WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Obama on Obama By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Asked whether he has “any juice” to get his agenda through Congress, President Obama paraphrased Mark Twain, saying, “Rumors of my demise may be a little exaggerated.” Still, there’s no denying Obama […]
A trial for what?
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 A trial for what? By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Among the litany of frustrations President Obama is experiencing in his dealings with Congress is what to do about Guantanamo, and the160 men detained in the prison’s deteriorating facilities. It held […]
Bad Red Line options
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Bad Red Line options By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – If the Red Line has been crossed, if Syria used chemical weapons in its civil war, what will or can the United States do? President Obama set the marker when he […]
Why Sen. Baucus?
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Why Sen. Baucus? By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – It’s always risky to try to understand the mindset of a politician, but one truism that generally bears out in public life, is that once an elected official decides not to run […]
Bad Red Line Options
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – If the Red Line has been crossed, if Syria used chemical weapons in its civil war, what will or can the United States do? President Obama set the marker when he warned of Red Line consequences, but he did not indicate what they might be. […]
Chechen terrorists
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Chechen terrorists By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – It is too early to link the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, the Tsarnaev brothers, to al-Qaeda, but the terrorist organization’s roots in Chechnya, their home country, is undisputed. The 2008 book, “Chechen Jihad: […]
Complacency the ally of terrorism
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Complacency the ally of terrorism By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – FBI agents were at Logan Airport in Boston this week reminding people who had traveled to the city for the Marathon, and were now returning home, to empty their cell […]
Nuclear Option the filibuster
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Nuclear Option the filibuster By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The time for the Nuclear Option has arrived. This is the term used to describe the ability of the Senate’s majority to change the rule that allows 41 senators to thwart […]
The sin tax sin
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 The sin tax sin By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The sin tax sin is that in only works if people sin. Now, smoking, drinking, and gambling may not be sins in the biblical sense, but they fall under the sin […]
McConnell and the small tent GOP
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 McConnell and the small tent GOP By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The country faces an array of challenges that can only be addressed through bipartisan compromise. President Obama is doing his part, offering highly controversial budget proposals that would rein […]