April 23, 2008
Mills on the Hill: Ma and Pa Clinton Pick the Lock (Jim Mills)
Bonnie and Clyde have nothing on Bill and Hillary. Facing insurmountable odds in catching Barack Obama in either the pledged-delegate count or even in popular votes cast, if Gang Moll Clinton succeeds in cracking this near-uncrackable safe in full view of about 250 million eyewitnesses, she certainly has the Keystone State to thank for handing her the keys to the getaway car.
And if there was any doubt about her gratefulness for the role played by her latest, willing accomplices, Clinton's comments at her Tuesday-night victory celebration could have just as easily been uttered while counting all the loot and drinking bottles of Yuengling back at her gang's secret hideaway in the Poconos.
"Thank you so much. Thank you all. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Oh, thank you." > Read More
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What's This April 18, 2008
Mills on the Hill: Mitt Romney's Top Ten (Jim Mills)
It's that special time of the year here in the nation's capital. The cherry blossoms have bloomed. Our baseball team has cranked out its annual allotment of 150,000 "Wait Till Next Year" T-shirts. And the reporters and politicians are breaking bread as they temporarily cohabitate at any one of 136 annual black-tie dinners honoring the press, the First Amendment, and the 21st Amendment, for that matter …
The Gridiron. The Alfalfa National Press Foundation. White House Correspondents. Insect World. All God's children have a dinner this time of year and if you ARE someone, or HOPE TO enter into at least the outer fringe of someoneness, you must attend at least one of these dinners sooner or later … > Read More
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What's This April 8, 2008
Hillary the Interrogator (Jim Mills)
Not a bad question today by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as she pressed Iraq commander Gen. David Petraeus on the ongoing efforts in Iraq:
“What conditions would have to exist for you to recommend to the president that the current strategy is not working?”
So good a question, in fact, I was wondering if maybe it wasn't one she had been mulling over for the past several weeks as she has been pressing the flesh from Pennsylvania to North Carolina.
Such a spot-on inquiry that perhaps Clinton campaign manager Maggie Williams has been refining it for the last several days. > Read More
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What's This April 3, 2008
Despicable Acts: Al Wynn's Troubling Exit Strategy (Jim Mills)
The incredible Albert Wynn saga keeps getting worse and worse. I refer, of course, to the Maryland Democrat’s despicable decision to leave the House in the middle of the session simply because he got his feelings hurt after losing his primary race to up-and-comer Donna Edwards.
For some more background, and because every Washington reporter worth his or her salt these days must have a serious Self Promotion Gear (SPG), I refer you to a column I wrote Tuesday for The Hill’s print edition, entitled “Good riddance, Mr. Wynn.”
That shameless self-promotion aside, I must tell you that Wynn wants the early out in June simply because he is selfish and wants to get with the big-bucks K Street plan early. In short: Start the clock ticking on the one-year member ban on lobbying his colleagues. > Read More
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What's This April 1, 2008
Primary Blues (Jim Mills)
With a full three weeks still to go before the next presidential primary election in Pennsylvania, MSNBC is getting so desperate to fill airtime they are thinking of reprising their award-winning feature on “Primary Night Fashion Tips.”
No fooling. There’s such a dearth of political programming right now that there’s even a rumor going around that David Shuster and Chelsea Clinton might co-host a new primetime show called “Pimping the Candidates.”
Fox is reported to be negotiating with Obama pastor Jeremiah Wright to become the new co-host for Sean Hannity, and CNN wants to host a presidential debate with one of the Geico cavemen asking all the questions. The only obstacle at this point seems to be the gecko’s agent complaining about his client being relegated to audience microphone duty.
XM Radio’s commitment to 24/7 coverage on POTUS ’08 is also being severely challenged. If I just heard them right, this weekend they have a six-part series on “The Wit and Wisdom of the Franklin Pierce Administration.” > Read More
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What's This March 13, 2008
Pelosi Admits to Breaking House Rules — Sorta (Jim Mills)
Well, she didn't come right out and say it, but she came pretty darn close. But, in the spirit of March Madness, I will let you make the call.
During a news conference in the Capitol this morning, I had the opportunity to ask House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) about that little matter from the other night when the Democrats broke their own ethics rules on a procedural vote so they could clear the path and pass … er … another ethics bill. Got that? Can't make this stuff up, folks.
Maybe I should start at the beginning.
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What's This March 12, 2008
The Great Abdication: The House Outsources Itself Via Creation of New Ethics Office (Jim Mills)
When Members of Congress depart for their spring vacation, they ought to grab whatever they think they might need for the rest of the year and just stay away — permanently.
With Tuesday night's passage of a bill that creates an outside Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), the House has not only abdicated its responsibilities, but has gone one step further and outsourced its own self-policing duties in violation of the Constitution.
Done in plain view for all to see, the irresponsible decision to create an outside panel kills two weeping eagles with one shotgun blast.
It allows Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to appear as if she has kept her campaign promise to "drain the swamp" and fix the "broken" ethics process, and it helps the Democrats further cozy up to most of the "good-government" groups that have been pushing the idea for years. > Read More
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What's This February 27, 2008
Tribute to William F. Buckley (Jim Mills)
For years I have had a keen love and affection for the word "anthropomorphism.” I don't know precisely what it means, but I always have it loaded and ready in case the cocktail party conversation lags.
Throw "anthropomorphism" into a conversation about presidential politics, FISA legislation, or even the Washington Redskins and one of two things will soon happen: either those who, hitherto, haven't been paying too much attention to you will immediately tilt their head in your direction and try to tap into this obviously deep vein of vocabularic talent — or — your fellow conversationalists will instantly announce that they need to scoot because they just remembered that the babysitter called to announce that she had suddenly decided to hop a red-eye flight to New Delhi in order to study at the feet of the Grand Master of "Hot Yoga.” > Read More
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What's This February 19, 2008
A Few Good Plagiarized Lines (Jim Mills)
If you are a film buff and have been following the steroid hearings on Capitol Hill, I guarantee you are going to get a kick out of the following exchange.
The only problem: This was passed along by the friend of a friend, and its author is unknown to me or the person who sent it to me.
So please, in the spirit of full disclosure and ever mindful of the current "plagiarism" flap being played out between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, let's solve this Internet mystery and give credit where credit is due.
Until then, it is just too good not to share. And, to the purist film buffs, please don't beat me up over the one small edit I made. This is a family blog. Enjoy. > Read More
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What's This February 15, 2008
The 'Straight-Face' Thesis (Jim Mills)
Sometimes I think the key to survival in Washington is to be able to keep a straight face.
Case in point: Last week I'm having an evening glass of lemonade (this is my first post, so I'm not sure you get full disclosure until we get to know each other better) and over to the alleged bar-like structure comes Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) to order … er … a few of his own glasses of lemonade.
Looking to make some small talk while his drinks were being prepared, I said, "Senator, I understand you guys just voted to increase the economic stimulus package."
And this is where my "straight-face" thesis kicks in. > Read More
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