According to the Atlantic, Time managing editor Rick Stengel’s decision to join the Obama administration is just the latest example of a new trend among mainstream media journalists who are making it official by joining the Obama administration. Stengel, who
The rebel forces aligned against Syrian strong-man Bashar Assad are dominated by jihadists and fighters aligned with al-Qaeda. In April, the Obama Administration promised to help arm the rebel forces, but, realizing the very real complications on the ground, that
The surprising recent alliance between progressives and the Tea Party movement in opposition to American military action in Syria illustrates that the American political landscape in 2013 can no longer be understood through the classic lens of Democrat versus Republican
The National Journal’s Ron Fournier says a Democratic strategist “who works closely with the White House” told him that Syria “has been one of the most humiliating episodes in presidential history.” Fournier says the Democratic operative “requested anonymity to avoid
On Wednesday, CNN released a poll of 367 Americans who watched President Obama’s Syria speech. The polling sample skewed heavily Democratic, with 20% Republicans, 37% Democrats, and 43% Independents. The poll found that while Americans largely approved of what they
On Tuesday night, as President Obama caved completely to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the media came to Obama’s defense. Instead of Putin playing Obama for a fool, as it appeared this week, Obama had actually
The Washington Posthas apparently wokenup to the fact that President Obama’s economy — at least as its related tojob creation — has been a mirage. After noting that the August unemploymentrate dropped only because 312,000 people dropped out of the
This week more than 100 human rights and other groups from around the world signed a joint statement supporting the new Russian law banning gay propaganda aimed at school children. The signers are “highly concerned about the heavy attacks that
On Tuesday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she supported President Barack Obama’s decision to use military force against Syria and ask Congress for authorization. “Clinton supports the president’s effort to enlist the Congress in pursuing a strong
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos scooped up the Washington Post for a measly $250 million last month and did so with a pretty good understanding of what he is up against. In a Tuesday interview with his new acquisition,
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan characterized the paper’s Syria coverage as not “sufficiently skeptical” of President Obama’s case for war. Going further, Sullivan accused her paper of using the administration’s voice rather than their own in reporting: I’ve
The Ken Cuccinelli for Governor campaign launched an emotionally moving television ad on Tuesday that highlighted a little known element of his record as Virginia’s Attorney General, the office he now holds. Titled ‘Justice,’ the one minute commercial tells the
National Security Agency (NSA) documents obtained by the Washington Post reveal that last year the NSA planned to open at least 4,000 probes into suspicious or abnormal staff activity “after scrutinizing trillions of employee keystrokes at work.” The Post obtained
Al-Qaeda and other hostile groups have repeatedly sought to infiltrate US intelligence agencies, which are investigating thousands of their employees to counter the threat, The Washington Post reported on Monday. The CIA found that about a fifth of job applicants
On Saturday, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will become the first Supreme Court Justice to officiate at a same-sex wedding. The Washington Post reported that Ginsburg will “officiate at the wedding of Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser and
According to a document leaked by Edward Snowden to The Washington Post, the Obama administration sees Israel as a “key target” for US counterintelligence. The document shows that the United States believes Israel thinks that the Obama administration is out
Jen Rubin at the Washington Post highlights another inexplicable bungle to add to the list of our semi-involvement in Syria. As reported by Josh Rogin, Syrian rebels wanted gas masks and were told no: despite more than a year of
This week, the Washington Post began the process of informing its readers that the prospects of Congress granting amnesty to 11 million illegal immigrants is fading. At its politics blog, The Fix, Post reporter Aaron Blake tried to explain “why
Concerned that immigration reform could fall off Obama’s agenda with international crises and economic woes looming, the influential liberal magazine The Atlantic is now floating what they refer to as ‘the nuclear option’; the idea that President Obama could unilaterally
This week, we’ve had to watch a string of liberals appropriate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. to push the Left’s agenda of the moment. Sadly, one of the most egregious offenders is Martin Luther King III, who penned
Google Palestine was defaced by hackers, who wrote on the site, “uncle google we say hi from palestine to remember you that the country in google map not called Israel. its called Palestine.” The hackers seemed to be responding to
There has been much speculation about just how much involvement the Russians had with NSA leaker Edward Snowden before he arrived at Moscow’s airport. Now a new report claims he took refuge in the Russian consulate in Hong Kong before
The Department of Veterans Affairs doled out millions of dollars in bonuses to workers for “excellent” performance despite the fact that the number of veterans waiting for disability compensation has increased 2000% under President Barack Obama. A review conducted by News21
If you haven’t already heard the story of Antoinette Tuff talking an armed, mentally ill man at her school into surrendering, it’s pretty amazing. Last week Michael Hill walked into a private school of just under 900 children in Decatur, GA
If I were Maureen Dowd I’d be pretty irritated right now. Last week Dowd got in trouble for mangling a quote given by the wife of one of the candidates for Mayor in NYC. Dowd later blamed the error–reducing a
