2012 archive

The allure of forbidden fruit

Washington’s press is the cabin boy of the political class – do quote me on that

By , Friday 3 August 2012 09.30 EDT   The weather here in Washington this week was hot and humid. That’s on…  [more]

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This is why nobody will care

Chick-fil-A is where American politics really lives, so eat it

By , Thursday 2 August 2012 07.00 EDT   Americans are apparently so bored with the 2012 election campaign that a chicken sandwich has easily taken over as…  [more]

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Plant a prayer in a conspicuous crevice

The Pandering Game

By Raouf J. Halaby, August 01, 2012   The season of Pandering is upon us, and by now the routine is all too familiar. While negative ads, fund raising efforts in all their forms, email and robo [more]

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Blunt truths

Why Not in Vegas?

By , July 31, 2012   I’ll make this quick. I have one question and one observation about Mitt Romney’s visit to Israel. The question is this: Since the whole trip was not…  [more]

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Window into the soul of a man

Mitt Romney Just Played The Race Card

By , 07/30/2012  6:08 pm   Mitt Romney’s latest brush with a quotation requiring further explanation is really an act of political genius — albeit, one of the cravenly cynical…  [more]

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Just imagine

The Business of Kaboom

By Raouf Halaby, July 23, 2012   While surfing the cable news channels during the post noon hours of July 19, 2012, to catch up on the sordid danse macabre that is unfolding in Syria, I…  [more]

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Hobnobbing with the uber-rich

Ten reasons Mitt Romney’s Israel visit is in bad taste

By , Monday 30 July 2012 07.00 EDT   The trip of US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to Israel is in bad taste for lots of reasons.…  [more]

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