Up in flames

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I was planning to write a rapid response piece to all the snarky, ill-willed and unfounded political comments that were supposed to be made at last night’s 82nd Academy Awards. The problem: There was absolutely zero fuel for the fodder. Continue Reading

What Americans thought about Obama’s speech

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Rather than listening to pundits, my laptop and I traveled out of the District to the home of a dear friend in Falls Church, Virginia. I listened to zero commentary. Just soaked in e-mails and texts from self-professed Democrats, independents and Republicans. Here’s what I and they thought. Continue Reading

Saying goodbye to ‘one of those years’

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Yes, for many, 2009 was just one of those years — and, then, there was the atrocious economy to compound it. Or perhaps it’s the other way around. Maybe it was the atrocious economy of 2009 that aggravated everything else into a difficult and complicated mess-of-a-year. Either way, it was rough. Continue Reading

Step down, Governor Sanford

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For the sake of good policy — and let’s just forget about “for the sake of the party” nonsense for the moment — I wish Sanford would break his promise, lose the ego, ditch the “Forgiveness Tour” and step down. Continue Reading

For the GOP, education needs to be a top priority

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By Sarah Lenti So, let’s start with the assumption that the Republican Party actually wants to take on the responsibility of being the majority party (again). And I mean what I am writing here — the party is going to have to want, really want, to legislate, even if it means making hard choices and, god-forbid, leaning across the aisle from time to time. If the Republican Party is serious about rebuilding an effective majority over time, then education needs to be one of the top tier priorities. Why, you ask? Simple. Continue Reading

Putting the ‘Grand’ back in ‘Grand Old Party’

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Meet this site’s newest columnist. She plans to write a weekly column about a timely topic: redefining the Republican Party. By Sarah Lenti When Heath and I discussed the possibility of me blogging on his site, I knew immediately what I wanted to kibitz about — redefining the Republican Party. No, the subject matter is hardly original. And, yes, it is actually probably a bit predictable for someone who has worked on several Republican presidential campaigns and then worked in a policy position for four-plus years. Continue Reading