This week, President Obama announced he would be traveling to Israel in the spring, the first such visit of his second term. The nexus of international events and Israeli politics seems primed to favor both Obama and the peace process — if Obama properly leverages the elements before him. Since the Palestinian Authority’s bid to...
There’s been a slew of skirt-wearing J-Streeters and other pro-Israel PACs waving leaflets in my face all day. They’re nothing new, reaffirming the shared values between the U.S. and Israel, Israel being the “beacon of democracy” in the Middle East and all. But we’ll have to see how long that claim holds water, given Egypt’s...
Understanding the Dems’ Revised Policy Platform So there’s been a slew of skirt-wearing J-Streeters and other pro-Israel packs waving leaflets in my face all day. They’re nothing new–reaffirming the shared values between the US and Israel, Israel being the “beacon of democracy” in the Middle East and all (though we’ll have to see how long...
So after a day of swirling rumors, it’s official: Obama’s speech is being moved from the Bank of America Stadium to the Time Warner Cable Arena, where tonight and last night’s festivities were held at. The Arena has a capacity of 20,000 people; the Stadium had a capacity of 74,000. Republicans had, within minutes, jumped...
Another delirious day in Charlotte. The precious hours of sleep that teeter between the wee hours on either end of the workday; and chasing down the protests that somehow manage to disappear quicker than the capricious cousins of Isaac that have been raining down for five-minute downpours since Saturday. It is fever. Not fever pitch,...
Much ado has been made of the “shrinking GOP demographic” in recent months. Rather than promoting inclusive social or economic policies, the growing perception is that the Republican Party is dominated by, and focused on aiding, those who aren’t really in need of much help. Conversely, the Democratic Party has been seeing an expansion of...
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