Countering the Neocon Comeback - Democracy Journal
���I feel comfortable with her on foreign policy,��� he told The New York Times in June. ���[I]ts something. Kagan has his reasons for saying this publicly, not least the shifting sands of his own Republican Party. The Obama. Theres plenty in Clintons hard-nosed revelations to make the neocons hopeful, but how far will she go? President... The projected image continues to be toughness, and as long as Obama is exhibiting muscle���but not too much���shes with him.
Obamas Triple Crown
So why has he spent the last four years executing such a dumb foreign policy? True, his. As The New York Timeseditorialized, in the wake of the bipartisan compromise in the Senate over a bill that attempts to tie the presidents hands: Several.
GOP White House hopefuls bicker over Americas role in world
Associated Press. NASHUA, N.H. (AP) - Rand Paul lashed out Saturday at military hawks in the Republican Party in a clash over foreign policy dividing the packed GOP presidential field. Paul, a first-term senator from Kentucky who favors a smaller U.S.
7 Foreign Policy Crises That Show Republicans Prefer.
In an interview Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, Cheney said Republicans need to look to a new generation of leaders as the party deals with poor approval ratings following a 16-day partial-government shutdown.. Its now clear that Cheneys invasion of Iraq and its subsequent Shiite client state under Nouri al-Maliki only deepened sectarian strife and laid the groundwork for another brand of Islamist radicalism, this time in the form of ISIS, and more backlash against the U.S.��.
Clinton and Cruz both betrayed Obamas foreign policy.
And today there is an article on page A13 of the New York Times headlined ���Clinton Wants to Improve Ties With Israel,��� that reports that Clinton called Malcolm Hoenlein, the president of a leading American pro-Israel organization, yesterday to say that she wants the relations between the countries to get back on. Why are the leading contenders to take Obamas place in the White House climbing over one another to throw our presidents foreign policy under the bus?
Memory and Silence: Carrying Vietnam Era Antiwar Lessons Forward
Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. was denounced in the mainstream press such as the New York Times and the Washington Post for forgetting his place, for linking the civil rights movement to the opposition against the Vietnam War. Even within the.
Politicians cash in on colleges
Denise Grimsley, a registered nurse who got her associates degree from a community college in Polk County, shepherded legislation that ended the Florida Board of Nursings authority to set quality standards for new nursing programs.. The for-profit.
Lindsey Graham to declare 2016 presidential bid on June 1
Rand Paul, whos taken on the hawks in his own party and pushed a less muscular view of foreign policy, Graham said, I like him a lot (but) hes a libertarian. He is one step behind. In a CBS News/New York Times survey released this week, only 12.
Highlights of the Sunday Shows - First Draft - The New York.
Surrogates for both presidential candidates hit the airwaves, as do the two main third-party candidates.. The Republicans and Mr. McCain have made foreign policy and national security a cornerstone of his campaign. He has. It remains unclear how muscular a campaign Mr. Barr will be able to run.. He has evidenced intelligence, diplomacy, and the ability to bump it up a notch, while at the same time providing the push back needed to not be defined by neocons.
The Early Word: Looming Health Care Battles - NYTimes.com
With President Obama holding another town-hall meeting on health care this Wednesday in northern Virginia, his push to see the system overhauled moves once again beyond the Beltway... The Timess Helene Cooper and Marc Lacey suggest that the situation in Honduras ���is pitting Mr. Obama against the ghosts of past American foreign policy in Latin America.���. Heres a link to a NY times article on the impending bankruptcy of Medicare in seven years. Just in��.
Log Cabin Republicans Release Anti-Romney Ad - The.
The group has put out a new ad today featuring a very liberal sounding Mitt Romney.. FACT: Governor Romney Is The Only Major Republican Candidate Supporting A Federal Marriage Amendment:. LCR is basically a social club for (mostly) wealthy (almost exclusively) white gay (almost completely) men who feel that the government shouldnt tax the wealthy or regulate business, and who believe in ���muscular��� foreign... Well �� Money and Policy �� Health Guide.
Lincoln Chafees unlikely campaign
The endless dissections of prohibitive favorite Hillary Rodham Clintons presidential bid make at least passing reference to other Democratic hopefuls, such as Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Maryland governor Martin OMalley. Chafee, the.
Capital Playbook: de Blasio on Meet the Press; Booker stands by Menendez
For about 20 minutes of the Thursday morning rush, Mr. Schumer and Mayor Bill de Blasio chatted with sporadically interested New York City subway riders as part of a national Stand Up for Transportation Day, urging Congress to increase transportation.
Midtown Blogger/Manhattan Valley Follies: Verbatim: What.
Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a potential candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, at the Freedom Summit in South Carolina.Credit Travis Dove for The New York Times. GREENVILLE, S.C. ��� Gov.. Billionaire Lifts Marco Rubio, Politically and Personally Republican Hopefuls Push a Muscular Foreign Policy FIRST DRAFT Ben Carson on God, Country, and His Ailing Mom Obama Calls Elizabeth Warren Absolutely Wrong on Trade Deal FIRST DRAFT��.
Capital Journal Daybreak: Obama Kept Looser Rules for Drones in Pakistan.
One reason: A new book, ���Clinton Cash��� by author Peter Schweizer, which Mr. Podesta was making reference to, lays out potential conflicts of interest involving the Clinton Foundation and Mrs. Clintons work as secretary of state.. MANY REPUBLICAN.
