http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_ej-dionneWashington Post columnist E.J. Dionne writes about politics in a twice-a-week column and on the PostPartisan blog.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyThu, 23 May 2013 02:15:39 GMTThu, 23 May 2013 02:15:39 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_ej-dionnehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2c4740eb/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Eoklahoma0Eneeds0Ehelp0Enot0Eideology0Eafter0Emoore0Etornado0C20A130C0A50C220C51b615480Ec30Ac0E11e20E8c3b0E0Ab5e9247e8ca0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>While listening to an <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.npr.org/2013/05/21/185742161/rep-cole-is-from-moore-where-deadly-twister-hit">NPR report out of Moore, Okla.</a>, this week, I was genuinely shocked. Not by the scale of the devastation or the tenacity of people who have grown stoically accustomed to the damage tornadoes can do but by a political sentiment that, in almost any other era, would not have been surprising at all.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-oklahoma-needs-help-not-ideology-after-moore-tornado/2013/05/22/51b61548-c30c-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2c4740eb/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-oklahoma-needs-help-not-ideology-after-moore-tornado%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2F51b61548-c30c-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Oklahoma+needs+help%2C+not+ideology%2C+after+tornado" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-oklahoma-needs-help-not-ideology-after-moore-tornado%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2F51b61548-c30c-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Oklahoma+needs+help%2C+not+ideology%2C+after+tornado" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-oklahoma-needs-help-not-ideology-after-moore-tornado%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2F51b61548-c30c-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Oklahoma+needs+help%2C+not+ideology%2C+after+tornado" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-oklahoma-needs-help-not-ideology-after-moore-tornado%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2F51b61548-c30c-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Oklahoma+needs+help%2C+not+ideology%2C+after+tornado" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-oklahoma-needs-help-not-ideology-after-moore-tornado%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2F51b61548-c30c-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Oklahoma+needs+help%2C+not+ideology%2C+after+tornado" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665068559/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2c4740eb/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665068559/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2c4740eb/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665068559/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2c4740eb/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. Dionnedisaster reliefUniversity of VirginiaWed, 22 May 2013 23:45:45 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-oklahoma-needs-help-not-ideology-after-moore-tornado/2013/05/22/51b61548-c30c-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2c22b9ab/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Epolitical0Edysfunctions0Espells0Etrouble0Efor0Edemocracies0C20A130C0A50C190C757fedba0Ebf280E11e20E97d40Ea479289a31f90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>We know American politics are dysfunctional. But <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-ira-ap-libya-scandals-are-a-trifecta-with-little-payout/2013/05/16/1ae1a81a-be67-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html">after a week of scandal obsession</a> during which the nation’s capital and the media virtually ignored the problems most voters care about — jobs, incomes, growth, opportunity, education — it’s worth asking if there is something especially flawed about our democracy.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-political-dysfunctions-spells-trouble-for-democracies/2013/05/19/757fedba-bf28-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2c22b9ab/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-political-dysfunctions-spells-trouble-for-democracies%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F757fedba-bf28-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Political+dysfunction+spells+trouble+for+democracies" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-political-dysfunctions-spells-trouble-for-democracies%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F757fedba-bf28-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Political+dysfunction+spells+trouble+for+democracies" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-political-dysfunctions-spells-trouble-for-democracies%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F757fedba-bf28-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Political+dysfunction+spells+trouble+for+democracies" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-political-dysfunctions-spells-trouble-for-democracies%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F757fedba-bf28-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Political+dysfunction+spells+trouble+for+democracies" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-political-dysfunctions-spells-trouble-for-democracies%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F757fedba-bf28-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Political+dysfunction+spells+trouble+for+democracies" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664924765/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2c22b9ab/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664924765/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2c22b9ab/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664924765/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2c22b9ab/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. Dionneeconomic downturnTwitterMon, 20 May 2013 00:25:09 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-political-dysfunctions-spells-trouble-for-democracies/2013/05/19/757fedba-bf28-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2bf95704/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Ethe0Efalse0Egod0Eof0Enarrative0C20A130C0A50C150C2837314a0Ebd920E11e20E97d40Ea479289a31f90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>“What if the government starts enforcing the espionage statute whenever there’s a leak?” <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2005-11-16/features/0511160225_1_leaks-plame-case-reporter">Steve Roberts, a former New York Times journalist</a> who teaches at George Washington University, observed to the Baltimore Sun. “It’s going to have a tremendously chilling effect on this interplay between sources and reporters.