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Is this Caligula on the Potomac?
By Quin Hillyer /
Note: What follows is the full, slightly longer original version of this published piece: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3233995/caligula-on-the-potomac/ Just two weeks after Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump already is acting in ways […]
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Scalise and Johnson should follow Livingston’s example
By Quin Hillyer /
(Nov. 17, The Advocate/Times-Picayune) As speaker and majority leader of the U.S. House, Louisiana’s Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise should take a cue from what Metairie’s Bob Livingston did beginning 30 […]
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Nominations of Gaetz and Gabbard are abominable
By Quin Hillyer /
(Nov. 14) Republican senators should immediately kneecap the nominations of former Reps. Tulsi Gabbard and especially Matt Gaetz for top spots in President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. House and Senate […]
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Trump shouldn’t be nominating House Republicans
By Quin Hillyer /
(Nov. 12) Working with an extremely thin Republican majority in the House, President-elect Donald Trump should not be appointing House Members to his administration. In doing so, he hurts his […]
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Gov. Ivey’s treatment of Bama veterans is a scandal
By Quin Hillyer /
(Nov. 9, to kick off Veterans Day weekend) MOBILE, Alabama — On this Veterans Day, Alabama is roiled by a doozy of a veterans-related controversy. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey last month invoked […]
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Two major reforms can improve the VA
By Quin Hillyer /
(Official Washington Examiner editorial, Nov. 11) Year after year, presidential administration after administration, people across the political spectrum agree that U.S. military veterans deserve better treatment. Alas, despite genuinely good […]
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Forty-three other states can make themselves important
By Quin Hillyer /
(Nov. 11) If you think it’s a problem that seven “swing” states get more attention from presidential campaigns than the other 43 states combined, don’t blame the Electoral College system. […]
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My first-ever K. Harris compliment: A decent concession
By Quin Hillyer /
(Oct. 6) Making a political concession speech is a difficult, emotionally fraught task. In Vice President Kamala Harris’ concession remarks Wednesday afternoon, she ably upheld the civic imperatives of the […]
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The importance of GOP senators
By Quin Hillyer /
(Nov. 4. Note: This ran the day before the election. The final result is 53 GOP senators, including McCormick.) No matter who wins the presidency, a significant Republican majority in […]
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Unbiased analysis: Harris has slight political edge
By Quin Hillyer /
(Written Nov. 1) Let’s cut to the chase: Vice President Kamala Harris now looks slightly more likely than not to be the next president of the United States. To be […]