Billionaire Lifts Marco Rubio- NY Times - Midtown blogger
Republican Hopefuls Push a Muscular Foreign Policy... Follow The New York Times Politics and Washington on Facebook and Twitter, and sign up for the First Draft politics newsletter. A version of this article appears in print��.
GOP hopefuls make their pitch in NH
The GOP summit continues all day today with a dozen possible presidential hopefuls speaking. They are: former Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich, former N.Y. Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey, Sen. Rand Paul, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, La. Gov.
Will GOP amendments doom bipartisan Iran legislation?
Jeb: Ive raised more money in 100 days than any GOP operation in history: The New York Times: ���Jeb Bush told donors [in Miami] that he believed his political action committee had raised more money in 100 days than any other modern Republican political.
Tom Cotton Takes On the World
Tom Cotton, R-Ark., catapulted himself into the upper echelons of the conversation on foreign policy, insisting that he, a 37-year-old lawmaker with exactly 796 days of experience in the federal government, should be heard alongside the eminent.
Jim Wright, 1922 to 2015
���From our interstate highway system, from American Airlines moving their headquarters from New York City to Fort Worth to the magnificent D/FW Airport, Jim Wright played an essential role, not only in the development of the airport, but also in.
GOP White House hopefuls bicker over Americas role in world
(AP Photo/Jim Cole). Former New York Gov. George Pataki, right, takes answers a question from local radio talk show host Peter St. James at a Republican Leadership Summit, Friday, April 17, 2015, in Nashua, N.H... The other Republicans will criticize the president and Hillary Clinton for their foreign policy, but they would just have done the same thing - just 10 times over, Paul said on the closing day of a New Hampshire GOP conference that brought about 20 presidential��.
The Man or the Platform? - Campaign Stops - The New York.
The candidates ��� and their partisans ��� insist voters are deciding today between a country that will be prospering or bankrupt, with a foreign policy that is firm or flaccid, and with abortion either remaining legal or abruptly outlawed.. Five Republican presidents, from Richard Nixon through George W. Bush, failed to shake the American consensus that abortions should be safe, legal and rare ��� half the population might embrace the ���pro-life��� label but three-quarters��.
Candidate Surrogates - The Caucus - The New York Times
At an event in Washington yesterday organized by the Center for U.S. Global Engagement, stand-ins for several of the major Democratic and Republican candidates debated a range of foreign policy issues, starting with the flap between Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama.. This time around lets but a man who knows whats going on..go to this direct gov link to learn more of senator Biden push back in 2000 one of many attempts to warn the U.S of a possible terrorist attacks.
Hillary Clintons move to the left could help her win the general election
If the moment were right to talk about her muscular approach to US foreign policy ��� and surely that time will come ��� theres little doubt her team would be doing just that. Heres the gamble Clintons taking: targeted policy shifts will activate key.
The long read: why Ronald Reagan is still the king for US Republicans
Just in time for what is shaping up to be a wide-open competition for the Republican presidential nomination, and possibly for the presidency as well, a new slate of books has emerged on Reagans life and legacy, offering guidance, along with a note of.
Dont bank on Hillary: Why a second President Clinton is far from inevitable
I remember marvelling with my college friends at the time, ���How can he do this? Who would. Hillary has by far the best CV of any candidate, having served as a surprisingly effective senator from New York, as well as secretary of state. Tough, hard.
Republican Hopefuls Push a Muscular Foreign Policy
Former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who often speaks of his commitment to religious liberty and social issues, spent more time than usual attacking Mr. Obamas leadership on foreign affairs. ���Heck, I would just be happy if the president would.
Obamas Triple Crown - FPIF - Foreign Policy In Focus
Meanwhile, all nine Republican presidential candidates pledged at an agricultural summit in Iowa to keep the embargo in place until Cuba makes more substantial political changes. But what. After all, theres a powerful force pushing against congressional resistance: the U.S. business community. Last month. As The New York Times editorialized, in the wake of the bipartisan compromise in the Senate over a bill that attempts to tie the presidents hands: Several��.
What I Saw at the Republican Convention - NYTimes.com
Push for Buses on Sabbath Sets Off Debate in Israel. In an effort to bring greater understanding to the process, the politics, the personalities and the policies, The New York Times, for the first time, livestreamed coverage from the Republican National Convention. I was one of the anchors of that coverage. After Mitt Romneys far-from-successful. But Condoleezza Rice and Senator John McCain argued for a more muscular foreign policy. Watch my interviews with two��.
Republican Hopefuls Push a Muscular Foreign Policy.
Travis Dove for The New York Times. GREENVILLE, S.C. ��� A group of Republican presidential hopefuls gathered here Saturday to advocate a more muscular foreign policy and to criticize the man they hope to succeed for��.
American Exceptionalism, U.S. Foreign Policy, and the 2012.
While giving a press conference in Strasbourg, France, Obama was asked by a Financial Times reporter if he, like his predecessors, believed in American exceptionalism.. More than likely, as indicated in the campaign, Republican candidates will advocate a much more muscular foreign policy, where it appears that the Defense Department is the primary face of American global affairs; whereas Obama will continue to emphasize a much more multilateral approach��.
Live Blogging the Michigan Debate - First Draft - The New.
Live Blogging the Michigan Debate. By The New York Times. November 9, 2011 4:36 pm November 9, 2011 4:36 pm. Slide Show. Republicans Debate in Michigan. Go to previous slide. The debate, to be broadcast nationally by CNBC, will be followed three days later by a gathering in South Carolina, where another face-off is supposed to keep the candidates talking about foreign policy questions.. He accused President Obamas campaign of pushing that narrative about him.