Jon Kurka Rust
OpinionMay 9, 1995
WASHINGTON WATCH: MEDICARE BEDEVILS THE REPUBLICANSIf the first 100 days were a smashing success for congressional Republicans, the next 100 days might only be smashing -- as in smashing their heads against an unyielding wall. That's because they have pledged to balance the budget by 2002, a task made more difficul...OpinionApril 28, 1995
WASHINGTON WATCH: MESSAGES PULLED FROM THE RUBBLEIn one of the newspapers I read daily, brief descriptions of the victims in Oklahoma City are printed next to stories about the tragedy. Each day, as new bodies are pulled broken from the rubble and identified, new names are added to the list. "Rebecca Anderson, 37...OpinionApril 21, 1995
WASHINGTON WATCH: IN OKLAHOMA, WORK OF THE DAMNEDTerrorism strikes in the United States as it has never struck before. This is a time for anger. It is a time for emergency assistance. It is a time for meticulous investigation. It is a time for comforting. It is, as President Clinton has said, a time for prayer...OpinionApril 18, 1995
WASHINGTON WATCH: A GLORIOUS DAWN IN WASHINGTONWASHINGTON -- The clouds were like ribbons across the sky, edged in pink and gold, as more than 3,000 men, women and children sat quietly, excitedly on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. It was Sunday morn, and it was Easter.When the sun broke above the horizon, vo...OpinionApril 14, 1995
WASHINGTON WATCH: AS HIS PARTY SLIDES, FDR REVEREDWhen Rep. Nathan Deal of Georgia announced Monday that he was becoming a Republican, he became the third congressional Democrat to switch parties since the 1994 mid-term elections."During the last 100 days, I have observed my party at the national level simply not ...OpinionApril 11, 1995
WASHINGTON WATCH: NOW RALLY: WOMEN USING WOMENSome of the banners at Sunday's "Rally for Women's Lives": (ITAL) "Republicans Don't Need Abortions, They Eat Their Young." "Stop the Rapist Republicans." "Neuter Newt!" "Capitalism = Violence Against Women." "Contract on America Rapes American Women." "Break the R...OpinionApril 7, 1995
WASHINGTON WATCH: DON'T READ LIPS; READ THEIR VOTESGeorge Bush said "read my lips." Bill Clinton told us to trust him, "I'm a new Democrat." Bush broke his promise within two years, Clinton in less than a month. Each passed one of the largest tax increases in history. Is it any wonder then that most voters were ske...OpinionMarch 31, 1995
WASHINGTON WATCH: SHE DID IT WITH DIGNITYMy Grandma Rust passed away on Wednesday. She used to make us oats with cinnamon-butter toast and orange juice in the mornings. Never did we leave the table with food still upon our plate, because elsewhere others were in need. Whenever Grandma was on a trip, she s...OpinionMarch 28, 1995
WASHINGTON WATCH: CONTRACT SUCCESSES KEEP COMINGActivity remains fast-paced in Washington as Republicans continue to push ahead in passing major elements of their Contract With America.Last week the House of Representatives approved sweeping welfare legislation that would create block grants for state welfare pr...OpinionMarch 24, 1995
WASHINGTON WATCH: LOBBING GRENADES FROM SIDELINESTo offer some perspective on the rhetoric currently inflaming the debate over welfare reform, it is instructive to go back a few months to re-examine similar rhetoric over the treatment of congressional committee employees. To set the scene, remember: Republicans h...Advertisement
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