Epstein Secrets

he considers the most important purpose of a political party designed to serve the political class. Brooks has been a frequent admirer of President Barack Obama. In an August 2009 profile of Brooks, The New Republic describes his first encounter with Obama, in the spring of 2005: “Usually when I talk to senat

rooks has been a frequent admirer of President Barack Obama. In an August 2009 profile of Brooks, The New Republic describes his first encounter with Obama, in the spring of 2005: “Usually when I talk to senators, while they may know a policy area better than me, they generally don’t know political philo

ks has long been a supporter of John McCain; however, he did not show a liking for McCain’s 2008 running mate, Sarah Palin, calling her a “cancer” on the Republican Party. He has referred to her as a “joke,” unlikely to ever win the Republican nomination. But he later admitted during a CSPAN interview that he had gone

an presidents, most recently at the invitation of President Obama on the occasion of the 56th Inaugural Ceremony. M

being even more unquestioning of Israel. This arms race has pulled the Democratic Party to the right on the Middle East and has basically forced the Obama team to shut down the peace process and drop any demands that Israel freeze settlements. This, in turn, has created a culture in Washington where Sta

nts (418) » The observation is this: Much of what is wrong with the U.S.-Israel relationship today can be found in that Romney trip. In recent years, the Republican Party has decided to make Israel a wedge issue. In order to garner more Jewish (and evangelical) votes and money, the G.O.P. decided to "out-pro-Israel" th

tell you honestly that this administration under President Obama is doing in regard to our security more than anyt

1 26 May, 2011 Article 1. The Washington Post Where Netanyahu fails himself and Israel Fareed Zakaria Article 2. NYT Parties See Obama’s Israel Policy as Wedge for 2012 Jackie Calmes and Helene Cooper Antcle S- | Foreign Policy Hey, Bibi: Calling Hamas the al Qaeda of Palestine isn

onal wisdom is fast congealing in Washington that President Obama was wrong to demarcate a shift in American policy

er, are confident that their emphasis on unconditional support for Israel holds appeal both for many Jews and for conservative Christians. Yet it is the Republican Party’s close identification with evangelical Christians in recent years that is perhaps its biggest hurdle to winning over significant numbers of Jewish vot

thin weeks, millions were on the streets in Egypt and Hosni Mubarak was gone, shown the door in part by his longtime backer, the U.S. government. The Obama administration was captivated by this spontaneous outbreak of democratic demands and at first welcomed it with few reservations. In Riyadh, Saudi off

the Saudis were concerned. And earlier this year, President Obama declined a personal appeal from the king to withh

nt goals of any sort there. The United States was primarily interested in stability. Despite brave speeches on democracy by both Condeleezza Rice and Barack Obama in Cairo, the United States actually pulled its punches in pushing serious democratic reform on Egypt, particularly after the Hamas electoral victory

OVERSIGHT_025296 --- PAGE BREAK --- Laffer Associates Game On [Updated 7/6/2016] In fact, the whole group of us received virtually no support from the Republican Party or the Party’s elders. It wasn’t until Reagan had finally defeated George Bush, along with John Connally, Howard Baker, Phil Crane, Bob Dole and John

conomic discontent is at an all-time high. The electorate wants economic change NOW. But, then there’s Hillary Clinton’s take on the economy and the Obama record. Like Pat Buchanan’s protectionist niche some 20 years ago, there is a segment of America that truly likes the Obama record. But, that segment

rm lawyer, First Lady, Senator from New York, and President Obama’s Secretary of State. She has been indefatigably

eg you to look at carefully are the virtually identical precipitous drops in the economy immediately preceding the Presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama and the totally opposite results during their respective Presidencies. | just can’t see how a pro-Obama candidate can win in 2016. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_0

e White House lawn would attract Latino voters to the Republican Party. Trump has already been to Mexico, met with Pres

s unlikely he will be heading south of the border first. Making a splash abroad will likely require a large rally — similar or bigger than candidate Barack Obama’s visit to Berlin in the summer of 2008 — and may be chosen based on the right mix of pomp, circumstance, strategy and significance. If two big bord

e rally — similar or bigger than candidate Barack Obama’s visit to Berlin in the summer of 2008 — and may

RVER- An invigorated second term From The New York Times: Early Wednesday moming, as sleep-deprived supporters rallied for a final cheer, President Barack Obama concluded his re-election campaign with a promising glimpse at what the fight was all about: a second-term agenda that can make real progress on issu

ty list. And he spoke of tax reform, an issue that will immediately begin to grow louder with the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts at year’s end. Obama won re-election on an unambiguous promise not to renew those cuts for incomes of $250,000 or more, and his supporters expect him to stick to that vow

singly looks like a rainbow. Schadenfreude may excuse Democrats’ smiles for a few days, but these trends portend a potential disas- ter not just for the Republican Party but for the health of our political sys- tem. America needs a plausible cen- ter-right opposition party to hold Obama’s feet to the fire, not just a

ump’s transition plan was in hopeless disarray, only for Mr Trump to announce one cabinet appointment every day — ahead of the schedule of Presidents Obama and Bill Clinton when they got elected. (4) We will likely see a less radical President Trump. We have already seen this on various issues (the Wall,

ance, only 1 out of 20 people approves of Hollande’s performance. (3) The Presidential race in France is now between the Centre Right (Mr Fillon from the Republican Party) and the Far Right (Ms Le Pen from National Front). The pendulum in Europe, in my view, will swing to the right, and possibly overshoot, as pendulums

the queue’ (which was an insulting declaration by President Obama, conspicuously using the word ‘queue’ to make sur

Gearan: "Four Trump allies and one Clinton associate familiar with the exchange said that Clinton encouraged Trump's efforts to play a larger role in the Republican Party and offered his own views of the political landscape. "The tone of the call was informal and Clinton never urged Trump to run, the four people said.

Trump in the past. In a 2012 interview with CNN, Clinton said he liked Trump, despite the real-estate mogul's controversial campaign to get President Barack Obama to release his birth certificate. "Donald Trump has been uncommonly nice to Hillary and me. We're all New Yorkers," Clinton said. "I like him. And I

's controversial campaign to get President Barack Obama to release his birth certificate. "Donald Trump h