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PostPartisan: November, 2011

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 11/30/2011

Promise — and caution — as Hillary Clinton visits Burma
By Fred Hiatt
A fragile, yet hopeful moment for Burma.

By Fred Hiatt  |  12:35 PM ET, 11/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 11/30/2011

Herman Cain in a pickle with Ginger
By Jonathan Capehart
Ginger White would not have come forward had the media not been tipped off to her existence.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:00 AM ET, 11/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:29 AM ET, 11/30/2011

End of the road for Cain?
By Richard Cohen
Why is Gingrich getting a pass and he isn’t?

By Richard Cohen  |  08:29 AM ET, 11/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:00 PM ET, 11/29/2011

Support cools for the Tea Party and the GOP
By Jonathan Capehart
A new poll from Pew Research Center shows the bloom is off the rose.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  06:00 PM ET, 11/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:07 PM ET, 11/29/2011

Europe at the abyss?
By Robert J. Samuelson
Moody’s sounds the alarm on a financial meltdown.

By Robert J. Samuelson  |  02:07 PM ET, 11/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 11/29/2011

Cain can’t White-wash affair with Ginger
By Jonathan Capehart
My heart goes out to Gloria Cain.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:30 PM ET, 11/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:15 PM ET, 11/28/2011

Herman Cain flogs slavery theme to push his flawed ‘9-9-9’ plan
By Jonathan Capehart
I really wish someone of stature in the Party of Lincoln would tell Cain to cool it.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  03:15 PM ET, 11/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:49 PM ET, 11/28/2011

Judge Jed Rakoff courageously rejects SEC-Citigroup settlement
By James Downie
Judge Jed Rakoff courageously rejects the SEC’s inadequate settlement with Citigroup.

By James Downie  |  01:49 PM ET, 11/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:18 PM ET, 11/28/2011

Newt climbs as GOP still Hunts for a credible nominee
By Jonathan Capehart
None of the flavors of the month, including “just plain vanilla,” deserves to be taken seriously.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  01:18 PM ET, 11/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 11/25/2011

Okay, seriously, what is it about Mitt Romney’s hair?
By Ruth Marcus
His coif may reveal an insight into the man.

By Ruth Marcus  |  01:30 PM ET, 11/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 11/25/2011

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘Blitz’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Did Ezra Klein call on the president to hit the “reset” button or the “easy” button?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  09:00 AM ET, 11/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:20 AM ET, 11/23/2011

Republican foreign policy debate winners: Romney and Gingrich
By Stephen Stromberg
Everything you need to know about the debate — and some stuff you don’t.

By Stephen Stromberg  |  12:20 AM ET, 11/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:20 PM ET, 11/22/2011

Doug Schoen and Pat Caddell: The lost columns
By James Downie
The Democratic pollsters who called on Obama to step down have a larger body of work than previously suspected.

By James Downie  |  02:20 PM ET, 11/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:05 PM ET, 11/22/2011

Cain and the black vote: wishful thinking
By Jonathan Capehart
He says that “as a descendant of slaves” he can garner a large share of black votes in the general election.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:05 PM ET, 11/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:10 AM ET, 11/22/2011

Put the supercommittee back to work
By Robert J. Samuelson
And this time, design a genuinely painful trigger.

By Robert J. Samuelson  |  11:10 AM ET, 11/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:26 AM ET, 11/22/2011

Tonight’s GOP debate: Who makes the next mistake?
By E.J. Dionne Jr.
Who will flub at tonight’s GOP debate?

By E.J. Dionne Jr.  |  09:26 AM ET, 11/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:30 PM ET, 11/21/2011

Newt Gingrich: master of meanness
By Jonathan Capehart
He can be blunt — and he can be quietly cutting.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  04:30 PM ET, 11/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 11/21/2011

Herman Cain and a skeptical David Letterman
By Jonathan Capehart
It was death by a thousand laughs.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  03:00 PM ET, 11/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:37 AM ET, 11/21/2011

S&P was right to be skeptical of the supercommittee
By Jonathan Capehart
Given the impending failure of the supercommittee, S&P’s rationale for downgrade wasn’t far off the mark.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  10:37 AM ET, 11/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 11/18/2011

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘Okay, Libya’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Did the Cain “campaign” really say the candidate decided to wing it on that Libya question?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:00 AM ET, 11/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:08 AM ET, 11/17/2011

Newt Gingrich, Washington Outsider
By Richard Cohen
Why can’t everyone else see the strategic thinker for what he is?

By Richard Cohen  |  09:08 AM ET, 11/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:00 PM ET, 11/16/2011

Why doing nothing yields $7.1 trillion in deficit cuts
By E.J. Dionne Jr.
The math behind my column.

