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By Jonathan Miller, on Sun Jan 27, 2013 at 12:30 PM ET

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I’m very excited to announce The Recovering Politician’s wonderful service to our loyal RP Nation: The RP’s KY Political Brief — a FREE email delivered every weekday morning, straight to your inbox, that provides you with a complete wrap-up of the latest political news and notes from the Bluegrass State.

You don’t have to be a Frankfort statehouse junkie to appreciate this free service — The RP’s KY Political Brief provides you with a one-stop shop for all of the latest news, commentary and analysis about what could be the hottest 2014 campaign in the country: the re-election attempt by U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — who looks like he will face the challenge of his career from Ky. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes.  And The RP’s KY Political Brief is your best place to find all of the latest stories about Tea Party favorite (and potential 2016 presidential candidate) Rand Paul.

Best yet, we offer this service with no political biases; much as in the No Labels style of The Recovering Politician, we provide links to the state’s and nation’s best journalists, as well as opinion pieces by writers from all over the political spectrum.

KakiemugbyjacksmithYour tour director is former editor of The Kentucky Enquirer, Kakie Urch, who took over for founding editor Bradford Queen. She is currently an assistant professor of multimedia at University of Kentucky in the School of Journalism and Telecommunications. Kakie also served as assistant managing editor of The Kentucky Post and as assistant managing editor at The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, Calif. In 2011, Kakie served as a professor-in-residence on “The Caucuses” site of the Des Moines Register for coverage of the Iowa Caucuses.

In these roles, she had the honor of editing some of the best political reporters in Kentucky and had responsibility for Washington, Frankfort and Sacramento bureau coverage for the newspapers and their Web sites. Her favorite political ad of all time is the Kentucky radio spot from an 1980s campaign that said “Just because you sit in the garage for 10 years, that don’t make you a Buick.”

Kakie is up every weekday morning at the crack of dawn to compile the latest and best news about Kentucky politics.

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Podcast of the RP on NPR

By RP Staff, on Thu Jan 24, 2013 at 3:22 PM ET

National Public Radio’s On Point with Tom Ashbook presents: Hard Times And Polarized Politics:

From Tom Ashbrook:

Why are American politics and American policy so stuck?  So stuck that what should be a dynamic economy is now seen as maybe the biggest threat to the world economy… because of Washington.

Economist Benjamin Friedman says we’re in a trap.  A bad economy is prompting bad policy from Washington, he says.  Good times, good policy.  Bad times, bad policy.  And we’re in a world of bad right now.

We need to break the cycle.  But how?

Guests

Benjamin Friedman, economist and professor of political economy at Harvard University. Author of “The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth.” You can read an excerpt here.

Jonathan Miller, co-founder of No Labels, a political non-profit made up of Democrats, Republicans and Independents, dedicated to problem solving. Former state treasurer of Kentucky. (@recoveringpol)

 
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Catch The RP on National Public Radio TODAY at 11:00

By Jonathan Miller, on Thu Jan 24, 2013 at 9:15 AM ET
If you are near a radio or computer at 11:00 AM EST today, you can catch me as the special guest on National Public Radio’s “On Point” with host Tom Ashbrook.

The live online stream can be accessed by clicking here.

Alternatively, you can click here to find the show on your satellite or FM radio dial.

I will be discussing the extraordinary January we’ve been having at No Labels.  In the wake of a spectacular Meeting to Make America Work last week in New York, the U.S. House of Representatives just today passed our signature legislation, “No Budget, No Pay,” and we expect imminent Senate passage.  Read all about the progress of “No Budget, No Pay” by clicking here.

To join the conversation on the air, call the NPR studio at 1-800-423-8255.  Just no questions about UK basketball.  It’s been a bit depressing lately.

 
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John Y’s Musings from the Middle: The Art of Problem-Solving

By John Y. Brown III, on Wed Jan 23, 2013 at 12:00 PM ET

Remember, the the “art of negotiation” is really the “art of problem solving.”

To get what you want in negotiating, however,  you have to first be able to give the other side what they want, too.

