In the history of mankind, many republics have risen, have flourished for a less or greater time, and then have fallen because their citizens lost the power of governing themselves and thereby of governing their state. TR
The White House this evening agreed to a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut, bowing to Republican demands that it include a provision forcing a faster decision on the whether to allow the Keystone pipeline to extend from Canada deep into the United States. Obama and his Democratic allies had already given in on GOP demands that the extension be paid for with a
As a proud Jew, it always disconcerts me to hear the enmity so many other Jews have for Republicans. Jews who will tell you that nothing is more important to them than Israel will then happily list the evils they attribute to the insane leaders of the GOP. Jews are generally liberal politically, and that’s fine. But their derisiveness toward Republicans reveals a kind of
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President Obama and his campaign have been trying to let you know that things are brightening up. The Iraq war is over. Unemployment is down half a point to 8.6 percent. The president is battling for your Social Security tax cut against hypocritical Republicans. The Obama campaign itself is ladling out stories to the press that it has become newly confident of its chances. The
“The Palestinians are not a people. They’re a tomato sandwich.” – Newt Gingrich A note from our attorneys: This is not a real quote