I realize that with the amount of blood and treasure expended by
this country in Afghanistan for more than a decade that the
resumption of peace talks with the Taliban is viewed
as good news.
The Taliban has pledged to not to use Afghanistan as a base to...
The Louisiana governor’s latest op-ed gives the Republican Party
a much-needed
shot in the arm:
At present it looks as if the entire Republican party needs to
go to counseling. It’s really getting embarrassing, all these
public professions of fe...
It seems like all of those llama slideshows might be coming back
to bite BuzzFeed.
The website, which is known for aggregating images from other
sources, is being sued by a professional photographer whose photo
was used in a typical BuzzFeed post called &...
Lori Brasnahan was trying to save her daughter’s life when she
was stabbed to death in March, prosecutors say. Branashan and her
daughter were abducted from the parking lot of Great Northern Mall
near Syracuse by a man who brutally raped the 10...
Over the past few days, pro-choice commentary on the GOP’s
ostensible obstinacy on the issue of abortion has ramped up.
“Haven’t they learned from the 2012 election to steer clear of the
social issues?” “That’s why wome...
It is remarkable to read pieces like these.
Truly.
Time after time moderate Republicanism loses the presidency or
wins by the skin of the Supreme Court’s teeth or 100,000 votes in
Ohio – and this is held up as a successful way to run a political
party...
Is Obama losing the young? Dave Weigel once quipped that if a
headline is a question, then the answer is almost always “no.”
That’s probably true in this case. But Michael Barone is
wondering the same thing over at the Washington
E...
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) confirmed to House Republicans
that he will enforce the “Hastert Rule” for the immigration reform
bill,
according to reports by The Hill. The announcement came at a
closed-door GOP House conference meeting.
The Hastert R...
The U.S. is set to restart formal peace negotiations with the
Taliban on Thursday after three years of failed attempts.
The Washington Post:
After more than a decade of war in Afghanistan, and nearly three
years of sputtering and unsuccessful attempts a...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky) continues to separate himself from the
pack, this time with several common-sense proposals involving
immigration policy.
Yesterday he introduced the “Secure
the Vote” amendment to the immigration reform bill—S.
744...
