Showing posts with label John Boehner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Boehner. Show all posts
Sunday, October 29, 2017

Boehner

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At Politico , Tim Alberta profiles former House Speaker John Boehner: The funding of pet projects in lawmakers’ districts helped leadershi...
Sunday, October 25, 2015

Waning WASP Male Power

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Catholic Paul Ryan is likely to succeed Catholic John Boehner as speaker of the House.. Accordingly, what Alan Greenblatt wrote at NPR thre...
Sunday, September 27, 2015

Boehner and the Limits of Power

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Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) writes at The New York Times about the conservative discontent that led to the resignation...
Monday, February 2, 2015

The Netanyahu Visit and the Constitution

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Without consulting the president, House Speaker John Boehner invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress.  At T...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Compromise and the Constitution

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One reason why the government has shut down is that a number of hard-liners in the House oppose compromise .  At National Affairs , Jonatha...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Party Whipping Is Not Like "House of Cards"

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House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has a much tougher time than his Netflix counterpart Frank Underwood (D-SC).   The Washington Pos...
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Boehner, Health Care, and Congressional Coverage

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A Politico report suggests that Speaker John Boehner is involved in talks to exempt lawmakers and staff from the insurance exchanges in th...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

A Critical View of State of the Union Speeches

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George Will deplores the practice of delivering the State of the Union as a speech instead of a written message: When the Founding ge...
Thursday, December 13, 2012

Party Discipline in the House (Warning: Strong Language!)

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Party discipline in Congress may involve punishments.  They happen rarely, but they do happen, Jonathan Allen reports at Politico  ( WARN...
Saturday, August 11, 2012

History and the Ryan Choice

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Mitt Romney has chosen Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)  as his running mate.  This choice is historically significant in at least three respects. 1...
Friday, March 9, 2012

John Boehner on Leadership and the House

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Our chapter on Congress examines the role of leadership and the character of the institution's membership. In an interview with Peggy No...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

GOP Rapid Response

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Political figures are embracing social media , not just in campaigns , but in day-to-day politics between elections. Jennifer Steinhauer wri...
Thursday, September 1, 2011

The Schedule Debate

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James Madison rules America : the separation of powers limits what a president can do. That's the lesson from yesterday's scuffle o...
Sunday, July 31, 2011

Young John Boehner and the Balanced Budget Amendment

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The current debate on the debt ceiling has drawn attention to a proposed constitutional amendment to balance the budget. The idea has been ...
Thursday, July 28, 2011

The Speaker and the Debt

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Edmund Burke wrote : "In all bodies, those who will lead, must also, in a considerable degree, follow." House Speaker John Boehn...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Boehner, Obama, and War Powers

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The speaker of the House has delivered a warning to the president (links added): Washington (Jun 14) House Speaker Jo...
Friday, July 23, 2010

Deliberation in the White House and Capitol Hill

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AP reports: President Barack Obama has ordered a more patient, deliberative style of governance from his aides and Cabinet members in the ...