Articles filed under Brazile, Donna

• People who help make America strong May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: American character. We need people of good character — regardless of politics or profession. I'm proud of Charles Ramsey. Even with his flaws and troubled past, he makes me proud to be an American. Amanda Berry, 6-year-old Jocelyn, Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight and Charles Ramsey — these are the people America is made of.
  

   

• Obama sails a dangerous strait May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: Syrian President Bashar Assad's air force has bombed citizens waiting for bread outside bakeries. His army's snipers have picked off children. And Syria may be a portend of things to come: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres recently told a Washington, D.C., audience: "We are unprepared for what is to come. ... The international community has lost its ability to stop conflict. ... The very nature of human conflict is changing."
  

   

• We’re in danger Apr 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, lawmakers are demanding answers from the FBI
  

   

• How the gop learned to stop worrying and love taxes Apr 21, 2013 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: The current $40 billion budget gap among 30 states is an improvement over their red-ink shortfall of $71 billion just two years ago. They can thank Obama's economic policies for that improvement.
  

   

• Compromise for the common good Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: Compromises are no longer the work of moderates, who are becoming harder and harder to find in Congress, but of individuals coming together for common interests and the common good.
  

   

• Burly guards or bipartisanship? Apr 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: The National Rifle Association has finally issued its recommendations in the wake of the Newtown massacre, where 20 children and seven adults were murdered. The 225-page report misses the target by a mile.
  

   

• Hope springs with spring Mar 31, 2013 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: Today I see the promise of the American "can-do" spirit that clung on during the long, hard years of the recession, bursting into bloom. I see a renewing of our national values, a resurgence of compassion for the poor, a reviving of our American dream; working together regardless of differences for our common good. I love spring. I love this spring especially. It's bringing hope reborn.
  

   

• The Clintons on gay marriage Mar 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: Since at least 1992, the Clintons have been a very public family. They have evolved and grown on the national stage. Their changes, we are coming to realize, reflect our changes as a society, which may help explain why we have come to appreciate Bill, Hillary and Chelsea more over the years.
  

   

• Where’s the beef? Mar 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: Here's an idea for Rep. Paul Ryan, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: Stop crowing about the sequester cuts at the same time you're flapping in faux panic about the effect of the cuts. Instead of trying to force-feed rancid austerity down the throats of the American public, sit down with President Obama and congressional Democrats and work on a fiscal recipe that empowers the middle class.
  

   

• Right to vote is not a ‘racial entitlement’ Mar 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: The expected 5-4 decision to strike down Section 5, along with a long-standing disdain for Congress and de facto disenfranchisement of voters, would further damage the reputation of a Supreme Court
  

   

• In it for himself or for America? Sep 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: At a time of mourning, there is no big picture, only pain. And resolve. And the closer we come to silence, the more eloquent we are.
  

   

• GOP missing the bus on immigration Jul 5, 2012 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Short-term memoryJun 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: President Obama must be careful about playing prevent defense this election season. Conservative play — or politics — won't serve him or the country well.
  

   

• Zero-sum means everybody loses Jun 10, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: We need more leaders willing to work together for the common good, not fewer. And we certainly don't need the national family to look like Wisconsin's family looks today, frayed and at political war with itself.
  

   

• Tallying the reality of Obama’s success Jan 11, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: As we enter the silly season where the media focus is on nonstop election coverage, it’s helpful to recall some of the facts about President Obama's successes.
  

   

• The die is cast, the fight is on Oct 11, 2011 12:00 AM
  Columnist Donna Brazile: Sarah Palin has a star quality that the existing Republican contenders still lack. Polls show Republicans are underwhelmed by the choices currently available to them, even from a generous crop of experienced candidates.
  

   

• The Republican strategy over principle Feb 21, 2011 12:00 AM
  The bottom line is that the Republican leadership although giving lip service to bipartisan cuts will seek partisan goals first. And tea party Republicans will seek common goals first.
  

   

• GOP establishment the odd man out Feb 14, 2011 12:00 AM
  Republicans gained members in the Senate and captured the House. Ironically, in the process of inciting their base into thinking every Democrat was a Joseph Stalin, they encouraged the tea party movement. Today, those newly elected members oppose them.
  

   

• One man for the people Jan 24, 2011 12:00 AM
  Obama should choose to use his “bully pulpit.” He must go over the heads of the politicians and lobbyists, and take his vision directly to the American people.
  

   

• Invisible recovery still needs volunteersNov 28, 2010 12:00 AM
  Remember that recession? It ended more than a year ago, the economists say. Surprised? Me, too. I think it’s safe to say the news hasn’t made it to most folks yet. Nor has the reality. By some estimates, more than 25 million people are unemployed, underemployed or have simply given up the search for work.