
Week of May 27, 2013 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, May 27
A Tradition of Sacrifice, From Yorktown to Ramadi - Leif Babin, WSJ
Americans & Their Military, Drifting Apart - Eikenberry & Kennedy, NYT
A Day of Dedication - Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest
No End to Scandals in Sight for Embattled WH - Niall Stanage, The Hill
It's Not Easy Being Barack Obama - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
President Obama's Scandalous Legacy - Pete Du Pont, Wall Street Journal
The Unexpected Success of ObamaCare - Paul Krugman, New York Times
ObamaCare & the IRS: A Toxic Combo - Jeffrey Anderson, Weekly Standard
Immigration Reform Moves Ahead - William Finnegan, The New Yorker
The Political Ground Is Shifting Under the President - Scott Rasmussen
Labor Unions Can Save Lives - Lance Compa, Washington Post
"Austerity" to Blame? But Where's the Austerity? - Paul Gregory, Forbes
Instagram: Ultimate Silicon Valley Fairy Tale - Kara Swisher, Vanity Fair
Self-Made Jihadis: All You Need Is a Meat Cleaver - Margaret Wente, G&M
A Memorial Day Tribute - Rich Galen, Mullings
Our Mixed Message to Veterans on Memorial Day - Al Hunt, Bloomberg
How George W. Bush Really Rolls - Mark McKinnon, The Daily Beast
Sunday Video: This Week Roundtable |
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McLaughlin GroupTuesday, May 28
Obama's Next Big Campaign: Selling Health Care Law - Ari Shapiro, NPR
President's Contempt for the Rule of Law - Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg
No Crime. No Scandal. Just Carter-esque Incompetence - Bob Shrum, DB
Why Did IRS Chief Visit WH So Often? - John Steele Gordon, Commentary
Pelosi: Immigration Bill Could Pass by August - Lynn Sweet, Chicago ST
Will Immigration Spoil Rubio's Hopes for 2016? - Byron York, Examiner
Declaring the 9/11 Era Over - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Someone Please Tell Terrorists the War Is Over - P.J. O'Rourke, Wkly Std
This Is How the NRA Ends - Alec MacGillis, The New Republic
Bloomberg Risks Senate Majority for Gun Control - Michael Scherer, Time
The Bullying Pulpit - Thomas Sowell, National Review
The Richness of Learning - Richard Cohen, Washington Post
Dear Grads, Don't "Do What You Love" - Carl McCoy, Wall Street Journal
Feminists vs. Facebook - Cathy Young, RealClearPolitics
Chris Kyle: In the Crosshairs - Nicholas Schmidle, The New Yorker
Chinese Cyberspies Breach Big U.S. Weapons - Ellen Nakashima, Wash Post
The Problem of Muslim Leadership - Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Wall Street Journal
Beschloss & Simendinger: The Role of Presidents During DisastersWednesday, May 29
Obama: President of Scandinavia - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
It's Time to Fire Eric Holder - Jonathan Turley, USA Today
The Dynamic on Guns Is Changing - Scot Lehigh, Boston Globe
Dem Majority in Greater Peril Than NRA - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
When IRS Scrutiny Was Fair and Warranted - Steve Benen, Maddow Blog
President Obama's IRS Is an Absolute Travesty - Ed Morrissey, The Week
IRS Higher-Ups Requested Info on Conservative Groups - Lisa Myers, NBC
Vulnerable Dems Have Obama Problem in '14 - James Hohmann, Politico
Tea Party's Resurgence Will Be Short-Lived - Christopher Parker, CNN
Weiner's Comeback Attempt Smacks of Desperation - Steve Malanga, RCM
Today's GOP Is Unserious About Governing - Greg Sargent, Washington Post
Krugman's Phony Austerity Claims - Rick Moran, American Thinker
Oregon Medicaid Advances Despite Critical Report - Lou Cannon, RCP
Saudi Arabia Is So Freaking Fracked - Gal Luft, Foreign Policy
The "Muslims-Killed-by-the-West" Lie - Dennis Prager, Townhall
Why Houston Is America's #1 Job Creator - Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Obama, Nixon & the Press - Cannon, Bevan & Stone, RCP Morning Commute
Thursday, May 30
25 Tea Party Groups File Suit Against IRS - Shushannah Walshe, ABC News
Eric Holder: Giving Justice a Bad Name - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
James Rosen Is Not Blameless - Fred Kaplan, Slate
Obama's Tactics Straight Out of the Chicago Playbook - John Fund, NRO
One Way ObamaCare May Already Be Working - Ezra Klein, Bloomberg
$12B ObamaCare Slush Fund Fuels Controversy - Stuart Taylor Jr., Forbes
Sequester Not Biting Washington DC - Jim Tankersley, Washington Post
Degree of Dislike May Decide Va. Gov Race - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
Ted Cruz Opens Up on Immigration - Byron York, Washington Examiner
