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Today’s debate: So much anger over so many little things

Today’s debate: So much anger over so many little things

A heated discussion showed up on Facebook this week, started to those upset over the cancelling of White House tours. The Obama administration blamed sequestration for the halting of tours. …

Romney couldn’t imagine losing. Funny, we could never imagine him as a winner

Romney couldn’t imagine losing.  Funny, we could never imagine him as a winner

Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate who lost his bid for President in 2012, says he didn’t win the election because he failed to “connect with minorities.” Hmmmm.  Didn’t know I…

The Disunited States of America: Abandon hope all who enter here

The Disunited States of America: Abandon hope all who enter here

The monumental failures who occupy both the White House and Congress came up with sequestration as a “doomsday” scenario so onerous that it would force both sides to work out…

The NRA’s con: Promoting lies and conspiracy fantasies

The NRA’s con: Promoting lies and conspiracy fantasies

Spend any amount of time talking to a gun proponent who belongs to the National Rifle Association and you will most likely discover that he or she is also an…

Here’s a gun owner and hunter who thinks assault-style weapons should be banned

Here’s a gun owner and hunter who thinks assault-style weapons should be banned

Yes, I’m a gun owner, a hunter, a user of firing ranges and a long-time supporter of the second amendment. I carry a concealed handgun legally in the Commonwealth of…

Doug Thompson cancels his return to work and returns to rehab from motorcycle accident

One week after returning to the helm of Capitol Hill Blue, the Internet’s oldest political news web site, publisher and founder Doug Thompson has returned to full-time rehab and recovery…

Want to curb crime? Let’s outlaw Congress

Want to curb crime?  Let’s outlaw Congress

As a gun owner who grew up in a family of hunters, I cannot — and will not — join the parade of whiners who think the answer to increasing…

Doug Thompson returns to Capitol Hill Blue on Feb. 4

Doug Thompson returns to Capitol Hill Blue on Feb. 4

Doug Thompson, Capitol Hill Blue’s founder, publisher and columnist, returns to the oldest political news site on the Internet on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 after a prolonged recovery and rehab…

The new Congress: False hopes, same old problems and little chance for change

The new Congress: False hopes, same old problems and little chance for change

A bunch of new faces joined Congress Thursday and leaders swore in the crop of freshly elected freshmen in the House. However, history and the odds suggest that the new…

Eric Cantor: A Republican in dire need of an ass-whipping

Eric Cantor: A Republican in dire need of an ass-whipping

It’s a good thing I no longer work on Capitol Hill, where I toiled for three different Congressmen from 1981 – 87. If I still called that location my place…