms have hired the former firm of Obama adviser David Axelrod.  more

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Leahy’s Prefab Sotomayor Talking Points

FF Washington Insider wrote on July 14th, 2009 at 3:47 pm

A Huffington Post piece on the Sotomayor hearings, reports that: “As [Senator Leahy] spoke, a Democratic operative passed on some observations and talking points that are being pushed around in Sotomayor’s defense.” Does anyone believe for a minute that those talking points were not written before the hearings began today?  more

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The Next Judicial Fight

FF Washington Insider wrote on July 10th, 2009 at 8:58 am

The shocking news that Chief Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Karen Williams of South Carolina has retired effective immediately means that the balance of judges appointed by Republicans and Democrats on the Circuit will change even more dramatically and quickly than had been expected.  more

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Dems Protect Their Own on Countrywide

FF Washington Insider wrote on June 16th, 2009 at 6:31 am

According to this story in The Hill today, Democrat Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) refused to join ranking Republican Darrell Issa (R-CA) in seeking documents related to the “Friends of Angelo” program.  Makes one wonder what Chairman Towns’ reaction might be if it were two Republican senators who received sweetheart mortgage deals from Countrywide instead of   more

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Bill Ayers

FF Washington Insider wrote on May 27th, 2009 at 7:19 am

I guess he was admissible after all.  more

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Today In Albuquerque

FF Washington Insider wrote on May 14th, 2009 at 6:16 am

Will Governor Bill Richardson (the former designee for Commerce Secretary) attend the town hall with President Obama?  If so, how close together will the two men stand?   more

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