Moving on from Congress to jobs-you-get-because-you-were-in-Congress is obviously nothing new, and totally bipartisan. There is a difference between joining a lobbying firm (former Sen. Scott Brown) and joining a think tank (former Sens. Joe Lieberman and Jon Kyl), but there is a revolving door similarity. Serve in Congress, and you probably have a bit of [...]
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Joe Lieberman’s Political Obituary: American Enterprise Institute
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman is joining the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute, the organization announced Monday. [Politico] THE MAN who once stood next to Al Gore as the Democratic vice presidential nominee is going where right-wingers go to spend out the rest of their years in irrelevancy. It’s fitting and earned.
News Desk — Gov. Haley’s Historic Pick for South Carolina: Tim Scott
Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina has chosen Representative Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint in the United States Senate, according to three Republican officials. The move will make Mr. Scott the first black senator from the South since the late 19th century. [The Caucus - New York Times] THE 2012 presidential election cycle will [...]
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