Nov 25, 2009 ABC News’ Jonathan Karl reports: The President may announce he’s sending tens of thousands more troops to Afghanistan, but in doing so, he’ll emphasize how he’ll eventually bring them home. “The president does not see this as an open ended engagement,” White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters.  “Our time there [...]

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By Jonah Goldberg (Archive) · Wednesday, November 25, 2009 I hereby forfeit my claim to a right-wing conspiracy decoder ring by offering two cheers for the Democrats. I congratulate them on their victory Saturday night in the Senate, and while I can’t quite wish them continued success on the course they are following, I’m beginning [...]

By Michael Gerson (Archive) · Wednesday, November 25, 2009 WASHINGTON — As Americans count their blessings, it is useful to remember women who count their beatings — in the once-fair country of Zimbabwe, cursed by Robert Mugabe. Magodonga Mahlangu and Jennifer Williams, leaders of Women of Zimbabwe Arise, sit at a table at the Robert [...]

By Paul Greenberg (Archive) · Wednesday, November 25, 2009 It’s got to be about the oldest dodge in the book: When a politician casts a momentous vote on a major issue, and doesn’t want to take responsibility for it, the pol minimizes its importance. The folks back home are told it was just a little [...]

By Ken Blackwell (Archive) · Wednesday, November 25, 2009 The Norwegian Parliament can’t build a “spite fence” between themselves and the United States. But they have a more effective way of showing their contempt for some of our elected leaders. They give out Nobel Peace Prizes. Leftist Scandinavian lawmakers are not like members of the [...]

Posted 11/24/2009 07:03 PM ET Afghanistan: Word is out that President Obama will send 34,000 reinforcements for our military in Afghanistan. It’s better than expected, but mere numbers aren’t victory. A strategy and a will to win are. Still no word on that. White House leakers Tuesday disclosed that President Barack Obama will dispatch the [...]

CUNY’s missing millions overlooked in Walpin-gate Nov 25, 2009 By THE WASHINGTON TIMES Even as congressional investigators demolish White House explanations for its firing last summer of a key inspector general, new documents show that an entire second area of misleading administration statements has gone largely unexplored. Each new revelation in the case suggests that [...]

Nov 24, 2009 By Bradley Blakeman FOXNews.com   The people need to understand what their government is doing in their behalf. Our Founding Fathers wrote the documents creating the greatest nation the world has ever known using plain English. Although drafted by highly educated and talented people, they knew that in order to get the [...]

By Gloria Borger, CNN Senior Political Analyst November 24, 2009 2:51 p.m. EST Editor’s note: Gloria Borger is a senior political analyst for CNN, appearing regularly on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” “Campbell Brown,” “AC360°” and “State of the Union With John King,” as well as during special event coverage. Washington (CNN) — The fashionable critique [...]