Negotiation isn’t about who can yell loudest what they want until the other side capitulates. It’s a process of understanding until the wisest —and often most creative—resolution of the problem is discovered and properly disclosed and proffered. And you can’t do that unless you know fully what the other side “really” wants–both what they say they want and what they actually want (the two aren’t always the same….not because the other side is concealing something but because they may not have fully thought through the process themselves and can answer clearly and candidly.)

A great example I’ll never forget from my MBA program went something like this.  Two companies in different industries were negotiating for a rare orange available in scarce supply from South America. They went to war in negotiations for the orange, escalating the price and trying to undermine the others need and use for the orange. Each needed more than “half” the supply and were willing to pay premium pricing for it. The two sides exhausted the different ways of dividing up ownership of the oranges between the two but none were satisfactory. And then, at the end of this disastrous and destructive and costly negotiation, it is discovered that Company A needs only the rind of the orange and Company B the pulp. But neither side took the time to find that out about the other before it was too late and both companies paid exorbitant prices and didn’t get what they wanted.

Why?

jyb_musingsIgnorance of the situation.

Or more pointedly, self-absorption and an unwilling to try to “solve a problem” rather than merely “getting mine.”

This is a great life lesson and business lesson to understand what each side is really needing and seeking. Knowledge is power. And smart. And ignorance is so very costly and wasteful. And ultimately humiliating and does a disservice to all involved. It’s never enough to know only what you want. The key, ironically, to the most successful negotiators (problem solvers) is that they also know what the other side wants –and how to deliver it to them.

If you enter a negotiation without a strong sense of that understanding, you aren’t really negotiating or problem solving. You are just making petulant, uninformed demands.

 
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Press from No Labels’ Meeting to Make America Work

By RP Staff, on Fri Jan 18, 2013 at 10:00 AM ET

lisanolabelsWowza:

Read this article by Ron Fournier in theNational Journal about a dinner he attended with some of the Problem Solvers.

Read this column by Joe Klein inTIME about how No Labels is helping him to feel a little bit of hope again.

Read this article in the National Journal about a political “revolution brewing” due to No Labels’ efforts.

Read this article in theAssociated Press about the excitement and optimism that emerged from Members of Congress out of the Meeting to Make America Work.

Read an Op-Ed from Bill Galston inPOLITICO on why a Clintonian helped found No Labels

Read an Op-Ed from Sen. Joe Manchin and Gov. Jon Huntsman in The Washington Post on why they believe in the importance of No Labels

Read this article inThe New York Times about a group of No Labels lawmakers who are ready to buck the trend of gridlock.

Read this article in theNational Journal about the new leaders of No Labels, and why it shouldn’t be labeled a Kumbaya Caucus.

Read this story inThe Wall Street Journal that asks if No Labels can help lawmakers to ‘get along.’

Read this article inThe Huffington Post about how each of the No Labels national leaders decided get on board.

Read this article inThe Wall Street Journal about some of the measures No Labels has outlined in Make Congress Work.

Watch CNN’s ‘Starting Point’ interview with Joe Manchin and Jon Hunstman live from the New York “Meeting To Make America Work”.

Watch Sen. Joe Manchin and Gov. Jon Huntsman discuss the Meeting to Make America Work on State of the Union with Candy Crowley.

Watch Sen. Joe Manchin and Gov. Jon Huntsman discuss their experiences with bi-partisanship on This Week with George Stephanopoulos.

Read Rebekah Metzler in U.S. News and World Report noting widespread youth enthusiasm at the No Labels New York launch meeting.

Watch this clip fromMorning Joe, where Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), former Governor Jon Huntsman (R-UT) and Co-Founder Mark McKinnon discuss an identity crisis within the Republican party.

Watch Ron Shaich, Co-Founder & CEO, Panera Bread’s interview on No Label’s pro-business agenda with Fox’s Neil Cavuto Business Report

Watch James Himes (D, CT) on Bloomberg Television as he explains how No Labels makes a difference in helping Congress to stop gridlock (segment at close of fiscal cliff intro).

Watch this interview onHuffPost Live between Abby Huntsman, Mayor Cory Booker and her father, Jon Huntsman, about No Labels.