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-the-false-god-of-narrative/2013/05/15/2837314a-bd92-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2bf95704/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-false-god-of-narrative%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F2837314a-bd92-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+false+god+of+%E2%80%98narrative%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-false-god-of-narrative%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F2837314a-bd92-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+false+god+of+%E2%80%98narrative%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-false-god-of-narrative%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F2837314a-bd92-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+false+god+of+%E2%80%98narrative%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-false-god-of-narrative%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F2837314a-bd92-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+false+god+of+%E2%80%98narrative%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-false-god-of-narrative%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F2837314a-bd92-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+false+god+of+%E2%80%98narrative%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664604635/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2bf95704/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664604635/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2bf95704/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664604635/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2bf95704/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. DionneTwitterpolitical partyThu, 16 May 2013 00:00:56 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-the-false-god-of-narrative/2013/05/15/2837314a-bd92-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2bd2f7d4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Eraising0Ethe0Epolitical0Eheat0Eon0Eopposition0Eto0Egun0Econtrol0C20A130C0A50C120Cf16770Ac40Ebb310E11e20E97d40Ea479289a31f90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>Milwaukee</p> <p>Public officials are very selective about when violence and death matter.</p> <p>Massacres and terrorist incidents cannot be ignored, but the day-to-day toll from gun violence is often swept aside.</p> <p>Politicians who tout themselves as advocates of law and order don’t want to be unmasked as caring even more about their ratings from gun lobbyists. And opponents of the most moderate gun reforms engage in a shameless game of bait-and-switch. Because measures such as background checks would not stop every murder, they’re declared useless even though they’d still save lives. Then the gun lobby turns around and opposes other measures, such as a ban on high-capacity magazines, which could prevent some of the killings that background checks might not. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-raising-the-political-heat-on-opposition-to-gun-control/2013/05/12/f16770c4-bb31-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2bd2f7d4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-raising-the-political-heat-on-opposition-to-gun-control%2F2013%2F05%2F12%2Ff16770c4-bb31-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Raising+the+political+heat+on+opposition+to+gun+control" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-raising-the-political-heat-on-opposition-to-gun-control%2F2013%2F05%2F12%2Ff16770c4-bb31-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Raising+the+political+heat+on+opposition+to+gun+control" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-raising-the-political-heat-on-opposition-to-gun-control%2F2013%2F05%2F12%2Ff16770c4-bb31-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Raising+the+political+heat+on+opposition+to+gun+control" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-raising-the-political-heat-on-opposition-to-gun-control%2F2013%2F05%2F12%2Ff16770c4-bb31-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Raising+the+political+heat+on+opposition+to+gun+control" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-raising-the-political-heat-on-opposition-to-gun-control%2F2013%2F05%2F12%2Ff16770c4-bb31-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Raising+the+political+heat+on+opposition+to+gun+control" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664409331/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2bd2f7d4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664409331/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2bd2f7d4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664409331/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2bd2f7d4/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. DionneMilwaukee Journal-Sentinelgun violenceMon, 13 May 2013 01:39:33 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-raising-the-political-heat-on-opposition-to-gun-control/2013/05/12/f16770c4-bb31-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2bac9acd/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Emark0Esanfords0Eappalachian0Espring0C20A130C0A50C0A80C66d0A47d40Eb80A10E11e20E92f30Ef29180A1936b80Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>“I want to publicly acknowledge God’s role in all of this,” declared a victorious Mark Sanford as he celebrated <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/05/07/mark-sanford-wins-south-carolina-special-election/">an unlikely political rebirth</a> Tuesday night with a sermon praising the Supreme Being and the many “angels” who helped the once-disgraced former governor along the way. