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Jennifer Harper

Jennifer Harper

jharper@washingtontimes.com

Jennifer Harper wrote the daily Inside the Beltway column for The Washington Times.

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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.

September 1, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Something about the economy brings out a signature brand of presumptuous incivility in the White House.

August 31, 2011
A tattered American flag recovered from World Trade Center debris is part of the Smithsonian Institution's upcoming special display of 9/11 "relics," positioned on tables rather than from behind exhibit glass. (National Museum of American History)

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.

August 30, 2011
Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican

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.

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.

August 28, 2011
(Photo courtesy Simon and Schuster)

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.

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.

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?

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.

August 22, 2011
**FILE** Marco Rubio (Associated Press)

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.

August 21, 2011

Inside the Beltway

President Obama's newest job approval ratings: 32 percent.

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.

August 17, 2011
"The Amazing Kreskin," the renowned mentalist, has made his prediction of who will win next year's presidential election and gave it to five people in sealed containers not to be opened until Nov. 7, 2012. (Associated Press)

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.

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.

August 15, 2011
Glenn Beck describes his upcoming "Restoring Courage" rally in Jerusalem as a "nonpolitical, nondenominational gathering to stand up for Israel." (GlennBeck.com)

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.

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.

August 11, 2011
Christine O'Donnell's new book, "Troublemaker: Let's Do What it Takes to Make America Great Again," will set the record straight, she says, "on who she is and where she comes from." Ms. O'Donnell will travel to Washington on Aug. 18 for a book signing. (St. Martin's Press)

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.

August 10, 2011

Inside the Beltway

"America must regain its optimistic pioneering spirit again," says Sarah Palin in a new Facebook entry.

August 9, 2011
Andy Parks (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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.

August 8, 2011