by jpitney | Aug 15, 2023 | Congress, Presidency
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Three factors contributed to this increase in censure resolutions over the last half century: the rise of the imperial presidency and the relative weakening of Congress; the frustration over the two-thirds, super-majority vote threshold...
by jpitney | May 30, 2023 | Congress, Presidency, Public Opinion
Gallup: In a Gallup poll conducted amid tense budget negotiations in Washington involving raising the federal government’s debt ceiling, President Joe Biden’s latest job approval rating of 39% is just two percentage points higher than his personal low recorded last...
by jpitney | Apr 4, 2023 | Crime, Presidency
This Week interview with Asa Hutchinson: KARL: You suggested recently that if Trump were to get indicted that he should drop out of the race. Do you believe that now that he’s been indicted, should he drop out? HUTCHINSON: Well, I do. And for a couple...
by jpitney | Feb 20, 2023 | Presidency, Reagan
In observance of Presidents’ Day and in light of the sad news about former President Carter, it is appropriate to reflect on President Reagan’s speech at the dedication of the Carter Presidential Library. They were opponents, but as this video shows, they...
by jpitney | Feb 19, 2023 | Civility, Presidency
In 2007, Jimmy Carter delivered a eulogy for his 1976 opponent, Gerald Ford: Our mutual respect, which I have described, blossomed into a valued personal friendship during our shared trip to attend the funeral of President Anwar Sadat in Egypt. We formed a personal...
by jpitney | Feb 14, 2023 | Congress, Presidency
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Washington Post columnist David Von Drehle wrote on Feb. 5 that the time has come to pull the plug on the president’s live State of the Union addresses (SOTU) before joint sessions of Congress. And that was two days before the latest...