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-mark-sanfords-appalachian-spring/2013/05/08/66d047d4-b801-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2bac9acd/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-mark-sanfords-appalachian-spring%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2F66d047d4-b801-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Mark+Sanford%E2%80%99s+Appalachian+spring" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-mark-sanfords-appalachian-spring%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2F66d047d4-b801-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Mark+Sanford%E2%80%99s+Appalachian+spring" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-mark-sanfords-appalachian-spring%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2F66d047d4-b801-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Mark+Sanford%E2%80%99s+Appalachian+spring" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-mark-sanfords-appalachian-spring%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2F66d047d4-b801-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Mark+Sanford%E2%80%99s+Appalachian+spring" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-mark-sanfords-appalachian-spring%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2F66d047d4-b801-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Mark+Sanford%E2%80%99s+Appalachian+spring" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017368799/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2bac9acd/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017368799/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2bac9acd/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017368799/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2bac9acd/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 08 May 2013 17:17:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-mark-sanfords-appalachian-spring/2013/05/08/66d047d4-b801-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2b8c4a8e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Eobama0Eneeds0Eto0Eask0Ehimself0Ewhy0Eeven0Ehis0Esupporters0Eare0Egrowing0Eimpatient0C20A130C0A50C0A50C25cf3c4a0Eb450A0E11e20E9a980E4be1688d7d840Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>President Obama got roughed up by the pundit class last week. The question is what lessons he draws from the going-over. Here’s one he should take: The nation’s political conversation has grown stale, and many Americans have lost the sense of what he is doing to improve their lives.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-obama-needs-to-ask-himself-why-even-his-supporters-are-growing-impatient/2013/05/05/25cf3c4a-b450-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2b8c4a8e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-obama-needs-to-ask-himself-why-even-his-supporters-are-growing-impatient%2F2013%2F05%2F05%2F25cf3c4a-b450-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Obama+needs+to+ask+himself+why+even+his+supporters+are+growing+impatient" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-obama-needs-to-ask-himself-why-even-his-supporters-are-growing-impatient%2F2013%2F05%2F05%2F25cf3c4a-b450-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Obama+needs+to+ask+himself+why+even+his+supporters+are+growing+impatient" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-obama-needs-to-ask-himself-why-even-his-supporters-are-growing-impatient%2F2013%2F05%2F05%2F25cf3c4a-b450-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Obama+needs+to+ask+himself+why+even+his+supporters+are+growing+impatient" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-obama-needs-to-ask-himself-why-even-his-supporters-are-growing-impatient%2F2013%2F05%2F05%2F25cf3c4a-b450-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Obama+needs+to+ask+himself+why+even+his+supporters+are+growing+impatient" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-obama-needs-to-ask-himself-why-even-his-supporters-are-growing-impatient%2F2013%2F05%2F05%2F25cf3c4a-b450-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Obama+needs+to+ask+himself+why+even+his+supporters+are+growing+impatient" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017169346/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b8c4a8e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017169346/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b8c4a8e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017169346/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b8c4a8e/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. Dionneminimum wageDemocratic PartyMon, 06 May 2013 01:31:05 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-obama-needs-to-ask-himself-why-even-his-supporters-are-growing-impatient/2013/05/05/25cf3c4a-b450-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2b66e685/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Eobama0Eneeds0Eto0Ehope0Eagain0C20A130C0A50C0A10Cdde6c0Aec0Eb2970E11e20Ebbf20Ea6f9e9d79e190Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p> <em>I</em>f a president finds himself in the role of a political scientist, he has a problem — even when his political science lesson is 100 percent accurate. </p> <p>When Jonathan Karl of ABC News asked President Obama at <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/04/30/news-conference-president">Tuesday’s news conference</a> whether he still had “the juice<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/04/30/news-conference-president"> <!--empty--> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/04/30/news-conference-president"> <!--empty--> </a> </a>” to get his agenda through Congress, I wish Obama had replied, “Lighten up. This is the country where hope lives.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-obama-needs-to-hope-again/2013/05/01/dde6c0ec-b297-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2b66e685/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-obama-needs-to-hope-again%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fdde6c0ec-b297-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Obama+needs+to+hope+again" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-obama-needs-to-hope-again%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fdde6c0ec-b297-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Obama+needs+to+hope+again" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-obama-needs-to-hope-again%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fdde6c0ec-b297-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Obama+needs+to+hope+again" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-obama-needs-to-hope-again%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fdde6c0ec-b297-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Obama+needs+to+hope+again" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-obama-needs-to-hope-again%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fdde6c0ec-b297-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Obama+needs+to+hope+again" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016941186/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b66e685/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016941186/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b66e685/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016941186/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b66e685/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. Dionnechemical