You can’t have a situation in which companies proceed on a permanent basis relying only on cash from the government. less than 1 minute read
The reality of split government puts a premium on creativity within the administration. President Obama needs to put the right people in charge of the agencies and then have them push the bounds of administrative power to change policy through those agencies. President Obama has a pretty good track record of this. less than 1 minute read
Health care reform, the marquee legislative accomplishment of the Obama administration’s first term, was passed before we entered the world of divided government. less than 1 minute read
We are all used to paying a sales tax when we buy things - almost 9 percent here in New York City. The application of this concept to the financial sector could solve our need for revenue, bring some sanity back into the financial sector, and give us a way to raise the revenue we need to run the government in a fiscally responsible way. less than 1 minute read
I have long said there are three distinct groups under the GOP’s tent: theological warriors, who want to impose their social views on the rest of society Tea Party zealots, who say with a straight face that they want the government to get out of their Medicare and remnants of the pro-business moderates. less than 1 minute read
For me, journalism has been more a matter of projecting a particular approach to covering policies, to covering issues. It was a continuation of what I tried to do in government. less than 1 minute read
My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all. less than 1 minute read
I love and always have loved policy issues and trying to have an impact on the issues that are out there. I cherish my years in government. I have loved my participation at CNN, at Current writing teaching. Where I will go next, I will have to sort out. less than 1 minute read