By E.J. Dionne Jr.  |  08:00 PM ET, 11/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:12 PM ET, 11/16/2011

Herman Cain: Get-over artist
By Jonathan Capehart
Not having all the answers is one thing. Not having ANY answers is completely different.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:12 PM ET, 11/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:00 PM ET, 11/16/2011

Rick Perry’s Hail Mary policy pronouncements
By Jonathan Capehart
Once the sugar high of his rhetoric wears off, you’re right to wonder how any of his proposals will change things.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  04:00 PM ET, 11/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:37 PM ET, 11/16/2011

Gingrich agonistes
By Charles Lane
There’s no word for this hypocrisy

By Charles Lane  |  03:37 PM ET, 11/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:00 PM ET, 11/15/2011

Herman Cain, Libya and his ‘9-9-9’ non sequitur
By Jonathan Capehart
Daniel Drezner says he can only pick on an ignoramus so many times before it feels sadistic. I have no such qualms.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:00 PM ET, 11/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:25 PM ET, 11/15/2011

Cain: Nein, nein, nein
By E.J. Dionne Jr.
He just made his most devastating mistake yet. And it’s not about Libya. 

By E.J. Dionne Jr.  |  12:25 PM ET, 11/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:45 AM ET, 11/15/2011

Bloomberg’s disgraceful eviction of Occupy Wall Street
By James Downie
His actions may not be what a police state looks like, but they are certainly how one begins.

By James Downie  |  11:45 AM ET, 11/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:44 AM ET, 11/15/2011

On waterboarding: Let’s stick to the facts
By Marc A. Thiessen
Let’s stick to the facts.

By Marc A. Thiessen  |  10:44 AM ET, 11/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:06 AM ET, 11/15/2011

President Herman ‘Oops’ Cain (R-Land of Make-Believe)
By Jonathan Capehart
He had no answer to a question anyone with half a brain should have seen coming.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  10:06 AM ET, 11/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:30 PM ET, 11/14/2011

‘Sissy pizza’ and the rhetorical excesses of Herman Cain
By Jonathan Capehart
When you’re running to lead the free world, a filter is a must. As “sissy pizza” attests, Cain has none.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:30 PM ET, 11/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:56 PM ET, 11/14/2011

Americans like big business
By Ruth Marcus
A new study finds the public both corporatist and populist.

By Ruth Marcus  |  03:56 PM ET, 11/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:41 AM ET, 11/14/2011

The genius of Ben-Gurion
By Richard Cohen
One Israeli leader recalls another’s greatness.

By Richard Cohen  |  10:41 AM ET, 11/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 11/14/2011

Herman Cain has a problem with women
By Jonathan Capehart
New poll shows first concrete sign of trouble for his presidential ambitions.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  07:00 AM ET, 11/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:24 PM ET, 11/13/2011

By suspending Syria, Arab League finally breaks from its past
By David Ignatius
Arab League takes a stand for its citizens.

By David Ignatius  |  03:24 PM ET, 11/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:57 PM ET, 11/11/2011

Is it time for a GOP write-in campaign?
By E.J. Dionne Jr.
There is clearly space here for another candidacy

By E.J. Dionne Jr.  |  03:57 PM ET, 11/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:03 PM ET, 11/11/2011

Unhappy Valley
By Charles Lane
Even in Happy Valley, power corrupts

By Charles Lane  |  01:03 PM ET, 11/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:24 AM ET, 11/11/2011

Inexplicable: Cain rides high while Perry is on life support
By Jonathan Capehart
We might have to wait for early-state voters to bring sense and clairty to the race.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:24 AM ET, 11/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 11/11/2011

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘Ain’t gonna happen’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Who called Mitt Romney a “transvestocrat”?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  09:00 AM ET, 11/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:10 PM ET, 11/10/2011

Herman Cain jokes his way to the top
By Jonathan Capehart
It’s only a matter of time before his supporters learn the joke’s on them.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  04:10 PM ET, 11/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:18 PM ET, 11/10/2011

Why the abduction of Wilson Ramos is no surprise
By Jackson Diehl
Venezuela is the crime capital of the Western hemisphere.

By Jackson Diehl  |  12:18 PM ET, 11/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:30 AM ET, 11/10/2011

People understand Romney’s ‘steadiness and constancy’? Really?
By Jonathan Capehart
There’s plenty of evidence that he’s ideologically promiscuous and stays wedded to an idea until it no longer proves useful.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  10:30 AM ET, 11/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:49 AM ET, 11/10/2011

Romney wins because he’s not Perry or Cain
By Stephen Stromberg
The four takeaways from Wednesday’s Republican debate.

