“If you want to know why Republicans and conservatives are in a political crisis, you need only consider the fact that the Right's deeply held view now boils down to this: Taxes should not go up on the wealthy, and your health benefits should be cut.” IfsKnowsWantNeedsShouldFactsPoliticalViewsCuttingRepublicanTaxesBenefitsCrisisWealthyHealth Benefits Author:John Podhoretz
“You want a culture where citizens are free to express themselves and so live in the openness necessary to the functioning of a successful economy? Israel has a free press, much of it openly hostile to the parties in power.” WantCulturePartyEconomySuccessfulCitizensPressesIsraelOpennessHostileFree Press Author:John Podhoretz
“Hurtling the Pentagon into an unprecedented budgetary meltdown is horrifically irresponsible. Obama doesn't care. This is war - not against the Taliban, but war against the GOP. He has Republicans on the ropes, and that's a victory he savors and desires - unlike Afghanistan, where he seems only to want to turn tail.” WantWarSeemsCareDesireTurnsVictoryRepublicanAfghanistanTailsRopeIrresponsibleUnprecedentedTalibanPentagonGopMeltdowns Author:John Podhoretz
“Romney has adopted almost every position conservatives want their candidate to espouse: He's pro-life, he wants to repeal ObamaCare, he wants to cut taxes and cut the federal budget, and he wants an unapologetic foreign policy dedicated to the proposition that this too will be the American century.” WantCuttingCenturyPolicyPositionTaxesBudgetsCandidatesDedicatedForeign PolicyPropositionsAdoptedRomneyObamacarePro LifeUnapologetic Author:John Podhoretz
“Why, listening to Obama talk about his economic triumphs over the last three years might make you want to move to the country he was describing. Too bad that country exists primarily in his own head.” WantYearsCountryMightLastsMovingThreeEconomicListeningTriumphThree YearsDescribing Author:John Podhoretz
“You want a political culture that works to create conditions under which an economy can thrive? Since signing the Oslo Accords with the Palestinians, Israel has spent two decades working to unshackle its economy from its socialist roots, with remarkable results.” WantTwoPoliticalCultureResultsEconomyConditionsRootsIsraelDecadesThriveRemarkablePalestinianSocialistAccordSigningPolitical CultureOslo Author:John Podhoretz
“You know, you just know, that after the president goes out there and announces he wants to make community college free for all Americans - as though anything government does is 'free' - or is unilaterally and unconstitutionally legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants, he comes back to the offices, pulls out the presidential BlackBerry, and gleefully follows along as the Right goes completely ape over these wild policy decisions.” KnowsWantDoeGovernmentPresidentCommunityDecisionMillionsPolicyCollegeOfficePresidentialImmigrantsApesNotableBlackberriesCommunity CollegeUndocumented Immigrants Author:John Podhoretz