Red Flags for GOP in 2 Bellwethers - Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
New Anthony Weiner Same As the Old - Maggie Haberman, Politico
Bachmannism's Legacy - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Bob Dole's Silly Lament - Debra Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle
China Wants a War With America - Chang & Lyons, Los Angeles Times
Helping Syrian Rebels a Dangerous Risk - Sen. Rand Paul, CNN
Woolwich: Extremists on Both Sides - Russell Brand, Huffington Post
Western Cultural Suicide - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review Online
Videos: Krauthammer |
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Dyson |
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DeanFriday, May 31
Targeting Half the Country Is a Serious Problem - Peggy Noonan, WSJ
The GOP Is Too Juvenile to Govern - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Storm Clouds Ahead for Obama - Nile Gardiner, Daily Telegraph
Holder Should Discuss Leaks Publicly - Paul Begala, CNN
Eric Holder's Chutzpah - Michael Walsh, New York Post
GOP Taking Food From the Mouths of Babes - Paul Krugman, NY Times
Where Paul Krugman Is Wrong 100% of the Time - John Goodman, Forbes
Will Anthony Weiner Be NY's Next Mayor? - John Cassidy, The New Yorker
Why Dems Might Reject Hillary Clinton in 2016 - Keith Koffler, Politico
Climate Change Is Killing Us - Phillip Muller, Washington Post
Google Chairman Bankrolls Tech Shop for Dems - Ben Howe, RedState
The Liberal Media Is in a Funk - Paul Waldman, The American Prospect
Obama's Dorothy Doctrine - Charles Krauthammer, National Review
Gates May Be Advocate Obama Needs to Close Gitmo - Mark Salter, RCP
Court-Packing in GOP Dreams Only - Ruth Marcus, Washington Post
George W. Bush at Peace - Jon Ward, Huffington Post
Lincoln's Call to Service - & Ours - Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Wall St. Journal
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MoreSaturday, June 1
Amid Scandals, Obama Tries to Change the Subject - Tom Cohen, CNN
The Lois Lerner Defense - Mark Steyn, National Review
Blind to the Past - and the Future - Charles Blow, New York Times
Rand Paul Lays Out Vision for Bigger GOP - Maeve Reston, LA Times
Tax Reform Is the IRS Fix - Lawrence Kudlow, Investor's Business Daily
Did Obama Cry Wolf on the Sequester? - Abby Phillip, ABC News
Washington Booms as New Gilded Age Takes Root - E. Williamson, WSJ
Megyn Kelly Dominates on FOX - Amy Davidson, The New Yorker
Father Is the New "F-Word" - Kathleen Parker, Washington Post
When Do Americans Get Answers? - Reince Priebus, RealClearPolitics
How Obama's Data Team Schooled Gallup - Joshua Green, Bloomberg BW
Syria: John McCain's Next Libya - Andrew McCarthy, National Review
Blame Media for Public's Ignorance About Climate - Eric Alterman, CAP
Global Warming: Making an Ass Out of "U" & "Me" - Steve Tobak, FOX Biz
Rob Ford Must Resign Now - Christopher MacDonald, Globe & Mail
Obama's Asteroid - P.J. O'Rourke, The Weekly Standard
How to Blow a $1.8 Billion Fortune in 5 Years - McCarty & Levy, Bloomberg
Latest Polls: Obama Job Approval |
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Virginia GovernorSunday, June 2
A Runaway Train of Regulations - George Will, Washington Post
Tea Party Brewing Trouble for GOP - Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
Why This Scandal Is Different - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
Could Republicans' Focus on Scandals Backfire? - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
Drip, Drip, Drip. And Then the Deluge - Wesley Pruden, Washington Times
The Dangers of the Sequester - Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Washington Post
How Cities Cook Their Bond Books - Steven Malanga, Wall Street Journal
The Keystone Pipeline Is the Real Scandal - Van Jones, CNN
Why Did Apple Hire Lisa Jackson? - Seth Mandel, Commentary
Weak U.S. Policy Has Bankrolled China's Rise - Scott Paul, RealClearPolitics
Prisoners of the Euro - Ross Douthat, New York Times
Shocking Truth About ObamaCare's Rate Shock - Ezra Klein, Wash Post
Democrats' California Captivity - Matthew Continetti, DC Free Beacon
Ted Cruz's Personality Problem - Jonathan Bernstein, Salon
Obama Woos the Press Back on the Bus - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Are We at the Electric Car's Tipping Point? - Daniel Gross, The Daily Beast
Taking a Wrecking Ball to the Ivory Tower - Kyle Peterson, RealClearPolitics
Obama Job Approval: Gallup: 47 | Rasmussen: 48 |
RCP Average: 46.7