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    Jun 17, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Just for Laughs: Bill Maher knows his audience

    The last time Bill Maher headlined at the Chicago Theatre, he had Ann Coulter along for, forgive me, balance. That, it felt, was a rivalry born in mutual expediency, a mock political debate for the 2009 Speaker Series. Just as Coulter's conservative bona fides have always been open to question — the extremes always being more lucrative for the provocateur — so was Maher's apparent antagonism toward her. More alike than either of them would have cared to admit, this odd couple surely were headed out together for a post-show drink to spend some of the suckers' cash, leaving everyone behind to scream at each other across the aisle.
    The last time Bill Maher headlined at the Chicago Theatre, he had Ann Coulter along for, forgive me, balance. That, it felt, was a rivalry born in mutual expediency, a mock political debate for the 2009 Speaker Series. Just as Coulter's conservative...

    Tags: Jon Stewart, Arts and Culture, TBS (tv network), Vince Vaughn, Seth Meyers

    2. Jun 16, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  2. Why the IRS scandal is worse than the others

    Happy Father's Day …
    Happy Father's Day … In over two decades in politics, my least favorite political type was the unabashed "hot dog," that media-seeking missile who would happily sell his grandmother for a 30-second hit on the evening news. The most dangerous...

    Tags: Easter, U.S. Congress, Father's Day, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Fox News Channel (tv network)

    3. Jun 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Republican donors, RNC push in different directions

    PARK CITY, Utah — After women, young voters and Latinos fled from the Republican Party in droves in 2012, some GOP leaders thought they had a chance to turn things around. They embarked on a "listening tour" and put out a report acknowledging that...

    Tags: Immigration, Barack Obama, Todd Akin, Illegal Immigrants, International Law

    4. May 31, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  4. Too juvenile to govern

    WASHINGTON — With budgetary tantrums in the Senate and investigative play-acting in the House, the Republican Party is proving once again that it simply cannot be taken seriously. This is a shame. I don't share the GOP's philosophy, but I do...

    Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Budgets and Budgeting, Harry Reid, Benghazi, Barack Obama

    5. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Mitt Romney still at work on his next act

    PARK CITY, Utah — Inside the ballroom of a posh resort in Deer Valley, the old Mitt Romney was back. Outlining the biggest challenges facing the country before an intimate gathering of 200 of his biggest donors, the man whose political career was...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Chris Christie, Rand Paul, Social Issues

    6. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Paul Ryan meets with Romney donors: 'Bow and arrow, or shotgun?'

    PARK CITY, Utah –One of the intents of Mitt Romney’s Park City, Utah, confab for his major presidential donors was to give them an up-close-and-personal look at the potential candidates to be the Republican party’s next presidential nominee in 2016. A way to do that was to take part in a series of sports excursions early Friday.
    PARK CITY, Utah –One of the intents of Mitt Romney’s Park City, Utah, confab for his major presidential donors was to give them an up-close-and-personal look at the potential candidates to be the Republican party’s next presidential...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Chris Christie, Rand Paul, Travel

    7. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Majority of women, blacks and Latino seniors on cusp of poverty

    A new report on the senior population found a majority of elderly women, blacks and Latinos are precariously close to poverty, according to the nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute report released Thursday.
    A new report on the senior population found a majority of elderly women, blacks and Latinos are precariously close to poverty, according to the nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute report released Thursday. The report comes as lawmakers are considering...

    Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, United States Census Bureau, Medicare, Social Issues, Poverty

    8. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Congress shows just how optional a budget can be

    <em>This post has been updated, as indicated below.</em>
    This post has been updated, as indicated below. During the last three years of President Obama's first term, Republicans (and a fair number of readers here) blasted congressional Democrats repeatedly for failing to pass a federal budget -- even in 2010,...

    Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Budgets and Budgeting, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress

    9. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  9. Making the case for food stamps

    Los Angeles Times
    To hear Republicans -- and some Democrats -- in Congress talk, you'd think food-stamp dollars just disappear into a black hole. The prevailing debate in the Senate and House versions of the farm bill, which contains funding for food stamps (the...

    Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Diabetes, Health Organizations, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    10. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Romney donors to get a first look at potential 2016 contenders

    An early morning skeet-shooting excursion with Rep. Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin. A golf game with Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. A chance to mingle over breakfast with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.  Those are just a few of the offerings available to the...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Chris Christie, Rand Paul, The Wall Street Journal

    11. May 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Medicare financial outlook improves, but problems still loom

    WASHINGTON — The federal government projected Friday that Medicare's main trust fund would not run in the red until 2026, two years later than projected last year, in part because of slower growth in healthcare costs. Prospects for the Social...

    Tags: Congressional Budget Office, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Budgets and Budgeting, Retirement, Economy, Business and Finance

    12. Jun 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Money race for 2016 already underway

    PARK CITY, Utah &mdash; The field for the 2016 presidential race has yet to take shape, but over private dinners and meetings, and at an intimate retreat this week hosted by 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, the underground money race on the Republican side has begun.
    PARK CITY, Utah — The field for the 2016 presidential race has yet to take shape, but over private dinners and meetings, and at an intimate retreat this week hosted by 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, the underground money race on the Republican side...

    Tags: Bobby Jindal, Barack Obama, Jeb Bush, Executive Branch, Travel

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