Watch CNN’s ‘Newsroom’ covering “Meeting to Make America Work” highlighting Problem Solvers Bloc and Jon Huntsman and Joe Manchin.

Read this article by Rachel Cromidas inThe Wall Street Journal about the means by which the Problem Solvers hope to change Congress.

Read Martha Moore in USA Today observing that No Labels’ Problem Solvers Bloc is a new political force.

Watch John Avlon, No-Labels Co-Founder, on CNN’s Out Front With Erin Barnett discussing how the new No Labels Problem Solvers Bloc will address overcoming gridlock.

Read Joy Resmovits ofHuffington Post covering the Meeting to Make America Work.

Read this editorial in The Pantagraph urging No Labels as a good start toward restoration of our government.

Read this article inU.S. News & World Report explaining the ideas behind the Problem Solvers in Congress and No Labels’ Meeting to Make America Work.

Read this editorial inThe Intelligencer Journal, which says that No Labels’ ideas make sense and that it hopes that we are tested further in the future.

Watch this clip fromJansing & Co. showing an interview with Joe Manchin as he explains some of the ideas behind No Labels.

Read this article by Jennifer Harper in The Washington Times about John Huntsman and his participation at the No Labels meeting in Manhattan,New York.

Watch Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) speak on the House floor about the point of the Problem Solvers and urging his colleagues to join.

Watch CSPAN highlights of Janice Hahn’s House Floor address calling for a problem solver’s approach in Congress (via YouTube).

Read this editorial from The Frederick News Post saying that No Labels has “great potential.”

Read Ruby Cramer of Buzz Feed analyzing No Labels leader Jon Huntsman’s perspectives on environmental protection.

Watch this clip from Morning Joe, where Co-Founder Mark McKinnon says that Mayor Cory Booker “was No Labels before No Labels was cool.”

Watch this clip from Morning Joe, where Joe Scarborough says that No Labels is “very important.”

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Press from No Labels’ Meeting to Make America Work

 
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National Press Lauds No Labels’ Meeting to Make America Work

By Jonathan Miller, on Wed Jan 16, 2013 at 1:30 PM ET

No-Labels-imageWe did it. The Meeting to Make America Work! was a huge success — we unveiled Gov. Jon Huntsman and Sen. Joe Manchin as new national leaders, and introduced our group of congressional problem solvers.

The problem solvers all agreed — they need your help to fix Washington. Click here to tell your representative and senators to join the group of problem solvers in Congress!
This group will be transformational in Washington — and national press is noticing. Here’s some of the coverage we received:
Thanks for all you’re doing to make our government work.
 
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Ronald J. Granieri: Firing Line 2.0

By Ronald J. Granieri, on Wed Jan 16, 2013 at 9:15 AM ET

FIRING LINE 2.0 

Click here for the podcast

Moderated by Ronald J. Granieri, Director of FPRI’s Center for the Study of America and the West

Featuring James Kurth, Senior Fellow, FPRI Professor of Political Science Emeritus and Senior Research Scholar at Swarthmore College

The recent elections in the U.S. have unleashed a flood of articles from journalists and political operatives about the future of conservatism and the Republican Party.  Nevertheless, few if any of those articles have considered the historical roots of the current situation, nor have their authors the historical and analytical skills to move beyond a simple analysis of immediate political tactics.

On November 15, 2012, FPRI Senior Fellow James Kurth presented his article, The Crisis of American Conservatism: Inherent Contradictions and the End of a Road, to the Study Group on America and the West.  The combination of Professor Kurth’s deeper perspective and analytical skill inspired a lively conversation on the part of the participants of that evening’s seminar.  Confident that it will also inspire interest and controversy among the larger circle of FPRI members and partners, we are excited to continue the conversation at this inaugural session of Firing Line 2.0, when moderator Ron Granieri will “interrogate” Professor Kurth — with help from theaudience.

granieri_color-1Read The Crisis of American Conservatism: Inherent Contradictions and the End of a Road.

