Monthly Archives: October, 2010

...American political history is criss-crossed with great protest movements in the name of individual freedom and against state control.

The U.S. should also stop questioning India’s relationship with Iran, a neighbor with which India is linked by many centuries of economic, cultural and even civilizational ties.

Yet in the end he has succeeded only in convincing those to his left of his political inconstancy, and those to his right of his essential insincerity of heart.

The dirty secret of the tax-cut battle is this: President Obama is actually very happy to see the tax cuts expire forever, so long as he does not get the blame. If the Republicans volunteer to look unreasonable, Obama gets the (for him) best of all possible worlds.

The Rally attracted more than 200,000 participants — three times what Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin got when they played the same venue to much Godly, right-wing fanfare a month ago.

Obama is stuck in the classic dilemma of asymmetrical warfare: Who and where is the enemy?

Yet while mugging for the Daily Show cameras, Obama deftly reminded Americans that the Democrats have a good story to tell and urged them to keep the faith.

Stewart has suggested people carry signs with moderate, reasonable messages such as "I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure you're not Hitler."