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Why a lot of pundits do not understand our government
And why we do better at this than they do. Because we’re not pundits. We are voters. As one of us, I vote for a representative in the House and for two senators. Pundits who live and work in Washington, … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, democracy, elections, House of Representatives, our government, political punditry, the Senate, Washington DC unrepresented
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The Facts of Life: “Bipartisanship” in Congress
Well, not really Congress, because what follows is from Anthony Trollope’s mid-1860s Palliser novel, Can You Forgive Her? And in this viciously witty passage, he’s describing Parliament, of course. But as I read it last night, I was tugged at … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Trollope, bipartisanship in Congress, Can You Forgive Her?, Congress, Palliser novels, Parliament
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