Syria Exposes Split Between Obama and Clinton

WASHINGTON — Although Congress averted a budget shutdown this week, President Obama said Friday that he will "not sign another short-sighted spending bill" when the current deal expires in December. Congress needs to avoid "manufactured crises"  An opening clarifier: this write-up is based on what I personally believe could have been a narrowly avoided slip … Read more

Syria Exposes Split Between Obama and Clinton

President Barack Obama's never done a good job hiding his disdain for the people he doesn't like—a long list that includes reporters, Republicans, pretty much every member of Congress, the foreign leaders he considers petty and childish (Vladimir WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush drew a sharp rebuke from President Obama on Friday after the Republican presidential … Read more

Obama warns Russia's Putin of 'quagmire' in Syria

WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush drew a sharp rebuke from President Obama on Friday after the Republican presidential candidate shrugged off any need for government action in the wake of the massacre of nine people at a community college in Oregon. “Look  President Obama is ordering flags on public buildings and grounds to be flown at … Read more

Obama Sees Russia Failing in Syria Effort

WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush drew a sharp rebuke from President Obama on Friday after the Republican presidential candidate shrugged off any need for government action in the wake of the massacre of nine people at a community college in Oregon. “Look  Less than an hour after The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza effectively broke the political … Read more