Political Junkie

Nearly two years ago, I wrote a  blog  titled “Advantages of Living in the Swamp,” explaining the reasoning behind my three-month long absence from this blog; namely, my life-changing internship with the National Journalism Center in Reston, Virginia.  I closed the blog by noting that “I remain optimistic about a possible return to the Swamp in the near future.” I can now report that my long-desired return to the Swamp has finally become a reality.  I have spent the past couple of weeks getting acclimated to my new surroundings as I wait to begin my new job, which will involve a lot of writing and policy research involving one of the most important political issues facing the country, next week. Living in the Swamp has presented me with a new set of challenges; after all, living independently means big changes for someone who has spent all but three months of his life living with his parents. After considering Wi-Fi a given at my parents’ house, I have struggled with securing Wi

With 2020 officially underway, it makes perfect sense to look back on the highs and lows of 2019.   I have already assembled a list of the Top 10 Lowlights of 2019.   I thought it made sense to begin the new year on a high note with a list of the Top 10 Highlights of 2019. The impeachment fallout: Not only did Democrats fail to convince a single Republican to support the articles of impeachment against President Trump, they managed to lose one of their own members as a result of their obsession with removing the President from office by any means necessary.   Congressman Jeff Van Drew, a “blue dog” Democrat from New Jersey’s 2 nd Congressional District, voted against proceeding with the impeachment inquiry that amounted to nothing more than a taxpayer-funded therapy session for disaffected bureaucrats; making him one of only two Democrats in the House to do so.   When it came time to vote on actual articles of impeachment, not only did Van Drew vote no on both articles, he