PostPartisan Archive: Rodriguez

Would you give up your golden parachute?

I don't think I'd have the stomach to turn down $20 million -- especially if I was legally entitled to it. But that's apparently what Nolan D. Archibald did. The long-time CEO of toolmaker Black & Decker declined the...

Men-only POTUSball -- not just another pick-up game

I'm not one of those women who've taken to the streets to denounce the president's penchant for shooting hoops with the guys. But let's not kid ourselves: This isn't just some pick-up game with a bunch of neighborhood buddies;...

Torture: the soundtrack

My first reaction on reading the headline in this morning's Post was to roll my eyes and shake my head: "Torture songs spur a protest most vocal: Musicians call for release of records on Guantanamo detainee treatment." The article...

White House to banks: shut up and take it

White House senior adviser David Axelrod loves a good populist rant. And he's found plenty of fodder for his political pontifications in the failings of the financial institutions that got billions in government handouts. Some of these institutions are...

The Chief Justice's "Nobel Prize"

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. may be feeling a little Obama today, especially if he reads GQ. The gentlemen's magazine listed Roberts as the tenth most powerful person in the nation's capital. Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel,...

Demanding Time to Read the Health-Care Bill

If reason and common sense always prevailed in Washington, a pending request from eight lawmakers who want to make the consideration of the Senate's health-care bill more transparent would be a no-brainer. But this being Washington, no such thing...

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High Court Showdown: Dogs, Guns and Sexual Predators , Stephen Stromberg , October 4, 2009

Will the Real Conservatives Please Stand Up? , Stephen Stromberg , September 9, 2009

Hillary: The Oral Argument, Stephen Stromberg , September 8, 2009

A Latino Backlash Against Sotomayor's Critics?, Stephen Stromberg , August 5, 2009

Read Before You Vote, Congressman, Marisa Katz , July 28, 2009

What Do We Know Now About Sotomayor?, Marisa Katz , July 16, 2009

Sotomayor Hearings: Who's in the Hot Seat Now?, Marisa Katz , July 16, 2009

Perry Mason, Meet Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Stromberg , July 15, 2009

Sotomayor v. Obama, Stephen Stromberg , July 14, 2009

Leahy to Sotomayor: Sis Boom Bah , Stephen Stromberg , July 14, 2009

Sotomayor's Unconvincing Backpedaling, Stephen Stromberg , July 14, 2009

At Least One Senator Is Intellectually Honest, Stephen Stromberg , July 13, 2009

Sessions Takes the Gloves Off, Stephen Stromberg , July 13, 2009

What to Watch for in Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearings, Marisa Katz , July 13, 2009

Firefighters' Case Shouldn't Haunt Sotomayor, Stephen Stromberg , June 29, 2009

Thank You, Carrie Prejean, Stephen Stromberg , June 11, 2009

Justice Obama?, Stephen Stromberg , May 19, 2009

What Do Guns and Credit Cards Have in Common?, Stephen Stromberg , May 14, 2009

Perez Hilton's Hypocritical Rantings, Stephen Stromberg , April 21, 2009

Going Way Too Far to Help the Homeless, Stephen Stromberg , April 10, 2009

Maturity Returns to the University of Maryland, Marisa Katz , April 7, 2009

Sex, Senators and Stupidity, Marisa Katz , April 3, 2009

Obama Should Be Gutsier on Guantanamo, Stephen Stromberg , March 16, 2009

Justice Nominee Is No Pornographer, Marisa Katz , March 12, 2009

Rove and Miers in the Hot Seat, Finally, Stephen Stromberg , March 9, 2009

Yes, We Really Can, Autumn Brewington , January 20, 2009