When a political party asks its voters to engage in a collective act of imagination—to "pretend" a man is on the ballot when he is not—it is no longer running a campaign; it is managing a cult.
When a man who ascended to the Speaker’s gavel by accident suddenly scrambles to freeze the laws of physics, pay attention to what he is terrified of losing.
The whole spectacle played out on a Tuesday, culminating in a 370-48 House vote. A temporary budget bill passed, keeping the federal government funded through December 11th.
The passing of Kay Granger, who died at age 83, is presented by every outlet—from apnews.com to usnews.com—as a chronicle of historic firsts: the first Republican woman from Texas…