Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post
Obama’s Pattern of Shunning U.S. Allies
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Jed Babbin, DC Examiner
Obama’s Plan to Win the Future
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James Surowiecki, The New Yorker
When President Obama, in his State of the Union address, laid out a plan for the U.S. to “win the future,” there seemed to be some sleight of hand at work. He said that the government needed to cut “excessive” expenditures lest we be buried beneath “a mountain of debt,” and called for a five-year freeze on domestic spending. But he also called for sharp increases in investments in infrastructure, education, and new technology, which will cost many billions of dollars. With no tax increases in the offing and the government running a...
When President Obama, in his State of the Union address, laid out a plan for the U.S. to “win the future,” there seemed to be some sleight of hand at work. He said that the government needed to cut “excessive” expenditures lest we be buried beneath “a mountain of debt,” and called for a five-year freeze on domestic spending. But he also called for sharp increases in investments in infrastructure, education, and new technology, which will cost many billions of dollars. With no tax increases in the offing and the government running a...
China, Twitter & 20-Year-Olds vs. Pyramids
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Thomas Friedman, NY Times
Amman, Jordan Thomas L. Friedman Anyone who's long followed the Middle East knows that the six most dangerous words after any cataclysmic event in this region are: "Things will never be the same." After all, this region absorbed the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise of Google without a ripple. But traveling through Israel, the West Bank and Jordan to measure the shock waves from Egypt, I'm convinced that the forces that were upholding the status quo here for so long "” oil, autocracy, the distraction...
Amman, Jordan Thomas L. Friedman Anyone who's long followed the Middle East knows that the six most dangerous words after any cataclysmic event in this region are: "Things will never be the same." After all, this region absorbed the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise of Google without a ripple. But traveling through Israel, the West Bank and Jordan to measure the shock waves from Egypt, I'm convinced that the forces that were upholding the status quo here for so long "” oil, autocracy, the distraction...
Reagan vs. Carter Echoes with Obama
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Nolan Finley, Detroit News
I was still a young man when Ronald Reagan became president, just starting a career and a family. My first mortgage carried an interest rate north of 11 percent, and after years of unchecked inflation, my paycheck from what should have been a good job barely covered the bills. It wasn't the financial struggle that bothered me; it was the message from Washington that I'd better get used to this new reality, that America's good times were over for good, and that the country's diminished status demanded Americans live smaller, accept less. Jimmy Carter made me gag with his...
I was still a young man when Ronald Reagan became president, just starting a career and a family. My first mortgage carried an interest rate north of 11 percent, and after years of unchecked inflation, my paycheck from what should have been a good job barely covered the bills. It wasn't the financial struggle that bothered me; it was the message from Washington that I'd better get used to this new reality, that America's good times were over for good, and that the country's diminished status demanded Americans live smaller, accept less. Jimmy Carter made me gag with his...
What School Vouchers Have Given My Family
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Vivian Butler, Wash Post
[The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program was created in 2004 to allow students from low-income families to attend private schools. The program stopped enrolling new students after 2008, but Congress is considering legislation that would reopen it. This is one participant's story.]I worried constantly about my daughter Jerlisa when she attended our neighborhood elementary school. I knew that I wanted a better education for her, but I didn't know how to make that happen. In 2005, I took a chance and applied to the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. Little did I know how much more...
[The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program was created in 2004 to allow students from low-income families to attend private schools. The program stopped enrolling new students after 2008, but Congress is considering legislation that would reopen it. This is one participant's story.]I worried constantly about my daughter Jerlisa when she attended our neighborhood elementary school. I knew that I wanted a better education for her, but I didn't know how to make that happen. In 2005, I took a chance and applied to the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. Little did I know how much more...
David Cameron vs. Islamic Radicalism
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Nile Gardiner, Daily Telegraph
Sunday 6 February 2011 | Blog Feed | All feedsSign in or registerBy Nile Gardiner World Last updated: February 5th, 2011Comment on this Comment on this article The Prime Minister said we should not encourage people to live apart (Photo: Alamy)David Cameron's speech today at the Munich Security Conference came as a breath of fresh air after the debacle of Baroness Warsi's controversial address at Leicester University, which did not carry the endorsement of Downing Street. In contrast to the Conservative Party chairman, Cameron addressed the issue of...
