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A former Capitol Hill colleague penned an item on her Facebook page yesterday that caught my attention because it is an issue I’ve wanted to share with you for some time. She was amazed at how few lobbyists and other advocates in this town know how to prepare an effective public policy effort or campaign. [...]
The House of Representatives immigration group seems to have an immigration bill. At least in concept. We have yet to see text.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) has only been in the Senate a short time, but he knows what it takes to do the most important thing a Senator [...]
This week’s Guest Dispatch is brought to you from the West Coast and a former candidate for Congress, John Flores. I met John many moons ago while working at the Republican National Committee. He’s good people, a great American. John ran in a very tough, Democratic-leaning Congressional seat. Twice.
While we knew it would be a [...]
Just returned from a trip to South America. I’ll post a little more about journey in a few days. For now I’ll pass along two thoughts that a senior legislative official shared with me toward the end of my stay.
Most unexpectedly he tells me that “you Americans are the luckiest people in the world.” [...]
The 2012 election cycle is barely over, the ink on the political postmortems barely dry. The pundit class, however, is talking up the 2016 presidential race, possible candidates, and snake oil solution for what ails the losing party. This is to be expected. The members of the Political Industrial Complex (pollsters, talking heads, political consultants) [...]
This week’s Guest Dispatch come from our friend down under, South Florida Attorney and conservative activist Arthur Freyre. Arthur has penned a timely piece on foreign assistance.
Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance
Arthur Freyre, Esq.
The incidents of this past Tuesday in Egypt and Libya has re-sparked the debate in this country concerning the need or [...]