About Firing Line 2.0: In the spirit of William Buckley’s Firing Line, TV’s longest-running public affairs show (1966-1999), FPRI’s Ron Granieri will “interrogate” guest scholars on subjects in the news—with help from the audience. Each month we will feature one or two scholars drawn from among FPRI’s 85 affiliated scholars or outside guests. We look forward to a uniquely interactive program, offering real substance and emphasizing active audience participation.

Click here for the podcast

 
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Artur Davis: The Tempting of the Moderates

By Artur Davis, on Tue Jan 15, 2013 at 1:30 PM ET

The shortest distance in modern politics is the one between a Republican willing to denounce his party for extremism and the set of a cable or Sunday morning talk show. The gift of exposure is waiting for the cheap ticket of describing today’s Republicans as an intolerant set of know-nothings whom one no longer recognizes.

There are a variety of reasons why the current incarnation of the Republican Party is unfamiliar if you are a Republican moderate of a certain age. From the irrelevance of the establishment wing that once financed and vetted most of the party’s candidates, from president down to congressmen; to the spinning off of non elected influencers, from Grover Norquist to the Tea Party, who limit the maneuvering room of the elected leadership; to the devolution of its media center from the glass panels of the Wall Street Journal to a cable network owned by an Australian plutocrat.

To be sure, each of these trends has driven the party to be a straightforwardly conservative ideological vehicle, and each has made the party unwieldy and harder to direct. Is that tantamount to a descent into the darkness? It’s worth noting that for all of its turbulence, the right wing of the party has enrolled what are likely tens of thousands of non-involved homeowners, teachers, retirees, and even the unemployed into the ranks of activists—still a good thing in a citizen driven democracy.  Yes, the difficulty of assembling a Republican coalition for congressional deal-making makes consensus harder to achieve than ever. But then an accounting of the “good old days” recalls that consensus generates its own flawed outcomes, like the unraveling of accountability around the capital markets in the latter Clinton years and the explosion of legally sanctioned influence peddling on both partisan sides of K Street.

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Artur Davis: The Tempting of the Moderates

 
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Video from Yesterday’s No Labels’ Meeting to Make America Work

By RP Staff, on Tue Jan 15, 2013 at 10:00 AM ET

No-Labels-imageYesterday, nearly 2000 Democrats, Republican & Independents joined in New York for No Labels’ Meeting to Make America Work.

Co-founder Jonathan Miller was joined by national dignitaries such as Senator Joe Manchin, Governor Jon Huntsmann, Mayor Cory Booker, and Senator Kelly Ayotte, and a bank full of national press.

Here’s an excerpt from the Associated Press’ report on the event:

Duke SucksFiscal cliffs and debt ceiling fights are out. Problem-solving is in.

Members of Congress, governors and mayors from across the political spectrum joined more than 1,000 political activists Monday under the No Labels banner, calling for a series of reforms in Congress to address fed up voters and dysfunctional politics. Only weeks after a polarizing election and big fight in Congress over taxes and spending, they said Washington needs a new attitude…

“We realize this is not going to be easy. There are real philosophical differences between Democrats and Republicans that can’t be papered over with mere pledges of civility,” said Jonathan Miller, a No Labels co-founder and former Kentucky state treasurer. He quipped that Congress’ approval ratings was “somewhere below Brussels sprouts and Lindsay Lohan although it is slightly above root canals and Duke basketball.”

Check out the event video below.  And be sure to sign up for their mission to promote problem-solving, not hyper-partisanship at nolabels.org.

 
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LIVE stream of No Labels’ Meeting to Make America Work

By Jonathan Miller, on Mon Jan 14, 2013 at 7:00 AM ET

No-Labels-imageRIGHT NOW, until 2:30 PM, nearly 2000 Democrats, Republican & Independents have joined in New York for No Labels’ Meeting to Make America Work.

Join co-founder Jonathan Miller, as well as national dignitaries such as Senator Joe Manchin, Governor Jon Huntsmann, Mayor Cory Booker, and Senator Kelly Ayotte by following the LIVE FEED BELOW.

And be sure to sign up for their mission to promote problem-solving, not hyper-partisanship at nolabels.org.

 
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