The Politics of Fear
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 11th, 2010 5:32 am by HL
Obama, GOP Jockey for (Bi)partisan Advantage
Michael Scherer, Time
President Obama gestures during the daily press briefing in the White House”I want a substantive discussion,” President Obama said Tuesday, just moments before his press secretary, Robert Gibbs, stood before reporters with the words “eggs, milk and bread” written on his palm "” a mocking jab at potential Republican 2012 contender, Sarah Palin, who was caught cribbing speech notes from her hand over the weekend. The two messages were not as contradictory as they seemed. Both telegraphed the tight political spot in which the President now finds himself, as…
Are Democrats Alarmed Yet?
Jennifer Rubin, Commentary
Gentle Diplomacy With Iran Will Not Work
Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
ON SUNDAY, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered his country’s nuclear agency to begin enriching uranium to a purity of 20 percent, well beyond the level needed to fuel a nuclear power plant. The following day, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared that Tehran was going to “punch’’ Western nations “in a way that will leave them stunned.’’Welcome to Year Two of Barack Obama’s “engagement’’ with Iran.The president’s outreach to the brutal…
