“Republicans can also point to an alternate path. They can draw upon genuine experts to explain what should be done.” Quote by William Kristol
“Something peculiar has happened. As I write, none of the Republican candidates for Senate has become a public embarrassment. On the contrary: For the first time in a decade, it is the Democratic candidates, not the Republican ones, who are fodder for late-night comics. That the Democrats are committing gaffes and causing scandals at a higher rate than Republicans not only may be decisive in the battle for the Senate. It could signal a change in our politics at large.” WritingFirstsMayNightHappenedHigherRepublicanBattleLateFirst TimeDemocraticDemocratRateDecadesContraryCandidatesPeculiarSenateSignalsScandalEmbarrassmentNotableLate NightFodder Author:Matthew Continetti
“There is plenty of time for Republicans to have a Macaca moment. But right now, as of October 17, 2014, the Republican Senate candidates have performed better than they have in years. For the moment, today, as you read this, the Democratic candidates are the jokes.” YearsMomentsTodayRepublicanRight NowJokesDemocraticPlentyCandidatesSenateNotableOctober Author:Matthew Continetti
“In 1996, the late, great New York Times columnist William Safire published a column, 'Blizzard of lies,' in which he laid out a series of falsehoods by Hillary Rodham Clinton and declared 'Americans of all political persuasions are coming to the sad realization that our First Lady - a woman of undoubted talents who was a role model for many in her generation - is a congenital liar.'” FirstsPoliticalLyingRolesGenerationsTalentNew YorkLateModelsSeriesClintonRealizationLiarsRole ModelsFalsehoodPersuasionColumnsNotableNew York TimesFirst LadyColumnistsBlizzardHillary Rodham Clinton Author:Marc Thiessen
“Today, Americans of all political stripes are coming to a similar, sad realization about our president. A recent Fox News poll asked Americans 'How often does Barack Obama lie to the country on important matters?' Thirty-seven percent said 'most of the time,' 24 percent said 'some of the time,' and 20 percent said 'only now and then.' Just 15% said 'never.'” DoeSaidImportantCountryMatterTodayPoliticalLyingPresidentNewsPercentSevenRealizationBarackThirtyNow And ThenFoxesPollsNotableStripesFox News Author:Marc Thiessen
“Think about that: 81 percent of Americans believe that Obama lies to them at least 'now and then' on 'important matters.'” ThinkingBelieveImportantMatterLyingPercentNow And ThenNotable Author: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