By Robert Romano The Teamsters union executive board made big headlines with its unanimous decision this week to withhold a presidential endorsement at this time. According to Fox News’ James Rosen , the move was intended as a snub to Hillary Clinton, who came out against construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, the […]

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By Robert Romano There is no minute like the last minute. It is Sept. 30, and that means it is the last day of Fiscal Year 2015. If Congress does not act by midnight the government will be partially shut down. But not over any fight to […]

By Rick Manning As published at http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/lawmaker-news/255166-time-to-say-really-goodbye-mr-speaker On Friday, I praised Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on his decision to leave office; now, I’m going to bury him. What changed? Boehner ‘s announced intention to not go away, but instead to use his lame-duck period to “clean the barn.” Perhaps it is […]

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By Nathan Mehrens In a few instances these appointees “burrow in” meaning that they find permanent career civil servant positions. When this happens the individual may remain in the government for decades instead of serving for a short period of time. As political appointees typically […]

By Robert Romano What is a treaty? It is an agreement between foreign nations. And it must be ratified by two-thirds of senators present under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution. But, Congress also has broad power to regulate trade with foreign nations in Article I, […]

By Rick Manning What should one do when confronted by evil? Walk away, shunt your eyes to the side and pretend you never saw it? Whisper to your friends and neighbors about it in an astonished tone while never doing anything? Or be an antagonist against that […]

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By Robert Romano “It’s still different for women. It’s only a woman whose appearance would be talked about while running for president — never a man. And that’s what women understand.” That was Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina appearing on CNN’s “New Day” on Sept. 17 , referencing Donald Trump’s comments about her face in […]