Don't rush the Afghan debate
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:00 am PDT
The Christian Science Monitor - As the White House deliberates over what to do about the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, some politicians, military officials, and pundits have grown tired of the wait even though President Obama is expected to announce his decision in the coming weeks. Full Story | Top |
"Tea Party Activists Are the New GOP"
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:49 pm PST
The Nation - The Nation -- Richard Viguerie, the legendary hard-right activist who spent much of the past decade arguing that George W. Bush and Dick Cheney were too liberal, now declares that the days of even the most minimal moderation are now over in the Republican Party. Full Story | Top |
Around The Nation
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:11 pm PST
The Nation - The Nation -- It's hard to believe that a year ago this week we were watching President Obama's stunning victory. At The Nation, we were jubilant about a new era of possibility opened up by the election. New York City was filled with crowds cheering in the street. Since then it's been a bracing year - filled with promise and disappointment. Full Story | Top |
Lessons for the White House from the Doctor Fix Debacle
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:00 pm PDT
RealClearPolitics.com - The day after White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel's Clintonesque plan to triangulate and divide Republicans and doctors failed a major newspaper published this headline: "Democrats Lose Big Test Vote on Health Legislation." The title was so fair and balanced many media obsessed White House advisers could have attributed it to Fox News. Yet, it was the New York Times that captured in a well-written, fair and subtle story the depth of the challenge the White House faces in its push to enact major health care reform legislation. Full Story | Top |
Hillary 2016?
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:00 pm PDT
RealClearPolitics.com - Hillary Clinton did not need another man stealing her thunder. Last week, John Kerry earned headlines for convincing Afghan President Hamid Karzai to agree to a run-off election. The Senate's top man on foreign affairs looked more like the secretary of state. And naturally, political observers wondered where was the secretary of state? Full Story | Top |
Israel expects negotiations with Iran to fail
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:00 am PDT
The Christian Science Monitor - Since nuclear talks between world powers and Iran began earlier this month, Israel may appear to be watching from the sidelines, but it's planning for the day when the talks might fail. Full Story | Top |
TIME TO END THIS MODERN PROHIBITION
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:58 pm PDT
Cynthia Tucker - Forty years ago, President Nixon used the unfortunate phrase "War on Drugs," launching a misguided crusade that has encouraged street violence, eaten away at state budgets and packed our prisons with nonviolent offenders. The nation's punitive approach to drugs has turned us into a penal colony. We lock up more of our citizens per capita than brutal dictators like Robert Mugabe and Fidel Castro. Full Story | Top |
AGONIZING OVER AFGHANISTAN
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:58 pm PDT
David Shribman - It may be that a swift resolution to the Afghanistan debate is essential. It may be that political pressures make delay unappealing or even impossible. It may be that President Barack Obama's growing reputation for leisurely consideration and for easy compromise requires him to make a brisk ruling on American policy in Afghanistan. Full Story | Top |
WHY CANADIANS ARE LAUGHING AT US
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:58 pm PDT
Richard Reeves - AUSTIN, Texas -- A guy walks up to you in a bar here and asks, "Are you a Republican, conservative or independent?" You can't tell if he's kidding. After all, this is the most liberal place in the state. It's also where I first heard about Shona Holmes, the Canadian lady. Full Story | Top |
FOREIGN JOURNALISTS FACE A DANGEROUS NEW WORLD
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:50 pm PDT
Georgie Anne Geyer - WASHINGTON -- This fall, David Rohde, a young and intrepid journalist covering Afghanistan for The New York Times, told the dramatic story of his seven months in captivity with one of the most extreme Taliban militias -- from his capture in Afghanistan to months in miserable, gun-filled rooms in the Pakistani tribal areas. Full Story | Top |
The Obama White House: Bundlers' Paradise
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00 am PDT
Michelle Malkin - Like Capt. Renault in "Casablanca," I am shocked, shocked to discover that access peddling is going on in the Obama White House. Perks for deep-pocketed donors? Presidential meetings for sale? The stale Chicago odor of pay-for-play wafting from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Knock me over with a feather. Full Story | Top |
What's in a Name?
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00 am PDT
Linda Chavez - It's a good thing Larry Whitten isn't in charge of the editorial page of this publication; otherwise, I might be forced to write under the name Pretty Keys — which is how Linda Chavez roughly translates from (old) Spanish to English. Full Story | Top |
Hold the Sneakers
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00 am PDT
Susan Estrich - To be honest, I don't care whether Valerie Jarrett plays basketball or not. And I certainly would hate to see Ambassador Susan Rice, known to be a good player, missing meetings at the United Nations so she can make it to the White House court. Full Story | Top |
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