‘Opinion’ Articles
Obama seeks to weather storm
Obama declared his “main concern” was to fix the IRS problem and denied prior knowledge. Read more...
Pelosi: IRS scandal illustrates need to reverse Citizens United
The scandal underscores the need for Congress to minimize the role of money in politics, the House minority leader said. Read more...
Hillary defeats the GOP Benghazi Captain Ahabs
As Alexandra Jaffe reported in the Hill, a new PPP poll is out that shows Hillary Clinton dominating Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) by 10 points in a 2016 match-up.Only New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who I have praised and who earned his street cred by praising Obama and criticizing certain Republicans, comes within 3 [...]
GOP Cruzin’ to a bruisin’ with gun background check filibuster
If Senate Republicans succeed in their filibuster against gun background checks — which are supported by 90 percent of voters and would prevent those on terror watch lists from getting guns to mass murder our children — it will be one more dagger in the heart of the discredited Republican brand that may well bring a rule change in the Senate [...]
Bring back the real ‘Crossfire’
The word is out. I got calls from reporters about it all weekend: CNN is going to bring back "Crossfire."Everybody wants to know: Do I think that’s a good idea or not? As a former co-host of "Crossfire," from 1996-2002, here’s my answer: That depends on which "Crossfire" you’re talking about, the real "Crossfire" or the “kiddie” version.
Free Southie: Starting the world again, one redneck at a time
“Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?” — Jack Kerouac, On the Road, 1957I’m not sure why it hasn’t caught on yet, since revolutionaries like Ron Paul have gone from outlander to center-stage hero, that an original Irish outlaw like Whitey Bolger did not claim sovereignty for South Boston.Truth is, Whitey was [...]
Hillary Surges, Reince Priebus escalates GOP war on women, Americans demand jobs
Hillary Clinton has taken a commanding position in national politics, and as I wrote in my latest column, it would be spectacular if Bill and Hillary Clinton would work with the Clinton Global Initiative to devise major new jobs proposals.Meanwhile, both parties should be embarrassed by the latest depressing jobs report. And Republican National [...]
If Hillary enters, Newt will be president in 2016
James Carville says he will support the pro-Hillary super-PAC. It starts so soon because something is wrong. And the something has been wrong since 1992. Or maybe since 1968. It may not be cleared up till 2020.As Hillary enters, National Review reports today that Newt Gingrich won’t rule out a 2016 run as well. These two, Newt and Hillary, are [...]
