Category Archives: Politics

Congress Guts The Fence

Mickey Kaus writes: Congress’ Fence-Gutting: Get the old gang back together one more time? Provisions buried in the huge omnibus spending bill about to pass Congress gut the program to build a border fence, according to Republicans–and they appear to … Continue reading

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Debate Disasters

WP’s Dana Milbank nails it: JOHNSTON, Iowa — A third of the way through Thursday’s final presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson made a plaintive plea to moderator Carolyn Washburn: Can’t we please talk about … Continue reading

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Richard Perle Bio

James Traub writes in the NYT: Neoconservative foreign policy — which is to say bellicose nationalism crossed with an idealistic faith in America’s capacity to transform the world for the better — is dead. Iraq was its Frankenstein’s monster, and … Continue reading

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Des Moines Register Editor Carolyn Washburn’s Pathetic Debate Moderation

She clearly loathed the Republicans and enjoyed the Democrats. She asked the Democrats nothing about Iraq and terrorism. It was as though 9/11 never happened, noted Nina Easton. Jim Geraghty writes for National Review: Saying I hated this debate is … Continue reading

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In Politics Values Matter, Not Theology

Dennis Prager writes: There are some Americans — presumed usually to be evangelical Christians — for whom voting for a Mormon for president of the United States is difficult, if not impossible. While I will try to show these voters … Continue reading

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