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Obama’s Israel Crisis

In the end, Obama will likely have to face the fact (or suffer the consequences of refusing to face it) that the Israeli-Arab conflict is impervious to Israeli concessions. There is a fairly good reason for this, which is usually lost in the firestorm of pontification that greats anything and everything to do with Israel. It is simply this: the Israeli-Arab conflict was begun by the Arabs, and it can only be ended by the Arabs.

If Joe Biden Didn’t Exist, We Would Have To Invent Him

Anyone really all that surprised to read this?

Biden in Israel

Yesterday’s announcement by the interior ministry that it has approved the building of 1,600 new housing units in Ramat Shlomo, a religious neighborhood in East Jerusalem, however, handed Israel’s hapless press corps nothing less than a full-blown diplomatic incident.

Head Games

My latest for the New Ledger has to do with Dick Cheney and his effect on the Obama Administration.

Dick Cheney’s Head Games

We all know that President Obama and his Administration are experts and playing things cool when lesser humans would be wracked with panic. After all, everyone in the press, along with his/her pet canary, tells us as much. But there is one person who is consistently able to take the Administration out of its comfort zone whenever he speaks up.

That person, of course, is former Vice President Dick Cheney.

Every time Cheney decides to speak out about current events–especially when it comes to the issue of foreign and national security policy–he is able to discombobulate the Obama Administration, which sends out an all-hands-on-deck message to its personnel to combat the former Vice President’s commentary. And yet, for whatever reason, it’s Cheney who usually comes out with the upper hand in any debate. Last year, when the Obama Administration was postponing the implementation of a troop surge policy on Afghanistan, Cheney very publicly accused the Administration of “dithering.” Team Obama was infuriated, but the message stuck. I suppose it should come as no surprise that the White House is obsessed with trying to push back against Cheney’s comments every time he makes a public statement. The former Vice…

Quote Of The Day

“Now, the Obama-Biden pair that opposed the Iraq war and its tactics and predicted their failure is prepared to accept credit for its success.”

The Changing Tide in the Senate

Oh have the times have changed for Democrats in the Senate. Just a few months ago it seemed they would enjoy a dominant super majority. Now the outlook for 2010 looks stellar for the GOP. Here’s a look at a few key races to watch.

This Is Transparency?

If Joe Biden didn’t exist, we would have to invent him:

“Created Or Saved” Jobs That Were Never In Danger In The First Place

Ah, the benefits of being ruled by the “reality-based community”:

Biden Less Popular Than Cheney Was At A Similar Point In Time

Behold the evidence:

Biden: Some Democrats Are “Turkeys”

If Joe Biden didn’t exist, we would have to invent him.

Speaking Of Unemployment And The Economy . . .

Of course, the numbers are grim. But just as grim is the economic message we need to take away from the latest information on the state of the economy, a message that puts the lie to the claim that the $787 billion stimulus package passed earlier this year is having any real, positive effect on the economy thus far:

- March 21, 2010 -

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