Rich Galen
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Rich Galen
Richard A. "Rich" Galenis a columnist and Republican strategist and former press-secretary to Vice President Dan Quayle and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich...
democracy firsts election
Democracy is messy. It is messy whether you've been doing it since 1789 or whether you're going to do it for the first time in 2005. The trouble with Democracy is, you hold elections. The trouble with dictatorships is...you don't.
white house would-be
I would be surprised to see the White House scaling back on anything. That would be an admission they are operating from a position of weakness.
smell blood water
You dont have to be a political genius to sniff the smell of blood in the water.