President-Obama
Netanyahu at AIPAC: I respect President Obama and the office he holds
March 3, 2015
by Heather Robinson
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an extremely diplomatic and strong, albeit brief, speech today at the AIPAC Policy Conference in which he said of the speech he will give tomorrow, “My speech [to Congress] is not...
Shutdown is Over. Now What?
October 18, 2013
by Heather Robinson
Lots of commentators act like the shutdown was the height of
irresponsibility. But it’s really more irresponsible to
continue a pattern of excessive spending that could saddle
future generations with financial catastrophe.
Look at what...
Got accountability?
May 19, 2013
A few thoughts on the unfolding news regarding Benghazi, the IRS tax scandal, the subpoena of personal and work telephone records for at least 20 of the AP’s reporters and editors, and the seizure of information regarding Fox News...
Alusi on Hagel: ‘This is not a minister of defense, it’s a minister of chaos’
January 18, 2013
Spoke today with former Iraqi Parliamentarian Mithal al Alusi. Alusi, who has championed counterterrorism cooperation and normalized relations between Iraq and Israel and lost his two sons as a result, is dismayed by what he sees as President...
Petraeus, ya broke our hearts
November 10, 2012
You picked a fine time to leave us, Petraeus.
We’re supposed to believe that, after carrying on an extramarital affair since 2010, and ending the affair last September, Gen. David Petraeus picked this moment to resign as CIA director...
Mr. Romney, You did us Proud
November 10, 2012
By now the dust has settled on the Presidential election of 2012. I am left feeling like someone who has witnessed a young person reject a solid, intelligent, committed, attractive, principled and deeply committed suitor in favor...
Why Obama’s a Bad Bet for Israel
November 10, 2012
Recently, several Jewish-Americans who know I write about politics have confided that they are either planning to vote for Mitt Romney, or they are profoundly undecided about the Presidential election. In a few cases, they shared that...
Mr. Romney, you did us proud
November 7, 2012
By now the dust has settled on the Presidential election of 2012. I am left feeling like someone who has witnessed a young person reject a solid, intelligent, committed, attractive, principled and deeply committed suitor in favor of someone...
Four more years of Obama?
November 7, 2012
As of 11:12pm when I write this, it looks like it’s four more years of President Obama and a Republican Congress. In other words, four more years of the same.
In the words of CNN’s John King, “Getting Mitt Romney to 270,...
Could Romney take Pennsylvania? And who would “do us all a favor by not voting”?
November 6, 2012
Is there a chance Mitt Romney could win the battleground state of Pennsylvania? The Romney camp must think so, as the Governor and his wife Ann made a last-ditch stop there today, in Pittsburgh.
The Romney team’s internal polling may...