A day before President Obama reveals the gun-violence-reduction proposals from VP Biden’s panel, we surmised. Atypically, Mike was more optimistic than Ryan, specifically in thinking that an assault-weapon ban was possible. Ryan noted that the House Republicans could block anything they wanted to and that they would here.
We talked about gun registration and tracking and […]

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Mostly pleased but also disappointed at this week’s (thank God, at last) fiscal deal. Yeah, yeah, we know all the pending fights — debt ceiling, demands for services cuts, sequestration, and more — in the next three months. Yet just before the Prez starts his second term, he’s showing the skill, guts, and leadership he […]

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