In disappointing news for Republicans, Tommy Thompson and George Pataki have decided against running for Senate in Wisconsin and New York respectively. The latter appears to have turned down the challenge so he can lay the groundwork for a 2012 presidential bid—which shows that Pataki is so out-of-touch with reality that he did his party [...]
Will the Palestinians Just Declare a State?
April 8, 2010 By 28 Comments
As cold winds blow from Washington, Israel is worried.
Obama’s Dangerous Diplomacy
March 24, 2010 By 29 Comments
How the Obama administration’s policies have undermined Israel, inflamed Palestinian extremism, and emboldened Iran.
No Compromise Over Jerusalem
March 17, 2010 By 53 Comments
Arab rioting and violence betray the folly of negotiations over East Jerusalem.
Biden’s Dinner Diplomacy
March 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As a presidential candidate, Obama won plaudits from media and political sophisticates for his promise to meet “without preconditions” with America’s enemies. This was to be a break with the putative “cowboy diplomacy” of the Bush years. Obama didn’t get around to explaining how his administration would conduct diplomacy with America’s allies, but now we [...]
FULL TEXT of President Obama’s State of the Union Address
January 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The prepared text of tonight’s State of the Union address:
Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give to Congress information about the state of our union. For two hundred and twenty years, our leaders have fulfilled this duty. They [...]
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So now two presidents in the space of less than three years have bucked overwhelming conventional wisdom, as well as public opinion, and decided that they did not want to lose a war. And what lonely decisions these have been. Perhaps the most disturbing thing about the last few years has been the stunningly large [...]
