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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

Oh, the spectacle. Rep. Anthony D. Weiner didn't resign.

June 6, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Even 24,471 days later, D-Day remains a strong presence in the American mindset. Monday is the 67th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, and will be marked by a dozen U.S. lawmakers and 40 World War II veterans who gather at Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France, to rededicate the Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument.

June 5, 2011
CROWN FORUM Ann Coulter's eighth book, "Demonic," uses historic patterns to prove that left-leaning Democrats are guilty of "mob behavior."

Inside the Beltway

Brace for impact. Ann Coulter has written her eighth book, "Demonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America."

June 2, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Gravitas, strategic adjectives, a good haircut: Mitt Romney will strike a polished presidential posture Thursday when he announces his run for the White House from a picturesque farm in New Hampshire. But Democrats are waiting to pounce, intent on convincing voters that the new candidate is both political flip-flopper and opportunist.

June 1, 2011

Inside the Beltway

The mainstream news media seeks to foment discord between Sarah Palin and Rep. Michele Bachmann, should the former Alaska governor and Minnesota Republican both run for the White House. Imagine. The obsessed press perhaps envisions a cat fight between the politicians they bill as tea party "darlings."

May 31, 2011
Former FEMA director Michael D. Brown has written "Deadly Indifference: The Perfect (Political) Storm: Hurricane Katrina, The Bush White House, and Beyond." (Rowan Littlefield Publishing Group)

Inside the Beltway

The man former President George W. Bush once called "Brownie" has emerged with his own take on the nation's clashes with nature, a phenomenon that has been most keenly felt in recent weeks.

May 30, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Rest assured. The nation has not yet allowed Memorial Day to devolve into yet another showcase for retail sales and hot weather revelry: 60 percent of the nation plans "something special" to honor the sacrifices of the U.S. military Monday, says a Rasmussen Reports survey - up six points in a year.

May 29, 2011
Tommy James helps celebrate what would have been the centennial birthday of Hubert H. Humphrey this weekend. The iconic rocker of the Shondells fame became friends with the 1968 presidential candidate during a campaign event.

Inside the Beltway

"There's an incredible feeling of helplessness when you vote now. The political parties seem to have the same agenda, and I can't think of any legislation that was made in the interest of the citizens lately. I think America is on a course to an internationalism we've never known. They call it many things. New world order, planetary government. We're pretty much global as it is," Tommy James tells Inside the Beltway.

May 26, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Do we have ignition here? Iowa Republicans already have predicted that Rep.Michele Bachmann's appearance at a Polk County Republican dinner in Des Moines on Thursday night will be "historic," complete with an announcement from the Minnesota lawmaker that she plans to run for president in 2012.

May 25, 2011

Inside the Beltway

It's been five long years since "An Inconvenient Truth" was released.

May 24, 2011

Inside the Beltway

"Who knows if I did the right thing? I am not seeing a lot out of the Republican candidates."

May 23, 2011
RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION Jewelry designer Ann Hand has created a limited edition brooch and cufflinks for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation´s centennial celebration that carry the Reagan quote "You and I have a rendezvous with destiny."

Inside the Beltway

He's shedding fancy ambassadorial plumage and getting in campaign stride. And down home.

May 22, 2011

Inside the Beltway

What really happened to Osama bin Laden? A new Fox News poll of 910 registered voters revealS that 3 percent say bin Laden was "greeted by 72 virgins in heaven" upon his death. One percent of tea party supporters, 2 percent of Republicans, 3 percent of Democrats, 2 percent of conservatives, 3 percent of liberals and 5 percent of moderates agree with that notion.

May 19, 2011
Perianne Boring (Photo courtesy of Perianne Boring)

Inside the Beltway

She is the first to smile over her last name: Boring. She is not boring.

May 18, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Vilification has set in: Arnold Schwarzenegger's marital infidelity was politicized the moment the news he fathered a love child with a household employee hit public radar.

May 17, 2011
Political commentator Glenn Beck appears on stage in Anchorage, Alaska Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. The event featuring the former Alaska Gov. and the conservative commentator Saturday night brought out two very different crowds. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Inside the Beltway

Guess Donald Trump deserves a last laugh of sorts. The birther thing is not quite over yet.

May 16, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Wily and practical: Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is lining up sturdy planks for his White House platform, using tried and true methods to build his "brand" in the eyes of an ever-distracted voting public.

May 15, 2011
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton gives the commencement address at West Virginia University Sunday, May 16, 2010 in Morgantown, W.Va. Clinton delivered the commencement address to about 1,000 graduates of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. (AP Photo/Dale Sparks)

Inside the Beltway

Earnest graduates will not get much encouragement from conservatives in the next few days. They'll get a liberal earful, for the most part: a new analysis by Young Americas Foundation found that out of 51 high-profile commencement speakers appearing on the nation's campuses this season, only 13 were conservative.

May 12, 2011