weaponsTwitterWed, 01 May 2013 23:09:30 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-obama-needs-to-hope-again/2013/05/01/dde6c0ec-b297-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2b63dd15/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cpost0Epartisan0Cpost0Cwhere0Eed0Emarkey0Eshould0Ewatch0Ehis0Eback0C20A130C0A50C0A10Cb4a0Aa2da0Eb26e0E11e20E9fb10E62de9581c9460Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p/> <p>Democratic Rep. Ed Markey won a solid victory over his more conservative House colleague Stephen Lynch in <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/04/30/markey-gomez-advance-to-mass-special-election-showdown/" target="_blank">Tuesday's Democratic primary</a> for the special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts. Markey is a clear favorite over Republican nominee <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/02/28/gabriel-gomez-formally-joins-the-gop-senate-race/aU0Ssov1dRL7XrfdBH9nVJ/story.html" target="_blank">Gabriel Gomez</a>. But the primary returns point to places where Markey will have to watch his back, and Gomez will see opportunities.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/where-ed-markey-should-watch-his-back/2013/05/01/b4a0a2da-b26e-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_blog.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2b63dd15/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fwhere-ed-markey-should-watch-his-back%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fb4a0a2da-b26e-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=E.J.+Dionne+Jr.%3A+Where+Ed+Markey+should+watch+his+back" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fwhere-ed-markey-should-watch-his-back%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fb4a0a2da-b26e-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=E.J.+Dionne+Jr.%3A+Where+Ed+Markey+should+watch+his+back" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fwhere-ed-markey-should-watch-his-back%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fb4a0a2da-b26e-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=E.J.+Dionne+Jr.%3A+Where+Ed+Markey+should+watch+his+back" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fwhere-ed-markey-should-watch-his-back%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fb4a0a2da-b26e-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=E.J.+Dionne+Jr.%3A+Where+Ed+Markey+should+watch+his+back" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fwhere-ed-markey-should-watch-his-back%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fb4a0a2da-b26e-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=E.J.+Dionne+Jr.%3A+Where+Ed+Markey+should+watch+his+back" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016883976/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b63dd15/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016883976/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b63dd15/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016883976/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b63dd15/a2t.img" border="0"/>Ed MarkeyDemocratic primaryRepublican PartyWed, 01 May 2013 14:52:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/where-ed-markey-should-watch-his-back/2013/05/01/b4a0a2da-b26e-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_blog.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2b47dd6e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Ethe0Eeconomic0Ewhodunit0C20A130C0A40C280C6948f9a40Eaea90E11e20E8bf60Ee70Acb6ae0A66e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>The policy mystery of our time is why politicians in the United States and across much of the democratic world are so obsessed with deficits, when their primary mission ought to be bringing down high and debilitating rates of unemployment.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-the-economic-whodunit/2013/04/28/6948f9a4-aea9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2b47dd6e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-economic-whodunit%2F2013%2F04%2F28%2F6948f9a4-aea9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+economic+whodunit" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-economic-whodunit%2F2013%2F04%2F28%2F6948f9a4-aea9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+economic+whodunit" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-economic-whodunit%2F2013%2F04%2F28%2F6948f9a4-aea9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+economic+whodunit" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-economic-whodunit%2F2013%2F04%2F28%2F6948f9a4-aea9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+economic+whodunit" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-economic-whodunit%2F2013%2F04%2F28%2F6948f9a4-aea9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+economic+whodunit" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016705191/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b47dd6e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016705191/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b47dd6e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016705191/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b47dd6e/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. DionneDemocratic Partyglobal economySun, 28 Apr 2013 23:52:17 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-the-economic-whodunit/2013/04/28/6948f9a4-aea9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2b2228bc/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Eafter0Ethe0Eboston0Ebombings0Ea0Erush0Eto0Ejudgment0C20A130C0A40C240C61f39d720Ead0A90E11e20Eb6fd0Eba6f5f26d70Ae0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>The political response to the Boston Marathon bombings suggests that we live in an age of shrink-wrapped, prepackaged opinions. </p> <p>When something new comes along, we hasten to squeeze it into whatever framework we were carrying around with us a day, a month or a year before.