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
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This is a pretty effective video released today by the Republican National Committee, demonstrating that Newark Mayor Cory Booker himself contradicted the Obama campaign’s denial that it had spoken with him to get him to revise his Meet the Press criticism of the Obama camp’s focus on Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain. The ad gets at the issue of trust and honesty on the part of
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As you may remember, the Arkansas presidential primary is today, and President Obama is running on the Democratic half of the ledger against someone named John Wolfe, a lawyer from Tennessee. And as you may remember, someone named John Wolfe might win. In a local poll taken May 10 gave Obama 45 percent to Wolfe’s 38 percent, with 17 percent undecided. Here’s the problem for
There is growing talk that Vice President Biden will be booted off the ticket by President Obama. But dumping Biden begs an urgent question: Where to dump him? Just dropping him in Delaware to roost and reminisce is an indignity that would redound politically against the president, who would seem harsh and ungrateful. So most people are suggesting installing Biden at Foggy Bottom. But the problem
Forward to what, exactly? More unemployment? More debt? The Obama campaign, with its new slogan, must have no idea how people perceive what’s going on in the nation. That’s the topic of my latest piece for Politico. I hope you have a chance to take a look.
“So Mr. Obama, you’re telling me to strike a deal with the Taliban when you can’t even reach an agreement with the Republicans.” – Afghan President Hamid Karzai A note from our attorneys: This is not a real quote