#GOP orator Tim Scott wins race: Goodwin

#GOP orator Tim Scott wins race: Goodwin

“#GOP orator Tim Scott wins race: Goodwin” There were two big speeches in Washington last week, and one was terrific. President Biden gave the other one.  Offering the opposition party’s response to a president’s address to Congress is not easy. The trappings of the office and the House chamber are impossible to compete with when…

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#Texas special election held to replace Rep. Ronald Wright

#Texas special election held to replace Rep. Ronald Wright

“#Texas special election held to replace Rep. Ronald Wright” In Texas, even the ballots are bigger. Saturday’s special election in the state’s 6th Congressional District is a bipartisan, 23-candidate scrum — with the shadow of President Trump looming over Republicans and Democrats alike. Trump this week waded into the race to replace Republican Rep. Ron…

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#Republicans come to Tim Scott’s defense amid racist attacks

#Republicans come to Tim Scott’s defense amid racist attacks

“#Republicans come to Tim Scott’s defense amid racist attacks” Republican lawmakers are coming to the defense of Sen. Tim Scott after he faced a torrent of racist responses from some Democrats to his rebuttal to President Biden’s first address. Speaking to Fox News Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called the smears against his GOP colleague “disgusting”…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 30, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — April 30, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — April 30, 2021” The Issue: President Biden’s address to a Joint Session of Congress on April 28. In the first 10 minutes of his first address to the Congress, President Biden ramped up the flattery that politicians have used forever to stir up support (“An Utterly Failed Speech,” Editorial, April…

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#GOP not sold on Biden’s jobs plan after joint address

#GOP not sold on Biden’s jobs plan after joint address

“#GOP not sold on Biden’s jobs plan after joint address” President Biden’s first joint address to Congress was met with tepid criticism from Republican lawmakers, who were hopeful but skeptical about whether he will work across the aisle to help grow jobs and keep the economy humming.  During his speech, Biden — who went off-script…

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#Biden’s first big speech to Congress bombs on all counts

#Biden’s first big speech to Congress bombs on all counts

“#Biden’s first big speech to Congress bombs on all counts” President Biden’s speech Wednesday night failed on all counts: It didn’t sell his latest spending plan, it didn’t sell his larger agenda — and, worst of all, it didn’t sell him. Start with the utterly bizarre “mask theater.” All the politicians in the room have…

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#Joe Biden’s supersize government threatens economy

#Joe Biden’s supersize government threatens economy

“#Joe Biden’s supersize government threatens economy” About 15 minutes into Joe Biden’s first major speech as president of the United States, I e-mailed my editors at The Post and said, “I think he’s delivering it beautifully. It’s quiet and intimate and ­intense.” Forty-five minutes later, I sought to comfort myself by thinking of the comedian Mort…

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