Commitment, of course, is a two-way street. For Republicans to fulfill their new Commitment to America, the American people have to commit to giving them control of the House of Representatives. My sense is that voters were going to do that, no matter what the House Republicans promised to do in return. In 1994, when Reps….
Author: John Feehery, opinion contributor
Feehery: Biden’s disgraceful speech is proof that only divided government can heal nation’s soul
Last week’s “Red Wedding” speech, in which President Biden rhetorically butchered every MAGA-loving Donald Trump supporter in the spirit of the famous “Game of Thrones” episode, was a national disgrace and will go down in history as one of worst national addresses ever made by a president. What’s the strategy behind the Biden campaign to…
Feehery: Back to school
For the first time in a generation, Republicans are competitive with Democrats when it comes to the issue of education. If you have kids, you are much more likely to make school policy a top voting priority than if you don’t have any children. That was hammered home to me during the pandemic. Most old…
Feehery: The Democrats’ ‘glass jaw’ campaigns
“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes,” famously came the command at the Battle of Bunker Hill, a turning point in America’s Revolutionary War. “Don’t start spending your campaign money in earnest until after Labor Day,” could be the political corollary of that illustrious order. While presidential campaigns start earlier and earlier…
Feehery: Dead cat bounce
Briefly after the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minnesota, polls showed a sudden resurgence of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in the presidential race against Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.). Vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had given a convincing acceptance speech, many of the attacks on Mr. Obama were starting to land, and McCain the war hero…
Feehery: The elites vs. the extremists
Climate change is a preoccupation for the elites in our society. Inflation is the preoccupation for everybody else. The Jan. 6 investigation is aimed at exposing the extremists who tried to overthrow the election and reimpose Donald Trump. That’s what the Democrats hope the voters care about this November. Modern campaigns are all about tearing…
Feehery: Biden is no Reagan, but he can win like him
Joe Biden is no Ronald Reagan. Some Biden partisans are trying to link the conservative icon with our current bumbling president and, of course, there is no comparison. Reagan was a gifted communicator. Biden is in the malapropist hall of fame. Reagan had a set of deep and unyielding beliefs. Biden blows with the wind….
Feehery: Post-Dobbs, Republicans need to get their act together on abortion
As a pro-lifer, I am delighted that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. That said, I think Republicans need to get their act together on abortion. Letting chaos reign – allowing the most extreme elements within the party to define the party’s position on abortion – is not good politically for the GOP…
Feehery: America’s coming depopulation bomb
Ask any mid-size college administrator what keeps them up at night and they will tell you: 2025. That’s the year that a demographic cliff will hit America hard and the numbers of college-age students will start to drop precipitously. Many universities are wondering if they can sustain lower enrollments or if they will have to…
Feehery: McCarthy dealt with Jan. 6 select committee correctly
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) played the Jan. 6 committee exactly right. Here are six reasons why. 1) Nobody cares about the Jan. 6 committee. Sure, the inside the Beltway media cares, the liberal elite cares and the Democrats care (to a certain extent). This is especially the case following the Supreme Court’s Dobbs…