Syndicated Columns

A salute to unexpected actions
David Ignatius, Washington Post Writers Group
February 13, 2012
This month marks the 40th anniversary of an event so unexpected that it created a phrase that’s become part of our political lexicon: The shorthand is “Nixon goes to China,” meaning a moment in which a leader reverses his past positions to do something that is shocking but beneficial.
Alabama case could criminalize politics
George Will, Washington Post
February 12, 2012
All elected officials, and those who help finance elections in the expectation that certain promises will be kept — and everyone who cares about the rule of law — should hope the Supreme Court agrees to hear Don Siegelman’s appeal of his conviction. Until the court clarifies what constitutes quid pro quo political corruption, Americans engage in politics at their peril because prosecutors have dangerous discretion to criminalize politics.
Public financing is a must
Leonard Pitts Jr., Miami Herald
February 12, 2012
In 2008, candidate Obama broke a promise to use public campaign financing, thereby gaining a tactical advantage at the expense of betraying his professed principles. Of course, politics is hell on principles, so one can hardly be surprised at his decision now to embrace a super PAC set up on his behalf. Disappointed, but not surprised.
Politics drives retreat on insurance issue
Charles Krauthammer
February 11, 2012
At the National Prayer Breakfast last week, seeking theological underpinning for his drive to raise taxes on the rich, President Obama invoked the highest possible authority. His policy, he testified “as a Christian,” “coincides with Jesus’ teaching that ‘for unto whom much is given, much shall be required.’”
U.S. should foster Egypt democracy
David Ignatius - Washington Post Writers Group
February 10, 2012
What kind of democratic revolution in Egypt is it that brings charges against 19 American NGO workers who have been advocating democracy? The answer is that it’s a confused revolution, looking for people to blame for its troubles.
‘Hawk’ card won’t work for GOP
George Will
February 9, 2012
Through 11 presidential elections, beginning with the Democrats’ nomination of George McGovern in 1972, Republicans have enjoyed a presumption of superiority regarding national security. This year, however, events and their rhetoric are dissipating their advantage.
Public faith vs. private faith
Leonard Pitts Jr.
February 9, 2012
Really? Seriously? In the history of pro sports, men have done all sorts of things to commemorate their feats on the field or the court. They have flopped like seals, walked like gorillas, head-butted like bighorn sheep. They have high-fived, low-fived, dog-piled, chest-bumped, wept, kissed their own biceps. They have break-danced, river-danced, jitterbugged and otherwise tripped the light fantastic.
Why Israeli strike should worry U.S.
Trudy Rubin
February 8, 2012
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is refreshingly frank, sometimes stunningly so. He outdid himself on a trip to Europe last week, making headlines on two sensitive topics.
Iran-Latin America ties draw U.S. focus
Andres Oppenheimer - The Miami Herald
February 7, 2012
Latin America rarely comes up as a major issue in U.S. presidential races, but this time it will: There are growing signs that Iran’s rising presence in the region will become a contentious election topic.
Gingrich may shift GOP’s course
David Shribman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 6, 2012
There was a discredited president, distrusted by his own party, portrayed by even his fondest allies as a disappointing underachiever. There was an Eastern governor, decorated with breathtaking academic credentials and a star turn in the nonprofit sector, mounting a serious challenge. There was the threat of minor-party candidacies, with charismatic leadership and a core of devoted supporters who could skew the contest. It was perhaps the greatest election in American history. It was exactly a century ago.
‘Soul Train’ host’s death spurs memory
Leonard Pitts Jr., Miami Herald
February 5, 2012
This was for us. And that was a new thing, so we gathered faithfully to the television as that hard-working cartoon engine chugged across the screen, rainbow smoke pouring from its stack, the announcer calling us to order once upon a Saturday.

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