Harry Reid
It wasn't so long ago that Harry Reid and Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association CEO, looked like a wizened, cordial couple as they celebrated the grand opening of a Las Vegas shooting range—the summer of 2009, in fact. But just a year later the NRA, despite its "B" rating of the Senate majority leader, declined to endorse him in a hard-fought race against Republican Sharron Angle. READ MORE >>
Harry Reid Reaps What He Sowed
The failure to reform the filibuster is already taking a toll
In January, at the start of the current Senate session, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reached a compromise with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on filibusters. I won’t even bother explaining how it worked because it was so obviously worthless, just as the compromise the two reached two years earlier was worthless. How do I know it was worthless? READ MORE >>
Filibuster Reform Squelched
The real deal struck about reform: There would be none.
As I predicted, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's calendar-freezing machinations to reform the filibuster turned out to be much ado about nothing. Reid and McConnell have struck a deal to eliminate filibusters on "motions to proceed," leaving intact filibusters on the actual legislation. In exchange, the minority will be guaranteed the chance to bring two amendments to the floor. READ MORE >>
The Filibuster and "The Fermata"
Today President Obama will unveil a gun-control platform that is expected to include a reinstatement of the long-expired assault weapon ban. READ MORE >>
Obama Doesn't Need an Assault Weapon Ban
Today President Obama will unveil a gun-control platform that is expected to include a reinstatement of the long-expired assault weapon ban. READ MORE >>
Are Democrats Reverting to Wimps?
What part of "You're holding all the cards" don't the Democrats understand? READ MORE >>
