Dad, in retrospect, ten years later
(April 28) I have written several times in the past about the political volunteer work of my father, Haywood H. Hillyer III, a onetime Republican national committeeman who died 10 years […]
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Senators wisely push back against Trump’s abuse of IGs
(April 28) Republican senators who press President Trump to stop undermining agency inspectors general are absolutely right. Inspectors general are a crucial means for Congress and the president alike to provide […]
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Alabama Gov. Ivey strikes good balance in partial re-opening
(April 28) Cautiously aggressive reopening. That’s probably the best way to describe the plan Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Tuesday for the state’s next moves in response to the coronavirus […]
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Pence’s staff looks petty in punishing reporter
(May 1) Vice President Mike Pence’s staff ought to drop its absurd plans to penalize a reporter for revealing that Pence’s staff knew masks were expected for all visitors to the […]
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Justice Kavanaugh’s bad week
Justice Brett Kavanaugh penned two opinions last week which conservatives of a certain stripe had reason to resent. For the first, from April 23, just follow the following link: Kavanaugh […]
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Congress should work — and not by remote
Two pieces… the first, an official editorial of The Washington Examiner, and the second a column by Quin. Follow the links embedded in the headlines. Congress should return to work, […]
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John Treen, controversial Republican stalwart, RIP
(April 22) The life of John Treen, who died last week of the coronavirus at age 94, is an example of how even fair and accurate headlines can nonetheless fail […]
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Why Trump should pull an LBJ
(April 23) It’s time for President Trump to imitate Lyndon Baines Johnson and stun the world by announcing he won’t run for reelection. President Johnson made his famous announcement on […]
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Virus lessons: ‘Andromeda,’ and the happy medium
Pandemic response should avoid both extremes (April 9): Consider this a shoutout of empathy for all of you desperate for a “happy medium” in response to the coronavirus. On one […]
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Good news — and good memories, for kicks
When the late kicker Tom Dempsey caused a buzz (April 6): It’s difficult to overstate the importance of former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, who died April 4 of the coronavirus, […]
