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Guest AuthorApril 6, 2014

The big question in the 2016 presidential sweepstakes is: Will Jeb run? The answer remains unknown, perhaps even to Jeb Bush and his wife Columba. It is not an easy decision. One night over dinner in Houston some dozen years ago, President George H. W. Bush told me about the soul- searching process his older […]

Guest AuthorMarch 11, 2014

Anyone watching the special election in Congressional District 13 would come away with a few takeaways from Republican David Jolly’s win over perennial Democrat loser Alex Sink. Jeb Bush is still really important in Florida. Alex Sink is a horrible candidate with another coulda, woulda, shoulda loss on her resume. Even though Obamacare is super […]

Daniel TilsonMarch 10, 2014

There were some fascinating takeaways from the just-completed 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Rand Paul won the presidential straw poll for the second year in a row, up six points from last year to win going away with 31 percent. His win is no surprise, since the CPAC crowd is thick with younger libertarian-leaning […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 9, 2014

Winston Churchill never lived in any of the four constituencies that elected him to Parliament, or in the two others where he ran and lost during his 65 years in politics. He didn’t need to. “Apparently an MP can be elected to Parliament without even living in this country, provided he has citizenship,” writes my […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 28, 2014

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the name Monica Lewinsky? A big fat Cigar? Or maybe that stained dress that Linda Tripp exposed and the FBI tested? That’s the one that concluded that President Bill Clinton was the source of the semen on the garment “to a reasonable degree of scientific […]

Daniel TilsonJanuary 23, 2014

Ready for a Hillary Clinton-Jeb Bush 2016 presidential campaign slugfest? Looks to be about a 60-40 bet these days. For quite a while now Jeb has played it close to the vest if not downright coy about his presidential prospects and plans. But recent events are conspiring to flush him out of the weeds of […]

Bob SparksJanuary 20, 2014

Judging by the furor and hyperbole over two recent events, it is safe to conclude that the 2016 campaign for the White House is unofficially on. As of this moment, polls indicate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are the front-runners for their respective parties. Guess who is the […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 16, 2014

I’m going to be upfront with you. In case you have not been religiously reading my columns for the last few years, I’m a stout, fair, common-sense political man. I’m a fiscal conservative, moderate on family values and immigration, and liberal (that dirty word) on some social issues like women’s rights, GLBT equality, etc. So […]

Martin DyckmanDecember 25, 2013

There could be no worse prospect than a convention to revise the U.S. Constitution, nor any worse news than the people promoting such a bad idea are members of what Hillary Clinton famously coined a vast right-wing conspiracy. The purported object is to pass amendments to limit federal power, term-limit Congress, require a balanced budget […]

Daniel TilsonNovember 24, 2013

Like a minor leaguer who shockingly grabs an established star’s spot in the majors, has an out-of-this-world first few seasons, then overthinks his meteoric rise and falls back down to Earth; Marco Rubio is his own worst enemy as he keeps trying to snap out of a prolonged slump. Not long after ascending to anointment […]

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John Grant: Why Jeb Bush is the best bet for Republicans in 2016

Jamie Miller: Jeb Bush came to the rescue in Congressional District 13 race

Daniel Tilson: Takeaways from CPAC 2014

Martin Dyckman: Politicians shouldn’t have to live in their districts

Steve Kurlander: Bill Clinton’s sexual past wrong issue for GOP in 2016

Daniel Tilson: Here comes Clinton vs. Bush, circa 2016

Bob Sparks: Quite a contrast between Chris Christie and Hillary Clinton

Steve Kurlander: Crossing the bridge to moderation: The GOP, and some dinosaurs, need Christie to survive Bridgegate

Martin Dyckman: Be wary of plans for a constitutional convention

Daniel Tilson: If Marco Rubio has ‘still got game,’ what is it?