“Think about that: 81 percent of Americans believe that Obama lies to them at least 'now and then' on 'important matters.'” Quote by Marc Thiessen
“Obama has committed the U.S. to war on the Islamic State. To then allow within a month an allied enclave to be overrun - and perhaps annihilated - would be a major blow.” WarStatesWould BeMonthsMajorsBlowCommittedIslamicNotableIslamic State Author:Charles Krauthammer
“Guerrilla war is a test of wills. Obama's actual objectives - rollback in Iraq, containment in Syria - are not unreasonable. But they require commitment and determination. In other words, will. You can't just make one speech declaring war, then disappear and go fundraising.” WarSpeechCommitmentDeterminationTestsIraqDisappearObjectivesSyriaNotableUnreasonableDeclaringFundraisingGuerrillasContainmentDeclaring War Author:Charles Krauthammer
“The indecisiveness and ambivalence so devastatingly described by both of Obama's previous secretaries of defense, Leon Panetta and Bob Gates, are already beginning to characterize the Syria campaign.” DefenseCampaignsGatesBobSecretarySyriaNotableAmbivalenceLeonIndecisiveness Author:Charles Krauthammer
“The Iraquis can see it. The Kurds can feel it. The jihadists are counting on it.” FeelsCountingNotableKurds Author:Charles Krauthammer
“The Democratic line is that the Republican House does nothing but block and oppose. In fact, it has passed hundreds of bills only to have them die upon reaching the desk of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He has rendered the Senate inert by simply ensuring that any bill that might present a politically difficult vote for his Democratic colleagues never even comes to the floor.” DoeFactsMightDiesHouseDifficultLinesLeaderRepublicanVoteBillsMajorityDemocraticBlockReachingSenateDesksColleaguesNotableMajority Leader Author:Charles Krauthammer
“Winning control of the Senate would allow Republicans to pass a whole range of measures now being held up by Reid, often at the behest of the White House. Make it a major reform agenda. The centerpiece might be tax reform, both corporate and individual. It is needed, popular and doable. Then go for the low-hanging fruit enjoying wide bipartisan support, such as the Keystone XL pipeline and natural gas exports, most especially to Eastern Europe. One could then add border security, energy deregulation and health-care reform that repeals the more onerous Obamacare mandates.” WholeMightCareHouseWinningIndividualEnergyEnjoyNaturalWhiteSupportSecurityNeededRepublicanTaxesMajorsLowsEuropeAddFruitWideReformHealth CareCorporateRangeBordersGasAgendasWhite HouseSenateEasternNotableObamacareMandatesBipartisanPipelineEastern EuropeNatural GasKeystonesHealth Care ReformDeregulationTax ReformBorder SecurityCenterpieces Author:Charles Krauthammer
“If the president signs any of it, good. If he vetoes, it will be clarifying. Who then will be the party of no? The vetoed legislation would become the framework for a 2016 GOP platform. Let the debate begin.” IfsPresidentPartyDebatePlatformsLegislationFrameworkNotableGopVetoClarifying Author:Charles Krauthammer
“The dismissal of any of these people would send a useful signal to U.S. allies that the president has the nerve - and self-awareness - to make a change.” PeopleSelfPresidentAwarenessSelf AwarenessNervesAlliesSignalsMaking ChangesNotableDismissal Author:Bret Stephens
“Attorney General Eric Holder, who announced his resignation on Thursday, leaves a dismal legacy at the Justice Department, but one of his legal innovations was especially pernicious: the demonizing of state attempts to ensure honest elections.” StatesJusticeHonestInnovationElectionLegacyDepartmentNotableAttorneyResignationEricPerniciousThursday Author:Edwin Meese