Gore: Climate Skepticism Will Haunt Republicans
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 18th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Gore: Climate Skepticism Will Haunt Republicans
Ben Geman, Natl Jrnl
Al Gore says Republicans seeking the White House in 2016 are in a bind on climate change.Asked if it would hurt the GOP nominee to be a climate skeptic or advocate against taking action on global warming, Gore replied: “Oh, yes. Definitely.”
Obama’s Year of Action Becomes Year of Fear
James Oliphant, Natl Jrnl
President Obama’s “Year of Action” has turned into a Year of Fear. The country seems mired in dread. And that could have mortal consequences for midterm Democrats.New polls out this week betray a rattled public, one that is jittery about war, security, and the economy—and one that is increasingly looking to the GOP, not the party in power. Even as the White House has sought to reassure Americans that the campaign in Iraq will be limited, that the president isn’t going to act alone on immigration in the near future, and that the economy is doing better, the damage appears to be done.
Obama Is Defying the Constitution on War
George Will, Washington Post
The United States last declared war many wars ago, on June 5, 1942, when, to clarify legal ambiguities during a world conflagration, it declared war on Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Today’s issue is not whether to declare war but only whether the president should even seek congressional authorization for the protracted use of force against the Islamic State.
The GOP Peaked Too Soon
Brent Budowsky, The Hill
The danger to a political party when pundits almost unanimously predict a nation-shaking victory for that party is that, quietly and thoughtfully, voters concerned about the future of their families and country ask themselves: Will we be better off if this party wins complete control of Congress?
