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Several months ago, an old and dear friend of ours offered my wife and I a one day pass to the Masters. Since it was an opportunity to see an event without having to cover it, we jumped at the chance. Our friend, who will remain anonymous because he is …

Any time Congress passes a massive, partisan “reform” bill – promising Americans troves of goodies while simultaneously claiming to reduce the deficit – taxpayers better drink a double dose of caution. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) should cause us to chug a big gulp of just …

During my 26 years in Congress, I served with five different House Speakers and since leaving office in 2005 have had the opportunity to closely follow a sixth – Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The new speaker, John Boehner, who takes office today is his own person and probably will be different …