And Republicans should not let them. Quoting Byron York: Dissatisfaction with Barack Obama will play a role in November. A president's job approval rating is a key factor in midterm results, and Obama's now stands at just under 42 percent in the RealClearPolitics average of polls. But voters know why they're unhappy with the president. …
Hillary Clinton’s Bad Week Continues
Oh dear, this just is not very good at all: Hillary Rodham Clinton tersely defended her initial opposition to gay marriage, denying in a radio interview that political reasons were behind her shift last year to supporting same-sex marriage. She accused the host of the show of ‘‘playing with my words.’’ ‘‘I did not grow …
Chaos Has Come to American Foreign Policy
We were assured in 2008 and 2012 that if we were wise enough to vote for Barack Obama as our president, we would see vast and significant benefits in the conduct and management of American foreign policy. We the voting populace fulfilled our end of the bargain--well, at least enough of us did to make …
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The Nation’s False and Dishonest Crimea Narrative
For those who believe that the recent annexation of Crimea by Russia might actually unite Americans of all ideological stripes in opposition to the thuggishness of the Putin regime, I give you this piece by editors of the Nation. It shows that even now, in the immediate aftermath of the annexation, while historical memories are still fresh, there are …
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From the “Things That Would Have Been Nice” Department
It would have been nice if the Obama administration were as honest as the Clinton administration was when it came to the issue of whether Americans could keep the health plan and doctor/hospital of their choice under Obamacare. Alas, on this issue, we just were not allowed to have nice things, were we?
Quote of the Day
Other things being equal, income equality is better than inequality. But other things are NOT equal. The easiest way to make incomes more equal in the short run is to have a recession. Much has been made of growing income inequality since 1979, but very little attention has been paid to which of the four …
A Much Needed History Lesson on DOMA
Many of the Democrats celebrating the Supreme Court's decision on DOMA would have you believe that they opposed the law from the outset. Zenon Evans performs a mitzvah by reminding all and sundry of what those Democrats desperately want all and sundry to forget:. . . In response to the ruling, Bill Clinton tweeted that he is “grateful …
The Supreme Court and Same-Sex Marriage
I support the policy outcomes in both of the same-sex marriage cases before the Supreme Court. I believe that the Defense of Marriage Act was bad law that treated people differently for no good reason whatsoever, and I am glad to have seen it overturned in the Court's decision in Windsor. As law professor Randy …
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