Latest articles by Bill Scher
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How Citizens United backfired on the GOP
opinion A reminder to interest groups on both sides: Be careful what you wish for
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Why conservatives can't whitewater Obama
opinion The Republican Noise Machine is falling on deaf ears
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On Syria, Obama is more like Woodrow Wilson than George W. Bush
opinion This isn't about imperialism. It's about justice.
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Why scandal politics don't work
opinion Perhaps the GOP should focus on more effective political strategies...
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Why Republicans should resist Bush nostalgia
opinion The GOP needs to admit its past mistakes, not defend them
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If Chris Christie goes down, who can Republican moderates turn to?
opinion Christie is the last chance to save the party from Rand Paul or Ted Cruz
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Obama, lame ducks, and a history of second-term stumbles
opinion If history is any guide, naysayers are very, very wrong to count Obama out a mere 100 days into his fifth year in office
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The GOP's choice: Shutdown '13 or Senate '14?
opinion Republicans can't have both
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What's behind the Rubio-Cruz alliance?
opinion The odd partnership has more to do with self-serving political angling than ideology
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John Boehner's dilemma: Tea Party uprising or Latino uprising?
opinion Eventually, the Republican Party will face one or the other
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Will John McCain save Obama's second term?
opinion Obama's 2008 rival has spent years battering the administration's agenda. But all of a sudden...
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Why I won't read This Town
opinion Mark Leibovich's skewering of Washington's narcissistic insider culture seems to miss the forest for the trees
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Hey, liberals: Stop fighting Obama on judges
opinion You're only hurting yourselves
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How Obama's immigration push could hand the House to Democrats
opinion Even if Republicans seize the Senate
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Don't fear the dynasty: Clinton vs. Bush would not doom democracy
opinion The meritocracy is alive and well in America
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No, Obama doesn't have to fire everybody in the White House
opinion This overheated advice is half-baked for a few reasons
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Virginia's gubernatorial race is a referendum on ObamaCare, and the GOP is going to lose
opinion Ken Cuccinelli is trying to make this race about ObamaCare. That's not working out so well for him.
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Why we shouldn't celebrate Mandela's militancy
opinion Bob Herbert writes that Mandela's "primary significance" was his "resolve to do whatever was necessary." He's wrong.
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Iraq was not a threat to the U.S. in 2003. Now it is.
opinion Many Americans are understandably wary about being pulled back into Iraq. But this time is different.
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Is John Kerry a better secretary of State than Hillary Clinton?
opinion On Iran, Kerry has achieved something that his predecessor never could
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Ralph Nader wants liberals to back Rand Paul. Don't do it.
opinion A left-libertarian alliance would only hurt liberal goals
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Why Obama's legacy doesn't need a grand bargain
opinion History yawns at budget deals
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How Marco Rubio blew his immigration moment
opinion And how he can still emerge a hero
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Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and the Tea Party's 2016 problem
opinion An internecine spat threatens to undercut the movement's White House ambitions
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