From stone-throwing protester to law-making senator; from an awkward loner to the darling of his colleagues; and now from critic to champion of Obama foreign policy, Kerry has always moved outside-in.
Ron v. John: The Benghazi Battle Continues
After grilling Secretary of State Hilary Clinton yesterday for the Benghazi attack, Sen. Ron Johnson pivots his attention to Hillary’s likely successor, John Kerry, at his confirmation hearing. UPDATE: Kerry v. Rand Paul
“Well, there--see, he did not provide good counsel.”
— Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' only words during the oral arguments in nearly seven years. Justice Thomas was joking about a Harvard-educated counsel representing the murder suspect Jonathan Boyer; Justice Thomas' alma mater is Yale. The words were spoken last week, but the transcript was published yesterday.
After Newtown, Democrats Propose an Assault-Weapons Ban
Gun-control advocates have repeatedly tried and failed to raise the 1994 ban from the dead. Today they argued that this time could be different but acknowledged there’s a good chance it won’t be
Women in Combat: Shattering the ‘Brass Ceiling’
With Panetta’s green light comes the tough part: ensuring there are sufficient women in uniform who want combat jobs, and that they are physically capable of performing them.
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Obama’s Triumphant Inaugural
This week’s print column: A flaming liberal agenda? Only if you’re still living in 1961. The President’s speech was more a ratification of the progress we’ve made than a roadmap for the future.
No Nashville Blues for Al Gore
Al Gore is free of the past and all about The Future.
Fact Check: The Gun Registry Red Herring
Why does Wayne LaPierre, the head of the National Rifle Association, claim that Obama wants a national federal registry for guns?
Did Clinton Close the Book on Benghazi?
Clinton’s testimony before Congress produced plenty of heat but little new light. Hillary’s history at State likely won’t bear a Benghazi asterisk, and she awaits a new chapter unburdened.
House GOP Postpones Debt-Limit Fight–For Now
Republicans’ short-term suspension of the debt limit is a tactical retreat, but it sets up another budget showdown very soon.
Netanyahu Weakened in Close Israeli Election
The hum-drum campaign has suddenly produced election results that may leave Israeli politics unsettled for a while.
Best Two Minutes of Clinton’s Benghazi Testimony
Watch this back-and-forth barrage between Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
5 Better Ways For Congress To Punish Itself
Today the U.S. Congress will vote on an unconstitutional proposal to stop paying themselves a salary if the cannot get their act together. Surely there must be a better way to self-flagellate. Actually, there are at least five.