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GOP Obstinacy Doomed the Super Committee
In his Washington Post column, Eugene Robinson writes that the congressional super committee was doomed from the start because Democrats started out in the middle, while Republicans started out hiding all of their marbles. … As usual, the two parties began with vastly different ideas of what it means to negotiate. Democrats envisioned meeting somewhere…
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OWS: Out of Zuccotti Park and Into the Streets
In his Washington Post column, Eugene Robinson writes that while Occupy Wall Street protesters may no longer occupy Zuccotti Park, they are still prominent in the national psyche. He says the movement has only just begun. Demonstrators staged a “day of action” Thursday, following the eviction of their two-month-old encampment this week. The idea was,…
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The Void in GOP Debates: Foreign Policy
In his Washington Post column, Eugene Robinson doles out important advice to Republican presidential candidates about foreign policy: Pay attention. He especially calls out Herman Cain, who recently bragged about his lack of knowledge about international affairs. … This advice is aimed most urgently at Herman Cain, who wears his ignorance of international affairs as…
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Occupy Wall Street: Can Democrats Seize the Moment?
In his Washington Post column, Eugene Robinson says that Democrats should move boldly, not timidly, to embrace the Occupy Wall Street movement. He says that siding with the movement could help improve the party’s standing with voters. He cites a recent poll showing that 54 percent of Americans have a favorable view of the protest.…
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Is Chris Christie Too Overweight to Run for President?
In his Washington Post column, Eugene Robinson argues that if New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie decides to run for president, it would behoove him to lose weight so that he could be in optimal health and lead by example at a time when obesity has reached epidemic proportions. Whether or not he lets himself be…
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Republicans Falling in and Out of Love
In his Washington Post column, Eugene Robinson checks in on the Republican Party’s search for a presidential nominee after Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s disastrous debate performance led to a defeat in the Florida straw poll. Here’s my question for the Republican Party: How’s that Rick Perry stuff workin’ out for ya? You’ll recall that Sarah…
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Permanent State of War Should Have Ended Long Ago
Eugene Robinson, in his Washington Post opinion column, writes that the nation desperately needs to move past the war our enemies began on Sept. 11, 2001. There never was a “war on terrorism.” It wasn’t “terrorism” that crashed airliners into buildings on that brilliant Tuesday morning. The attacks were carried out by a 19-member assault…
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Obama's Jobs Speech Challenges GOP
At his Washington Post opinion blog, Eugene Robinson praises President Obama for issuing hostile congressional Republicans a challenge on Thursday instead of inviting them to sit around the campfire and sing “Kumbaya.” Perhaps the most significant line in Obama’s speech was his promise to take his jobs message to the people in “every corner of…
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