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Guest AuthorNovember 13, 2013

Somebody needs to grab Sen. Lindsey Graham by the scruff of the neck and give him a shake or two. In the ideal, it would be one of his Republican colleagues but that’s not likely, given the party’s weapon of choice — extortion. Last month the party nearly shut down the government and pushed the […]

Guest AuthorOctober 9, 2013

In May of 2010 I had the privilege of joining Maj. Gen. C.R. Davis at the Panama City Airport to welcome home WWII veterans who had participated in an Honor Flight to Washington D.C. The concept of an Honor Flight is the brainchild of Retired Air Force Capt. Earl Morse. He wanted to honor veterans […]

Guest AuthorOctober 7, 2013

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A critical deadline approaches in Washington. The American people expect Congress and the White House to listen to their concerns, acting decisively and crafting a solution that represents their values. Instead, as the clock runs out of time, some D.C. politicians focus more on scoring political points […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 29, 2013

Dysfunction and paralyzing political gamesmanship from Congress has sadly become America’s new normal. Washington has never been more disconnected from the real lives of everyday Americans. Members of Congress far too often forget that we send them to the Capitol, not to fight ideological wars or score political points, but to solve the real problems […]

Tag: government shutdown

Doug Clifton: Lindsey Graham needs to stop playing the crazy card

Jeff Kottkamp: Despite shutdown, veterans should have access to memorials

Steve Southerland: Let’s skip making political points and try talking

Gwen Graham: Paralyzing political gamesmanship from Congress has become the new normal