Partisan loyalty trumped pro-Israel policy as Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced, over the objection of many of his constituents, that he would support the nomination of former Sen Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense today. Pro-Israel Democrats in the
Today, Vice President Joe Biden’s will release the policy recommendations of his White House-mandated task force on guns–on time. Yesterday, the White House informed House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) that it would not meet its legal deadline
Why should it be permissible for President Barack Obama to threaten the nation with default by accusing the Republicans of doing so, when they have not? Why should it be tolerable for President Obama to accuse the Republicans of wanting
Chuck Hagel, nominee for Secretary of Defense and former Senator from Nebraska, has lately expressed support for cuts to defense spending that place him in agreement with President Barack Obama. Yet while he was in Congress, Hagel voted for defense
In the final press conference of his first term, President Barack Obama made the following claim: “America cannot afford another debate with this Congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they’ve already racked up.” Major Garrett of
When Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, appears before the Senate, one critical question must be asked: does he still believe that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the “core” of all conflict in the Middle East? That
France has expanded its assault on Islamists in northern Mali, pounding rebel positions with four days of air strikes and bringing additional troops into the country through the capital, Mali. France did not wait for UN approval, and it tired
Chuck Hagel’s nomination as Secretary of Defense has provoked opposition due to his perceived hostility towards Israel, his posture of appeasement towards Iran, and his objection to the successful Iraq surge. He supports global nuclear disarmament, having signed onto the
Chuck Hagel’s defenders and anti-Israel bloggers (there is a great degree of overlap) are parroting a new, false argument in his favor as President Barack Obama’s nominee to be Secretary of Defense: So what if Hagel used the term “Jewish
Former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.), who clashed frequently with the Department of Defense throughout the first term of President George W. Bush, appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday and backed President Barack Obama’s nomination of former
He undermined bipartisan attempts at comprehensive immigration reform from 2005 through 2007 as a Senator. He broke his promise to introduce immigration reforms in his first term, and used election-year executive action in a cynical ploy for Latino votes. Now,
Ben Shapiro’s confident, fact-packed demolition of CNN’s Piers Morgan last night marks the turning point in the gun control debate. Ben showed that when they cannot exploit the deaths of children, gun control advocates are forced to defend their views,
“You come in here, brandish your little book as if I don’t know what’s in there–” “My little book? That’s the Constitution of the United States. It’s our founding document, Piers.” “I know what’s in your Constitution.” “Do you really?”
Rand Paul is trying to distinguish his own position on Israel from that of his father, Ron Paul. Apparently he believes this will help his presidential prospects one day. Whatever the effect on American voters, I’m sure his Israeli hosts
President Obama’s aim in his second term is to shatter conservative opposition, politically and ideologically. That’s the clear message of his Cabinet picks thus far, who share the common characteristic of being radical and divisive (less so John Kerry, who
This week, while media attention focused on former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and his controversial views on Israel, another iconoclastic Republican stirred controversy in Israel itself. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) visited Israel as part of a trip that will include
Jack Lew, current White House Chief of Staff and reportedly President Barack Obama’s choice for Secretary of the Treasury in his second term, so irritated congressional Republicans during debt ceiling negotiations in 2011 that Speaker of the House John Boehner
From Tel Aviv University, which creates and monitors a “Peace Index“: 69.1% of Israelis either favor or strongly favor talks with the Palestinians; 67.0% either don’t believe or strongly don’t believe they will work. That says a lot about where
CNN’s Piers Morgan takes gun control very seriously. He has hosted a series of contentious programs and interviews in which he has confronted Second Amendment advocates: “How many kids have to die before you guys say, ‘We want less guns,
Pro-Israel Democrats who have, in the past, defended President Obama have been able to cite continued close cooperation between the U.S. and Israel on defense issues. With former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) presiding at the Pentagon, that may change. That is specially so
I think analogies to Stalin should be as taboo as analogies to Hitler, especially since communism has killed so many more people, but a phrase used by Orwell to describe Stalin’s foreign policy often comes to mind when I consider
The apparent acquiescence of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in President Barack Obama’s nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense is both puzzling and wrong. Hagel, who slandered Israel’s
President Barack Obama’s nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense (R-NE) has been greeted by Jewish Democrats with the following “logic”: Obama is pro-Israel (despite the evidence), therefore Hagel is pro-Israel (despite the evidence). Pro-Obama gay advocates
For what it’s worth, I respectfully disagree with my colleague on the subject of Hugh Hefner’s recent wedding. It may not be the model marriage, but at least it confirms that marriage is the model. So, congratulations.
