F. X. Ryan

Paul Ryan Loses Dust-Up with House Chaplain

Speaker Paul Ryan has so bungled an attempt to replace the House Chaplain that he has given up on…

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Speaker Ryan Now Marking Time

Like virtually every thought he ever thunk, Paul Ryan’s plan, announced a little over a week ago not to…

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Every Man Can Win

I was surprised recently to learn about an ad put out by a group called “Farmers for Free Trade,”…

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The Case of Steve Forbes and the $1,500 iPhone

The Thursday before last (1 March) President Trump met at the White House with steel and aluminum executives representing…

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Grassley Positioned to Become President Pro Tempore of the Senate

Sen. Charles Grassley, first elected to the Senate on Reagan’s coattails in 1980, currently ranks 3rd in seniority among…

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Bring on the Russian bots!

When I was in high school, a number of jokes made the rounds (from some proximate cause which I…

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Yes, the Corruption and the Incompetence of the FBI are Interrelated

On Saturday evening, February 17th, President Trump in a tweet linked the politicization of the FBI to its failure…

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Susan Rice’s Cryptic Inauguration Day Email

On Monday, February 12th, Sen. Grassley, as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, as Chairman of…

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Grassley Closing in on Rogue D.C. Firm Fusion GPS

Last Monday, January 29th, Sen. Grassley was accused of “knowingly” endangering employees of Fusion GPS, the lobbying and…

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Best SOTU Ever!

On Tuesday night, 30 January, President Trump delivered his first State of the Union Address. The speech went over…

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