“A secret annex on an appropriations bill? Appropriators are supposed to authorize money. This is a making of a major policy concerning our war on terror and it’s hidden in a secret annex.”
— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by National Journal, saying he will vote against the omnibus appropriations bill because of a provision apparently
embedded that would prevent President Obama from transferring drone authority to the Pentagon.
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.