By Stephen Stromberg  |  12:49 AM ET, 11/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:40 PM ET, 11/09/2011

Herman Cain’s delusional exercise in self-destruction
By Jonathan Capehart
A lie detector test won’t be necessary to prove he’s aiding and abetting his own humiliation.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  01:40 PM ET, 11/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:11 AM ET, 11/09/2011

Cain’s flailing blame game
By Michael Gerson
He’s no Clinton or Palin.

By Michael Gerson  |  11:11 AM ET, 11/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:44 AM ET, 11/09/2011

Netanyahu’s people problem
By Richard Cohen
Israel’s leader has a people problem.

By Richard Cohen  |  09:44 AM ET, 11/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:48 PM ET, 11/08/2011

Step away from Iowa, Mitt Romney
By Stephen Stromberg
You should be trying to make the Hawkeye state irrelevant.

By Stephen Stromberg  |  04:48 PM ET, 11/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:30 PM ET, 11/08/2011

The Clinton lesson: Don’t count Huntsman out — yet
By Jonathan Capehart
Hey, remember Jon Huntsman? Don’t count him out just yet.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  04:30 PM ET, 11/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:54 PM ET, 11/08/2011

Why do Sarkozy and Obama hate Netanyahu?
By Jackson Diehl
It’s hard to see why he would inspire so much animus from the two presidents now.

By Jackson Diehl  |  12:54 PM ET, 11/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:20 PM ET, 11/08/2011

Election 2012 defies all logic
By Jonathan Capehart
Everything has been turned on its head. Nothing makes sense.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:20 PM ET, 11/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:49 AM ET, 11/08/2011

Pre-spinning today’s elections
By E.J. Dionne Jr.
There’s a lot riding on Ohio, Virginia and Mississippi.

By E.J. Dionne Jr.  |  11:49 AM ET, 11/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:39 PM ET, 11/07/2011

Time for young people to vote
By Rachel Manteuffel
Voting in the off-years elections is the best way to get your government to notice you.

By Rachel Manteuffel  |  02:39 PM ET, 11/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:07 PM ET, 11/07/2011

Herman Cain harassment story was good journalism
By Ruth Marcus
He should’ve read up on the topic before his campaign started pushing it.

By Ruth Marcus  |  01:07 PM ET, 11/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:38 PM ET, 11/07/2011

‘Anne & Emmett,’ Cain and Powell
By Jonathan Capehart
Powell embodies everything Cain is not.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:38 PM ET, 11/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 11/07/2011

From Bush to Cain: The disappearance of shame in foreign policy ignorance
By Jonathan Capehart
Something has changed since George W. Bush flunked an on-camera foreign policy pop quiz.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  07:00 AM ET, 11/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:35 PM ET, 11/04/2011

Cain-related nastygrams: A view of my inbox
By Jonathan Capehart
One of the mean missives I received this week.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  03:35 PM ET, 11/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 11/04/2011

Herman Cain’s ‘fortune cookie’ foreign policy approach to China
By Jonathan Capehart
Forget what he said about nukes. Did you hear what he said about outgrowing China?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  09:00 AM ET, 11/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 11/04/2011

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘Our blacks’ - ‘Excuse me?!’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Did Laura Ingraham really make the “our blacks,” “their blacks” argument to support Herman Cain against allegations of sexual harassment?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  07:00 AM ET, 11/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 11/03/2011

Green shoots of recovery for Obama 2.0
By Jonathan Capehart
Looks like Obama 2.0 is starting to pay off.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:00 PM ET, 11/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:15 PM ET, 11/02/2011

Herman Cain campaign is an insult to my mother
By Jonathan Capehart
He is profoundly unprepared for the stage upon which he struts (and sings).

By Jonathan Capehart  |  03:15 PM ET, 11/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:30 PM ET, 11/02/2011

Will Israel really attack Iran?
By Jackson Diehl
The Israeli media is all over a report of an imminent strike on nuclear facilities.

By Jackson Diehl  |  02:30 PM ET, 11/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:20 PM ET, 11/01/2011

Conservatives, Cain and blacks
By Jonathan Capehart
After years of derision, stereotyping and crudeness, why the sudden fit of (paternalistic) concern, y’all?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  06:20 PM ET, 11/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:20 PM ET, 11/01/2011

Is flip-flopping really the problem with Romney? Not on climate change.
By Stephen Stromberg
Not on climate change.

By Stephen Stromberg  |  03:20 PM ET, 11/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 11/01/2011

GOP 2012 field is no Democratic field of 2008
By Jonathan Capehart
The field is a mosh pit of unsatisfying characters.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  03:00 PM ET, 11/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:08 PM ET, 11/01/2011

The Buffett tax
By Robert J. Samuelson
If the investor’s rule were implemented, what would be its consequences?

By Robert J. Samuelson  |  12:08 PM ET, 11/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

 

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