Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Inside the Beltway
Plans for jobs creation are a dime a dozen. The White House has one. Congress has one. Assorted politicians are flirting with a fiscal opus of some sort. Maybe Lady Gaga should come up with something. She's rich. She employs people. She must know something. And there's always "Plan 9 From Outer Space," just in case people run out of ideas. Published September 1, 2011
Inside the Beltway
Something about the economy brings out a signature brand of presumptuous incivility in the White House. Published August 31, 2011
Inside the Beltway
The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History has assembled more than 50 objects from New York, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pa., and the Transportation Security Administration for its 'Rememberance and Reflection' exhibit — to be shown on tables rather than behind glass. Published August 30, 2011
Inside the Beltway
An upcoming presidential campaign encounter takes the high road, offering five White House hopefuls the chance to answer direct policy questions from Republicans Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Rep. Steve King of Iowa and Robert George, founder of the American Principles Project, which organized this nondebate. Published August 29, 2011
Inside the Beltway
Was there some opportunistic political posturing during Hurricane Irene? The White House and FEMA issued multiple press releases about the "federal family" response to Irene, coining an appealing new term that might play well in overwrought press coverage. Published August 28, 2011
Inside the Beltway
Dick Cheney is already ruling the popular book sale lists, just days before the release of his 576-page book "In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir." The former vice president's attentive reception among American readers is bound to frustrate those journalists who have long been at war with Mr. Cheney. Published August 25, 2011
Inside the Beltway
There are those who grasp genuine grassroots power. Though he has only been in office since January, Rep. Tim Scott - a self-described "strong conservative" - already is a canny, amiable presence on the 2012 campaign trail. Published August 24, 2011
Inside the Beltway
Yes, why not use the Great Capital Earthquake of 2011, the proverbial Quake-a-mageddon to exercise vigorous political humor? Published August 23, 2011
Earth-shaking reports briefly dominate news
The nimble news media went into full combat mode within minutes of the earthquake that struck the mid-Atlantic region Tuesday afternoon. Published August 23, 2011
Inside the Beltway
How much do we mock our politicians? Much. Rough math reveals that late night comedians generate well over 100 jokes a week about leaders and lawmakers. Published August 22, 2011
Inside the Beltway
Sen. Marco Rubio still gets billed as a potential vice presidential candidate in 2012, and there are those who pine for him to run for president one day. Published August 21, 2011
Inside the Beltway
President Obama's newest job approval ratings: 32 percent. Published August 18, 2011
Inside the Beltway
An online reader survey from the Palm Beach Post finds that 55 percent of the respondents say President Obama should cancel his vacation, in deference to serious U.S. economic problems; 45 percent disagree. Published August 17, 2011
Inside the Beltway
Forget the bus tour. In 24 hours, it's White House vacation time, punctuated by the outcry of those who say a presidential respite at this juncture is ill-timed and clueless. Published August 16, 2011
Inside the Beltway
More nicknames have emerged for President Obama's heartland bus tour: Rolling Blunder, Bus Force One, Running on Empty, America Under the Wheels, Hell on Wheels, Beast Bus. Published August 15, 2011
Inside the Beltway
As it rolls forth down the asphalt Monday, President Obama's three-day bus tour of the Midwestern heartland already has earned a nickname. It's "Greyhound One" according to observant wags at Lucianne.com and elsewhere in the conservative blogosphere. Published August 14, 2011
Inside the Beltway
Candidates are expected to tuck into pancakes, local barbecue and/or fried anything, all in the name of voter appeal. Published August 11, 2011
Inside the Beltway
She's not done yet. Former U.S. Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell has penned a book titled "Troublemaker: Let's Do What It Takes to Make America Great Again." It will set the record straight, she says, "on who she is and where she comes from" and "voice the quiet anger" of voters frustrated with politics and political antics. Published August 10, 2011
Inside the Beltway
"America must regain its optimistic pioneering spirit again," says Sarah Palin in a new Facebook entry. Published August 9, 2011
Parks to host new Washington Times radio show
Veteran radio host and newsman Andy Parks will return to the Washington airwaves with an afternoon program that combines his inimitable personality with a powerful news source and established media brand. Published August 8, 2011
