<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - David S. Broder</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/opinion/columns/broderdavid?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><description>David S. Broder</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[A Judicious Compromise]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10692-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10692-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  It is not too late to avoid a Senate-splitting rules fight over President Bush's embattled judicial nominees and achieve something positive for both the public and the cause of good government, if only Democrats and Republicans can free themselves for a moment from the death grip of the opposing outside interest groups.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Appeal of  A Court Fight]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6176-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6176-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  One remarkable feature of the pending Senate showdown over the Democrats' use of threatened filibusters to block the confirmation of some of President Bush's judicial nominations  is the virtual invisibility of those at the center of the controversy.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[War on Cities]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38709-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38709-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Cabinet officers are not usually candidates for mass sympathy. But unless your heart was made of stone, you had to feel for two members of President Bush's domestic policy team, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, when they appeared last week before the House Financial Services Committee.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fix Health Care First]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32732-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32732-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  At a moment when the whole world is rightly celebrating the life of a man of faith, Pope John Paul II, it may seem perverse to write of the value of skepticism. But in a long span of years covering public affairs, I have come to value the contributions of the naysayers, those brave spirits who  --  right or wrong  --  challenge the conventional wisdom.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Heat Is On the GOP]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20056-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20056-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The fragile credibility of the Republican Congress faces a severe test in the next two weeks.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crossing Lines in California]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14398-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14398-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   SACRAMENTO  --  The hardest challenge in the state capital these days is to locate anyone who will defend the way California has drawn its legislative and congressional district lines in the past decade.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breach of Principle]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64567-2005Mar24.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64567-2005Mar24.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  If there is one constitutional principle that has animated and energized conservatives during the past five decades, it is the notion of judicial restraint. Philosophers and politicians of the right have lectured Americans repeatedly about the dangers of "legislating from the bench."]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clay Shaw's Alternative]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48497-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48497-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush's open-ended invitation for anyone to come forward with ideas on Social Security reform has brought responses from a number of Republican legislators. Some, such as Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, have won deserved praise for acknowledging that rescuing the endangered retirement, survivor and disability fund from the fiscal effects of the baby boom may require sacrifice from taxpayers and beneficiaries alike.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those Unfunded Mandates]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42186-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42186-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Ten years ago this week, Congress was in the final stage of a truly bitter battle. A Senate debate that began on Jan. 12 stretched over 15 days and forced 44 roll-call votes. The House debated the companion bill for eight days in February and had to dispose of more than 30 amendments before reaching final passage. It took  five more weeks of difficult negotiations to get agreement on a final version, signed into law by President Bill Clinton on March 22, 1995.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Bankrupt 'Reform']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28522-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28522-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When it comes to blatant hypocrisy, nothing beats the Senate record on the just-passed bankruptcy bill.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Unlikely Campaign Reformer]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22108-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22108-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  When compiling a list of genuine reformers in the Senate, a name that does not spring automatically to mind is that of Trent Lott of Mississippi. But the Republican former majority leader has seized the role and is driving hard to end the worst abuses of the last presidential campaign. Those abuses stemmed from the expansion of so-called 527 groups, nominally independent political organizations that collected $400 million in essentially unregulated funds and poured them into TV ad campaigns, often of the nastiest variety.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education Starts   In School]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8742-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8742-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   The turnout was terrific, especially given that the title of the program -- "Missing the Mark: Girls' Education and the Way Forward" -- could have been a turnoff. Every seat in the ballroom was filled, and people were standing in the rear. They were there out of a belief that an issue with almost no public visibility in the United States could affect our future -- and the world's -- as much as any single challenge or opportunity we face.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governed by Realism]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2708-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2708-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Efforts of Republicans governors to come to grips with the real needs of their states deserves commendation and sympathy -- not scorn from fellow conservatives.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stealthy Budget Cuts]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54741-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54741-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Back-to-back briefings last week put a harsh spotlight on the deep hole left by the budget policies of George Bush's first term. Millions of Americans will be paying the price for the fiscal profligacy of this misnamed conservative government.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Model For High Schools]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48684-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48684-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   PORTLAND, Ore. -- The assigned readings for Aurora del Val's students last week were sections of the writings of Greek philosopher Plato and black nationalist Malcolm X. For 90 minutes her 14 young scholars wrestled verbally with twin paradoxes: Plato's insistence that prisoners in a cave might find the shadows on the wall more real than the outside world, and Malcolm's declaration that his intellectual freedom began when he entered prison.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Security's Capitol Divide]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36623-2005Feb18.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36623-2005Feb18.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  At this early stage of the game, Social Security reform, President Bush's number one  domestic goal, is hanging by a thread. House Republican leaders are reluctant to force members to vote on the issue unless there is a clear prospect of Senate approval. And the votes to break a filibuster and pass it in the Senate are just not there at this time.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A More  Diffident Dean?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30955-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30955-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  To everyone's surprise, Dr. Howard Dean's first treatment for the ailing Democratic Party was a dose of tranquilizers.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down Under, Doubts About Bush]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17603-2005Feb11.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17603-2005Feb11.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   SYDNEY -- "George Bush is not an easy export."<br> That judgment, expressed over lunch at a beautiful harborside restaurant by Allan Gyngell, executive director of the Lowy Institute, a year-old foreign policy research center, describes the only blemish on America's relations with this...]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Win for Campaign Reform]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59184-2005Feb2.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59184-2005Feb2.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As one who has been skeptical of the claimed virtues of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law, I am happy to concede that it has, in fact, passed its first test in the 2004 campaign with flying colors.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoes for Schwarzenegger to Fill]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45990-2005Jan28.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45990-2005Jan28.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns/broderdavid</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:48:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   LOS ANGELES -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is so much the opposite of one of his predecessors, the late Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, that it is a historical oddity that their names are being linked in California these days.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item></channel></rss>
