Month: November 2012
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The Only Thing Hamas Likes Better Than Dead Israelis Is Dead Palestinians
It’s on. If there’s an over/under on how long it will be before Israel sends its mobilized ground troops into Gaza in its rekindled war with Hamas, put me down for five days. (Update: Oops.) President Obama seems to be saying exactly the right things: “Israel has every right to expect that it does not […]
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Hold Off On Ordering Those “Romney 2016” T-Shirts
Gracious. It’s amazing how quickly and how savagely a political party can turn on its standard-bearer. I noted this phenomenon four years ago — before the election, but after the probable outcome was clear: Losing the Presidential race has to be even worse than losing the World Series. If you lose the World Series, you […]
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Benghazi is the Silver Lining in the Tragedy of Petraeus
Regardless of whether the Petraeus testimony gets uncanceled, now the media is in the hunt.
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Congratulations, Mr. President: Chapter 2 of My Quadrennial Search for Silver Linings
If you had to win, I’m deeply relieved that Florida doesn’t matter this time. But once again, you’ve inherited a mess from your predecessor.
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Does Hurricane Sandy Help Obama or Romney?
It may take people’s minds off the economy or Benghazi, but in the end I think the storm will be a non-factor, or perhaps help Obama slightly.