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Mike Littwin

   

Littwin: Cannibalism in the GOP

Looking back on the latest Republican disaster, the surprising thing is not that Kevin McCarthy had fallen on his sword -- I mean, this...

Littwin: How many shootings will it take for us to stop gun violence?

There is much to be said in the aftermath of yet another mass shooting, of yet another mass school killing, of yet 10 more...

Littwin: Now that Tim Neville’s running for Senate, how could George Brauchler say no?

So, now the action finally begins. Tim Neville is in, sending shudders throughout the GOP establishment. George Brauchler will presumably be next, and, after...

Littwin: Goodbye Boehner, hello anarchy in the GOP

Some things in Washington are utterly transparent. And so it is with the House coup that forced John Boehner to retire as speaker. It...

Littwin: The Bernie Sanders pope praises and rebukes Congress

Maybe the most telling moment of Pope Francis's address to Congress came when he finally got to abortion. This would be, at last, the...

Littwin: Scott Walker couldn’t keep up with the bigots

The big story from the GOP presidential trail is that Scott Walker, the once-highly-touted candidate whose poll numbers are now hovering just above zero,...

Littwin: Carly Fiorina won – so what happens to the Donald and the Carson?

By now everyone must know that Carly Fiorina won the marathon debate. By my unofficial pundit scorecard, it seems to be unanimous. But picking the...

Littwin: Trump towers but stumbles; Fiorina wins GOP debate

We learned many things from the GOP marathon debate, starting with the not-so-startling fact that three hours is a lot of hours as these...

Littwin: Gazing into political futures after Iran nuclear deal vote

If we've learned anything in the Summer of the Donald, it's that political predictions are for losers, but here goes anyway: The Iran nuclear deal...

Littwin: Bennet votes for Iran deal after slogging toward a lose-lose decision

Update – September 4, 2015, 10:02 I've always thought it was a matter of time -- or should I say timing? -- before Michael Bennet...
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