After the blown whistle
Well, at least we won’t need another big, bad Department of Justice investigation for this leak. Eric Holder can call off the dogs — the man behind the National Security Agency (NSA) leak has stepped...
View ArticleEnd two wars, start another
This is the time when every second-term president starts thinking about his legacy. But what a mixed one it’s going to be for President Obama. After last week’s White House decision to start arming the...
View ArticleSnowden outwits DOJ
He is, for the moment, a man without a country. But, it looks like he may find another one soon. In a daring move right out of a Daniel Silva thriller, Edward Snowden, self-confessed NSA...
View ArticleThe latest comeback kid
One thing’s for sure about America’s politics: we are quick to condemn. Just ask Bill Clinton, David Vitter, Mark Sanford and Anthony Weiner. But we’re also quick to forgive. Just ask Bill Clinton,...
View ArticleWinning strategy
There are a lot of smart political operators in Washington, both Republican and Democratic. But today, one man stands out above all others. Honors for the most brilliant political strategist go to New...
View ArticleTrayvon in perspective
“You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is: Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago.” With that poignant reminder,...
View Article‘This Town’ not my DC
Because nobody else will defend Washington, I guess I’ll have to.No, I’m not talking about the Washington portrayed in Mark Leibovich’s explosive new book This Town. Except to say this: on one level,...
View ArticleA winning name change
There’s a long list of what Congress apparently can’t do: pay its bills, agree on a budget, do anything about global warming, keep assault weapons off the streets, raise the minimum wage, settle...
View ArticlePope shocks the Vatican
With big governments, as with big institutions, change occurs very slowly. You know what they say: It’s like a battleship — it takes a long time to turn that baby around.Yes, that’s normally the case....
View ArticleShut the whole thing down
Absent some last-minute miraculous infusion of common sense, by the time you read this we will probably be in the first hours of a House Republican-engineered government shutdown. This is unnecessary,...
View ArticleObamaCare is here to stay
A funny thing happened on the way to the big government shutdown: It proved to be a bust before it even started.That’s not to say the Republican shutdown hasn’t done a lot of harm. It’s already having...
View ArticleCruz danger for GOP
Even most Republicans agree they ended up the big losers in the shutdown fiasco. They limped out of the shutdown with their lowest ratings ever. In the latest CNN poll, 54 percent of Americans said...
View ArticleOverstepping boundaries
Remember “Reach out and touch someone?” Well, President Obama did reach out and touch someone. The problem is, the person he touched just happened to be Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany. And she’s...
View ArticleBill Press: CBS playing politics
It’s been 14 months since the attack on our diplom atic mission in Libya cost the lives of four Americans, but Benghazi claimed yet another victim this week: the credibility of CBS News, and especially...
View ArticleBill Press: No rush on Christie
The media loves a new political star. Last year, it went gaga over Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Herman Cain.This year’s political darling is Chris Christie.He popped up on the cover of TIME...
View ArticleBill Press: Kennedy’s legacy
It was especially poignant to see Caroline Kennedy, America’s new ambassador to Japan, present her credentials to Emperor Akihito last week. Coming just three days before the 50th anniversary of her...
View ArticleBill Press: No excuse for bad rollout
“There’s a difference between book smart and street smart,” a frustrated White House staffer told me last week. He didn’t have to say any more. His meaning was clear: the Obama White House is filled...
View ArticleBill Press: The new leisure class
Running for reelection in 1948 — and written off as a sure loser — Harry Truman had a field day. He crisscrossed the country by train with just one strategy, according to historian David McCullough:...
View ArticleBill Press: Issa exposed on Benghazi
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is one of the most powerful committees in Congress. As the House’s watchdog committee, with almost unlimited investigative authority, it can be used as...
View ArticleBill Press: Unbelievable Gov. Christie
Last week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gave a 107-minute-long news conference last week, pirouetting from skeptic to penitent on the George Washington Bridge scandal. Whether you like his politics...
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