charles krauthammer
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PublishedMarch 1, 2013
Charles Krauthammer: For Obama administration, Armageddon is the goal
“The worst-case scenario for us,” a leading anti-budget-cuts lobbyist told The Washington Post, “is the sequester hits and nothing bad really happens.” Think about that. Worst case? That a government drowning in debt should cut back by 2.2 percent — and the country survives. That a government now borrowing 35 cents of every dollar it […]
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2013
Charles Krauthammer: Green card restriction gives Rubio’s plan a big edge over Obama’s
The president suggested he would hold off introducing his own immigration bill as long as bipartisan Senate negotiations were proceeding apace — until his own immigration bill mysteriously leaked precisely as bipartisan Senate negotiations were proceeding apace. A naked political maneuver and a blunt warning to Republicans: Finish that immigration deal in Congress or I’ll […]
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2013
Charles Krauthammer: In the war on terror, the case for Obama’s use of drones is clear
WASHINGTON — The nation’s vexation over the morality and legality of President Obama’s drone war has produced a salutary but hopelessly confused debate. Three categories of questions are being asked. They must be separated to be clearly understood. 1. By what right does the president order the killing by drone of enemies abroad? What criteria […]
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2013
Charles Krauthammer: Republicans have chance to get spending cuts without tax increases
For the first time since Election Day, President Obama is on the defensive. That’s because on March 1, automatic spending cuts (“sequestration”) go into effect — $1.2 trillion over 10 years, half from domestic (discretionary) programs, half from defense. The idea was proposed and promoted by the White House during the July 2011 debt-ceiling negotiations. […]
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2013
Charles Krauthammer: Build low-tech border fence, then give illegal immigrants amnesty
Immigration reform is coming. Let’s get it right. What counts as getting it wrong? The 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Act, signed by President Reagan. It granted amnesty to 3 million illegal immigrants and promised border enforcement. Amnesty came. Enforcement never did. Reagan was swindled. Americans are a generous people. They don’t want 11 million souls living in […]
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2013
Charles Krauthammer: Big government alive and well judging by Obama’s second inaugural address
The media herd is stunned to discover that Barack Obama is a man of the left. After 699 teleprompted presidential speeches, the commentariat was apparently still oblivious. Until Monday’s inaugural address, that is. Where has everyone been these four years? The only surprise is that Obama chose his second inaugural, generally an occasion for “malice […]
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2013
Charles Krauthammer: Republicans could use debt ceiling to bargain for a budget
It has become conventional wisdom that Republicans are suffering an internal split that President Obama is successfully exploiting to neuter the Republican House. In fact, the split is tactical, not philosophical; short-term, not fundamental. And therefore quite solvable. How do we know? Simple thought experiment: Imagine that we had a Republican president. Would the party […]
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2013
Charles Krauthammer: Hagel nomination reveals Obama’s desire to shrink U.S. influence in world affairs
“This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.” Barack Obama to Dmitry Medvedev, March 26, 2012 The puzzle of the Chuck Hagel nomination for defense secretary is that you normally choose someone of the other party for your Cabinet to indicate a move to the center, but, as The Washington Post […]
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2013
Charles Krauthammer: Tax hikes on wealthy reveal Obama’s real agenda
WASHINGTON – The rout was complete, the retreat disorderly. President Obama got his tax hikes — naked of spending cuts — passed by the ostensibly Republican House of Representatives. After which, you might expect him to pivot to his self-proclaimed “principle” of fiscal “balance” by taking the lead on reducing spending. “Why,” asked The Washington […]
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PublishedDecember 21, 2012
Charles Krauthammer: Guns, mental illness and culture all must be addressed
WASHINGTON – Every mass shooting has three elements: the killer, the weapon and the cultural climate. As soon as the shooting stops, partisans immediately pick their preferred root cause with corresponding pet panacea. Names are hurled, scapegoats paraded, prejudices vented. The argument goes nowhere. Let’s be serious. The weapon: Within hours of last week’s Newtown, […]
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