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Op-eds 12/2/2015
The truth about Obamacare
Op-eds 11/30/2015
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Op-eds 09/11/2015
Putin's Push for Power
Op-eds 05/29/2015
My plan would protect patients
Op-eds 05/22/2015
The Wall Street Journal: In Search of an ObamaCare Breakout
Op-eds 04/14/2015
Wall Street Journal: A Make-or-Break ObamaCare Moment
Op-eds 03/11/2015
The Hill: Government must encourage cyber threat information sharing to combat hacking
Op-eds 08/2/2014
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Why I took President Barack Obama to court
Op-eds 05/6/2014
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Coverup on Benghazi does make a difference
<b>Originally printed in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 6, 2014</b> Fifteen months ago, I asked then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton why she hadn't simply picked up the phone and talked to the Benghazi survivors to find out what had actually happened. Instead of being straightforward, she deflected this uncomfortable question with a now-infamous question of her own: "What difference, at this point, does it make?" The answer to that question and the motive behind this administration's lies and coverup are finally becoming quite clear. The belated release of a Sept. 14, 2012, talking points email from deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes proves that senior White House officials were fully engaged in directing the coverup and perpetuating the lies. According to the Rhodes email, the goal of the administration's Benghazi spin was "to underscore that these protests are rooted in an Internet video, and not a broader failure of policy." This was in spite of the fact that within hours of the Sept. 11, 2012, attack, the administration knew — or certainly should have known — there was no protest.
Op-eds 04/28/2014
The Washington Post: It is time for the West to move ahead without Russia
<b>Originally printed in The Washington Post, April 25, 2014 </b> We recently visited Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Moldova. In each country, our allies want a stronger immediate response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its ongoing subversion of Ukraine. They also believe, as we do, that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest acts of aggression require an enduring strategic response from the United States, Europe and NATO. It should be clear to all that Putin’s Russia has taken a dark turn. There is no resetting this relationship. We cannot return to business as usual. Western countries had high hopes for our relationships with Russia after the Cold War and acted on that basis. We provided billions of dollars to help Russia’s transition from communism. We created new mechanisms for consultation. We expanded trade. NATO committed not to deploy significant military capabilities onto the territory of new alliance allies, even as it expanded. In short, the West sought to include Russia in the promise of a Europe whole, free and at peace — a vision we still believe would benefit all participants.