How we communicate and why it matters
Week 42: Lobbyists, start your engines
It's easy to find "winners" and "losers" in the House tax bill. It depends who's looking. One thing for sure, lobbyists are busy. Compared to the 1986 bipartisan tax bill, this one is slapped together. There's no vision for our nation's fiscal health, or the health...
Week 41: What Karl Rove said
On Oct. 18 Karl Rove and David Axelrod got together for a respectful, cordial conversation about politics. An audience member posted on Facebook that the most interesting part was Rove's comment that MoCs below leadership level (McConnell, Schumer, Pelosi & Ryan)...
Week 40: The bipartisan healthcare bill is all about the tweets
Lost in the circus that followed the tragic and unexplained deaths of 4 Marines in Niger: The bill to fix the ACA has 12 R co-sponsors and 12 D co-sponsors! It's a true compromise, with things like junk plans. But it's a step forward. DJT's issue is the message. He...
Week 39: Talk tough and punt
DJT signed an executive order that lets him say, "I got rid of Obamacare." His refusal to re-certify the Iran deal lets him brag on that too. As usual all he did was kick the can to Congress. And Congress is SO good at getting stuff done.GOSun. Oct. 15, 6-8p, AMOS...
Week 38: Policy, politics and passion
Millions of Americans believe more guns in more places make us safer. Maybe that's why every recent "worst mass murder in U.S. history" has led to laxer gun control laws. To change laws, we need to change minds. SUPPORT Moms Demand Action working for common sense...
Week 37: It’s getting harder to sneak stuff into bills
So far, tax reform is looking more like tax cuts for people at the top. People in the middle, about 30% of tax payers, could see tax increases. MoCs heard from voters who were paying attention to the ACA repeal bills. We know how that turned out, so far.GOTuesday,...