Why Nixon Deserves to Live in Infamy
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 4th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Why Nixon Deserves to Live in Infamy
David Shribman, RealClearPolitics
Richard Nixon no longer walks among us, having departed this earth a full two decades ago. But the ghost of the enigmatic figure who 40 years ago this week resigned the presidency — a position described by Franklin Roosevelt, still the man against which all subsequent presidents are measured, as “pre-eminently a place of moral leadership” — lingers among us, and he is a curious character indeed: Awkward in manner — but shrewd in judgment. Flawed in character — but peerless in vision. Much misunderstood — but possessed of a peerless understanding of…
Democrats’ Impeachment Game; Boehner Lets Cruz Lead; the Guns of August
Carl M. Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Good morning. It’s Monday, August 4, 2014. One hundred years ago today, Ellen Wilson, first lady of the United States, lay dying of kidney failure. And as her grief-stricken husband kept watch by her bedside, Europe descended into madness. On August 4, 1914, Great Britain declared war on Germany. Like chess pieces controlled by demonic forces, the great powers of Europe moved inexorably toward a terrible fate none could foresee. In late June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, had been assassinated in the Balkans by Serb nationalists. They killed his wife,…
Time for Netanyahu to Make Peace
David Ignatius, RealClearPolitics
WASHINGTON — Now it’s Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s turn to show that he has the vision and leadership to build a durable cease-fire that could empower moderate Palestinian moderates and begin building a pathway from the hell on earth that is Gaza. Many people, including me, sharply criticized U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry a week ago for seeking a quick Gaza cease-fire that would have strengthened Hamas and its allies, Qatar and Turkey. Hamas didn’t deliver, the fighting resumed, and the process had the effect of undermining moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas….
Blue vs. Blue Does Not Equal Red
Froma Harrop, RealClearPolitics
They are all Democrats, blue and blue. But like Republicans, they have opposing visions duking it out in the primaries.One side sees urgency in reforming public-employee benefits now eating state and local budgets alive. This group includes Democratic governors Jerry Brown in California, Andrew Cuomo in New York and Pat Quinn in Illinois. Other candidates prefer to skirt the crisis — figuring they’ll be in the next office by the time the extravagant promises explode in the taxpayers’ faces. They count on public-employee unions sending out the troops on primary day. And the reform-minded…