Writing coach, writer, editor. I covered Congress and the White House for the Washington Post and the AP.
Washington, DC
Joined February 2009
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Name the DC football team the Grays. It honors a great ball club, looks good with maroon, pithy for headlines. photos.com/featured/portrait…
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It will do only one thing: help Trump defeat Biden. Shameful.
Hi @NoLabelsOrg. I know you've now stipulated that your candidate wouldn't be "in it to win it." But still, isn't coming in FIFTH behind RFK, Jr. and Cornel West a signal that maybe you should take a pass on this thing?
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The article gives No Labels too much credit. They know exactly what they’re doing. They’re in it for the money and attention, and they know it could help elect Trump and wreck our democracy. It’s stunning.
Any candidate thinking of joining the @NoLabelsOrg ticket is destined to lose the election and serve as a dangerous spoiler. Even NL admits it now, saying: “This organization is not in it to win it.”
Not the greatest pitch to prospective candidates!🧵
theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
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They all know better. They’re in it for the money and attention, and they’re willing to let Trump destroy our democracy .
Why - WHY??? - do these third-party groups think forcing a contingent election would lead to anything other than hellish chaos and Trump as president? politico.com/news/2023/12/22…
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Hillary Clinton, the can’t-miss candidate, lost to Trump. Biden beat Trump. So he’s a lousy candidate?
Worries about his age and decline, while legitimate, aren’t as concerning to me as the objective fact that Biden is not a great presidential candidate. Never has been, even in 2020.
Dem elites put us a step closer to a dangerous Trump presidency by demanding a coronation
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Who could imagine that crippling the tax-collecting agency would result in less revenue and bigger deficits? I mean, NO one saw that coming! thehill.com/homenews/house/4…
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Every article about House Speaker chaos should note that by tradition, Dems never vote for a GOP nominee and vice versa. It's absurd to let Republicans blame Dems. bbc.com/news/world-us-canada…
As interest grows in Rep. Patrick McHenry, here's my profile from earlier this year. (You can skip the Virginia Foxx part if you like). theassemblync.com/politics/v…
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Here's one explanation: thehill.com/opinion/campaign…
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What we're getting wrong about opinion polls: In short, people are furious about darn near everything, and it's skewing polls on Biden, others. From The Hill: thehill.com/opinion/campaign…
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Yes. Anyone claiming Never-Trumper Larry Hogan would pull votes from Trump is blowing nonsense. My explanation in the Balt Sun: baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-…
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I truly believe the US govt cannot compel me to pay income taxes. A lawyer (a kook, but an atty) says I'm right. Thus the govt cannot prosecute me for refusing to pay taxes.
One of the many problems with this counterfactual is that Trumps team did not genuinely believe their claims as meticulously detailed by the 1/6 committee, Smith, Dominion lawsuit etc.
Like asking what if Madoff genuinely believed the returns from his pyramid scheme were real
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My piece, in the Baltimore Sun, on why No Labels & Larry Hogan should drop the 3rd-party push that could help elect Trump next year: baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-…
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Curious to see Republicans pour millions into Iowa caucus. Last 3 winners were Huckabee, Santorum and Cruz, great presidents all. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Our ancestors died in a war so we wouldn't have to live under the British monarchy. C'mon, people. nytimes.com/2023/03/27/world…
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Way cool
In honor of 16 seed Farleigh Dickinson beating Purdue, here’s my dad, a @FDUWhatsNew Knight forward 60 years ago shooting a sky hook. Way to go FDU!!!
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