On March 19, I testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation on the proposed legislation H.R. 1126, the “Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Completion Act,” which calls for a new design for the Eisenhower Memorial.
Category Archives: Archive
The Most Important Foreign Policy “Secret” of All
Earlier this week North Korea threatened to break the 1953 ceasefire with South Korea, citing the probability of new international sanctions and U.S.-South Korean military exercises scheduled for later this month and next.
The Road Ahead
The sun rises slowly in southern Pennsylvania, ushering in a day full of promise and potential.
Only in Washington
Earlier this month I arrived in Santa Monica to participate in a Milken Institute Forum with Evan Thomas, former Newsweek columnist and political biographer.
My Interview with Andrea Mitchell on the NRA’s Ad
Last week, I was asked to appear on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss my concerns with an NRA web video that compares school security to the protection requirements of the president’s daughters.
Reflections on the President’s Inaugural Address
During the Reagan years, one of my politically attuned daughters always refused to voice her opinion on the president’s speeches until she’d read the full text in the newspaper the next day.
A Personal Perspective on the NRA’s Fight with Obama
In 2008, just after Barack Obama was elected president, I gave a television interview regarding what the Obamas might expect on becoming the new first family.
Chuck Hagel: A Turning Point for the GOP
On hearing of the birth of his granddaughter, President Herbert Hoover was reputed to have said, “Thank God she doesn’t have to be confirmed by the Senate.”
On Gratitude: A Reflection on 2012
2012 brings to a close one of the most politically exhausting times I can remember.
The Vision Our Country Needs Now
When I was a young adult, people used to joke that if the political situation got any worse they would simply move to Australia.