Sunday 6 February 2011 | Blog Feed | All feedsSign in or registerBy Nile Gardiner World Last updated: February 5th, 2011Comment on this Comment on this article The Prime Minister said we should not encourage people to live apart (Photo: Alamy)David Cameron's speech today at the Munich Security Conference came as a breath of fresh air after the debacle of Baroness Warsi's controversial address at Leicester University, which did not carry the endorsement of Downing Street. In contrast to the Conservative Party chairman, Cameron addressed the issue of...
Does U.S. Have a Lawyer Problem?
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Glenn Reynolds, Washington Examiner
Government Investment is Key to U.S. Future
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Robert Reich, SF Chronicle
The federal budget deficit will hit nearly $1.5 trillion this year, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Should you be worried? It depends on what we're borrowing the money for.But it's impossible to have an intelligent discussion about this because the federal deficit is a swamp of misleading figures hiding within a cloud of confusion inside a fog of misinformation.Which is probably why most Americans think it ought to be reduced but don't want to make any sacrifices to do so. According to a recent CNN poll, only 1 American in 5 regards the federal deficit as such a...
The federal budget deficit will hit nearly $1.5 trillion this year, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Should you be worried? It depends on what we're borrowing the money for.But it's impossible to have an intelligent discussion about this because the federal deficit is a swamp of misleading figures hiding within a cloud of confusion inside a fog of misinformation.Which is probably why most Americans think it ought to be reduced but don't want to make any sacrifices to do so. According to a recent CNN poll, only 1 American in 5 regards the federal deficit as such a...
Wallflowers at the Revolution
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Frank Rich, New York Times
A month ago most Americans could not have picked Hosni Mubarak out of a police lineup. American foreign policy, even in Afghanistan, was all but invisible throughout the 2010 election season. Foreign aid is the only federal budget line that a clear-cut majority of Americans says should be cut. And so now — as the world’s most unstable neighborhood explodes before our eyes — does anyone seriously believe that most Americans are up to speed? Our government may be scrambling, but that’s nothing compared to its constituents. After a near-decade of...
A month ago most Americans could not have picked Hosni Mubarak out of a police lineup. American foreign policy, even in Afghanistan, was all but invisible throughout the 2010 election season. Foreign aid is the only federal budget line that a clear-cut majority of Americans says should be cut. And so now — as the world’s most unstable neighborhood explodes before our eyes — does anyone seriously believe that most Americans are up to speed? Our government may be scrambling, but that’s nothing compared to its constituents. After a near-decade of...
Reagan Paved Way for the Tea Party Movement
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Steven Hayward, NRO
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Britain Proves Slashing Spending Hurts Economy
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Bob Shrum, The Week
The Crisis in Unemployment Remains
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Rex Nutting, MarketWatch
GOP’s Alternate Health Care Reality
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Greg Sargent, Washington Post
In recent days, Jon Chait and I have been howling at the moon about the fact that Senate Republicans continue asserting that there's majority support for full repeal of the Affordable Care Act, in defiance of reams of polling evidence.Today Senator John Thune comes through with the most brazen example of this genre yet. The only way to read his piece is as a deliberate exercise in creating an alternate reality. He argues that there's a "loud and growing chorus" for repeal, and even insists the repeal push constitutes one of the "great movements in our country,"...
In recent days, Jon Chait and I have been howling at the moon about the fact that Senate Republicans continue asserting that there's majority support for full repeal of the Affordable Care Act, in defiance of reams of polling evidence.Today Senator John Thune comes through with the most brazen example of this genre yet. The only way to read his piece is as a deliberate exercise in creating an alternate reality. He argues that there's a "loud and growing chorus" for repeal, and even insists the repeal push constitutes one of the "great movements in our country,"...
Poll Reveals Striking Partisan Divide on Obama
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Jennifer Epstein, Politico
President Barack Obama’s approval ratings during his second year in office were the most partisan and polarized they’ve ever been at two years into a presidency, with a nearly 70 percentage point gap between how Republicans and Democrats evaluated his performance.
President Barack Obama’s approval ratings during his second year in office were the most partisan and polarized they’ve ever been at two years into a presidency, with a nearly 70 percentage point gap between how Republicans and Democrats evaluated his performance.
Reagan is Remembered for Good Reason
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Lou Cannon, Politics Daily
Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere
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Victor Davis Hanson, Investor's Biz Daily
Hey, It’s My Constitution, Too!
