Eugene Robinson
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Failing the test of political courageMar 08, 2012 12:24 pm - How’s this for political cowardice? Right-wing bloviator Rush Limbaugh launches a vile attack, full of sexual insults and smarmy innuendo, against a young woman whose on...
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The danger of Mitt being MittMar 03, 2012 4:00 am - Political consultants tell candidates to be authentic — to “be yourself.” In Mitt Romney's case, that might not be such good advice. Once again, for what seems like the...
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Gulf War III isn’t an optionFeb 25, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — We’ve heard this quickening drumbeat before. Last time, it led to the tragic invasion and occupation of Iraq. This time, if we let the drummers provoke us i...
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Pay close attention to ChinaFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - China, for better or worse, is a serious country. The United States had better start acting like one. I got a glimpse of the future last week in the vast ballroom of a ...
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A religious war out of thin airFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - At ease, Christian soldiers. There is no “war on religion,” no assault on the Catholic Church. A faith that has endured for thousands of years will survive even Nicki Mi...
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Romney’s overriding ambitionFeb 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Criticism of Mitt Romney for lacking a coherent message is grossly unfair. He has been forthright, consistent and even eloquent in pressing home his campaign’s central t...
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Romney’s indifference to the poorFeb 07, 2012 4:00 am - I wish Mitt Romney’s cavalier dismissal of poverty in America could be chalked up as just another gaffe, but it’s much worse than that. The Republican front-runner seems...
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The GOP’s assault on GingrichJan 31, 2012 4:00 am - When the empire strikes back, it hits hard. The Republican establishment is deploying every weapon and every soldier — even Bob Dole — in an increasingly desperate attem...
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An argument Obama can winJan 29, 2012 4:00 am - If you heard a loud “gulp” after President Obama’s State of the Union address, it probably came from Republican political strategists as they realized their party’s odds...
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Obama can’t celebrate just yetJan 25, 2012 4:00 am - When the polls closed in South Carolina on Saturday, I happened to be in a Charleston hotel lobby where elegantly dressed couples were filing past on their way to a blac...