Charlie Sykes: Patrick Buchanan’s strange new respect for the Ayatollah

Buchanan’s animus toward the “democracy worshippers of the West” is something he has been nursing for years, but in a recent column, he made his position explicit, along with his admiration for authoritarian strong men like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán. “The title the Ayatollah bestowed upon us, ‘The Great Satan,’ is not altogether undeserved,” he wrote.

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Speaker Ryan: FAA reauthorization is a boost for America’s infrastructure

CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act: “This is the next step in our efforts to rebuild America’s infrastructure, which is critical to job creation, economic growth, and our daily lives. Thanks to the work of Chairman Shuster and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, this package upgrades our aviation system at every opportunity. This bill will make air travel easier and safer for families, cut red tape so manufacturers can compete, help update our airports, and better prepare our communities for

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Charlie Sykes: Patrick Buchanan’s strange new respect for the Ayatollah

Buchanan’s animus toward the “democracy worshippers of the West” is something he has been nursing for years, but in a recent column, he made his position explicit, along with his admiration for authoritarian strong men like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán. “The title the Ayatollah bestowed upon us, ‘The Great Satan,’ is not altogether undeserved,” he wrote.

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Speaker Ryan: FAA reauthorization is a boost for America’s infrastructure

CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act: “This is the next step in our efforts to rebuild America’s infrastructure, which is critical to job creation, economic growth, and our daily lives.

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