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Ruth Marcus, Washington Post
Shining Bright Light on Public Sector Costs
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Gov. Chris Christie, FOX News
The Latest Politics, News & Election Videos"I heard that pabulum Governor O'Malley was spewing down in Maryland. He doesn't know what he is talking about. Come to New Jersey and listen to what I am saying rather than listening to his Democratic consultants. We are shining a bright light on what these things cost, and they cost a lot of money. Governor O'Malley calls that picking on public sector workers. I call that telling the people who are paying the bills the truth and not kissing up to every special interest you want to have on your side to get electoral...
The Latest Politics, News & Election Videos"I heard that pabulum Governor O'Malley was spewing down in Maryland. He doesn't know what he is talking about. Come to New Jersey and listen to what I am saying rather than listening to his Democratic consultants. We are shining a bright light on what these things cost, and they cost a lot of money. Governor O'Malley calls that picking on public sector workers. I call that telling the people who are paying the bills the truth and not kissing up to every special interest you want to have on your side to get electoral...
With HC Vote, Senate Dems Seal Their Fate for 2012
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Ross Kaminsky, TAS
On Wednesday, in a 47-51 party line vote -- withSenators Lieberman (CT) and Warner (VA) not voting -- SenateRepublicans followed their House colleagues in coming through withtheir promise to get a vote on repealing Obamacare.Despite the rhetoric of the left, the vote was far morethan symbolic as it forced some key vulnerable Democrats, includingClaire McCaskill (MO) and Ben Nelson (NE), to show whether theystood with the citizens of their states or with the arm-twisting ofHarry Reid and Barack Obama. In a vote in August, 71% of thoseMissourians who cast ballots voted to prohibit the...
On Wednesday, in a 47-51 party line vote -- withSenators Lieberman (CT) and Warner (VA) not voting -- SenateRepublicans followed their House colleagues in coming through withtheir promise to get a vote on repealing Obamacare.Despite the rhetoric of the left, the vote was far morethan symbolic as it forced some key vulnerable Democrats, includingClaire McCaskill (MO) and Ben Nelson (NE), to show whether theystood with the citizens of their states or with the arm-twisting ofHarry Reid and Barack Obama. In a vote in August, 71% of thoseMissourians who cast ballots voted to prohibit the...
Obama’s Risky Idealism With Egypt
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James Kitfield, National Journal
No place has clipped the wings of American idealism, and grounded it in the grimy compromises that pit interests against aspirations, quite like the Middle East. Even a president as preternaturally idealistic as George W. Bush was eventually brought to earth by the weight of the region's double standards and trade-offs, ultimately abandoning his "freedom agenda" and reversing his own secretary of state by choosing "stability at the expense of democracy."
No place has clipped the wings of American idealism, and grounded it in the grimy compromises that pit interests against aspirations, quite like the Middle East. Even a president as preternaturally idealistic as George W. Bush was eventually brought to earth by the weight of the region's double standards and trade-offs, ultimately abandoning his "freedom agenda" and reversing his own secretary of state by choosing "stability at the expense of democracy."
With Energy Czar Gone, Michigan Wins
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Henry Payne, Detroit News
Climate czar Carol Browner resigned last week.But for a mention on The Frank Beckmann Show, the news event was ignored by Michigan's media. It should not have been.The former Clinton EPA chief, commissioner of Socialist International and Obama climate czar, pushed policies that have done immense destruction to Michigan and its economy.
Climate czar Carol Browner resigned last week.But for a mention on The Frank Beckmann Show, the news event was ignored by Michigan's media. It should not have been.The former Clinton EPA chief, commissioner of Socialist International and Obama climate czar, pushed policies that have done immense destruction to Michigan and its economy.
Gore Is Right About Snow & Climate Change
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Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta JC
Even if Americans were more knowledgeable about the science of climate change, they’d have difficulty understanding the connection between a winter of extreme weather and a warming planet. A giant cold front has much of the country locked down under bitter cold and brought Chicago the most snow it has had in its recorded history.Since conservatives have dedicated themselves to defending the interests of Big Business — which has worked hard to persuade Americans that climate change is a hoax — Bill O’Reilly decided to make fun of Al Gore on his...
Even if Americans were more knowledgeable about the science of climate change, they’d have difficulty understanding the connection between a winter of extreme weather and a warming planet. A giant cold front has much of the country locked down under bitter cold and brought Chicago the most snow it has had in its recorded history.Since conservatives have dedicated themselves to defending the interests of Big Business — which has worked hard to persuade Americans that climate change is a hoax — Bill O’Reilly decided to make fun of Al Gore on his...
