Arianna Huffington: The Bin Laden Bounce: How Will Obama Use This Moment of Unexpected Unity?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 5th, 2011 4:44 am by HL
Arianna Huffington: The Bin Laden Bounce: How Will Obama Use This Moment of Unexpected Unity?
After nearly ten years of talk about tracking down Osama bin Laden, it’s finally happened. And it’s amazing how different the world suddenly feels — at least for the moment. Coming at a time in which the country is all but paralyzed politically, in which 70 percent feel the country is on the wrong track, and in which real solutions to our problems seem beyond us, there is tremendous spillover power in this accomplishment. Can this real and tangible victory produce conditions that can lead to more successes? The mission to bring bin Laden to justice was a great victory and a testament to the brave soldiers who carried it out. And there’s no reason why this sense of tangible achievement must end in Abbottabad.
William S. Becker: Defending the Atmosphere
To be fair, it’s not just Republicans who are blocking Congress from acting against climate change. Nineteen Democrats in the House voted for Inhofe’s and Upton’s bill to strip EPA of its regulatory authority.
More Than Two Dozen States Urge U.S. Court To Overturn Health Care Reform
ATLANTA — More than two dozen states challenging the health care overhaul urged a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday to strike down the Obama administration’s…