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-after-the-boston-bombings-a-rush-to-judgment/2013/04/24/61f39d72-ad09-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2b2228bc/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-after-the-boston-bombings-a-rush-to-judgment%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F61f39d72-ad09-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+culture+of+preconception" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-after-the-boston-bombings-a-rush-to-judgment%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F61f39d72-ad09-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+culture+of+preconception" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-after-the-boston-bombings-a-rush-to-judgment%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F61f39d72-ad09-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+culture+of+preconception" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-after-the-boston-bombings-a-rush-to-judgment%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F61f39d72-ad09-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+culture+of+preconception" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-after-the-boston-bombings-a-rush-to-judgment%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F61f39d72-ad09-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+culture+of+preconception" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016504476/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b2228bc/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016504476/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b2228bc/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016504476/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2b2228bc/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. DionneIslamic terrorismTwitterWed, 24 Apr 2013 23:53:39 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-after-the-boston-bombings-a-rush-to-judgment/2013/04/24/61f39d72-ad09-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2afdcb0e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Ethe0Eway0Eforward0Eon0Eguns0C20A130C0A40C210Cab740A52a0Ea9230E11e20E830A20E3c7e0Aea970A570Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>Victories often contain the seeds of future defeats. So it is — or at least should be — with the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/no-new-gun-control-senate-rejects-more-background-checks-assault-weapons-ban-after-newtown/2013/04/17/e68c3bb2-a7bd-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_story.html">Senate’s morally reprehensible rejection of expanded background checks </a>for gun buyers. </p> <p>The outcome is a test of both an invigorated gun safety movement and a gun lobby that decided to go for broke.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-the-way-forward-on-guns/2013/04/21/ab74052a-a923-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2afdcb0e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-way-forward-on-guns%2F2013%2F04%2F21%2Fab74052a-a923-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+way+forward+on+guns" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-way-forward-on-guns%2F2013%2F04%2F21%2Fab74052a-a923-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+way+forward+on+guns" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-way-forward-on-guns%2F2013%2F04%2F21%2Fab74052a-a923-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+way+forward+on+guns" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-way-forward-on-guns%2F2013%2F04%2F21%2Fab74052a-a923-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+way+forward+on+guns" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-way-forward-on-guns%2F2013%2F04%2F21%2Fab74052a-a923-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+way+forward+on+guns" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016268213/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2afdcb0e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016268213/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2afdcb0e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016268213/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2afdcb0e/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. Dionnegun violenceRepublican PartySun, 21 Apr 2013 23:53:59 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-the-way-forward-on-guns/2013/04/21/ab74052a-a923-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2ad81af7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Eto0Eboston0Ewith0Elove0C20A130C0A40C170C416fa2680Ea790A0E11e20Ea8e20E5b98cb59187f0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>Boston is tough and sentimental, traditional and forward-looking, working-class and wealthy, parochial and global, warm and reserved, reform-minded and un-reformable, restrained and boisterous, superstitious and free-thinking, very new and very old.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-to-boston-with-love/2013/04/17/416fa268-a790-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2ad81af7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-to-boston-with-love%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2F416fa268-a790-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=To+Boston%2C+with+love" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-to-boston-with-love%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2F416fa268-a790-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=To+Boston%2C+with+love" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-to-boston-with-love%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2F416fa268-a790-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=To+Boston%2C+with+love" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-to-boston-with-love%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2F416fa268-a790-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=To+Boston%2C+with+love" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-to-boston-with-love%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2F416fa268-a790-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=To+Boston%2C+with+love" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323405945/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2ad81af7/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323405945/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2ad81af7/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163323405945/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2ad81af7/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. DionneTwitterThu, 18 Apr 2013 00:18:08 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-to-boston-with-love/2013/04/17/416fa268-a790-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2ac12e3b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cpost0Epartisan0Cpost0Cpatriots0Eday0Edefiled0C20A130C0A40C150C662d6d6e0Ea61f0E11e20E9e1c0Ebb0Afb0Ac2edd90Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p/> <p>The <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/explosions-disrupt-boston-marathon/2013/04/15/2664e802-a600-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html">bombings at today's Boston Marathon</a> would be horrific on any day, but there is something particularly disturbing that they happened on Patriots' Day. It's a holiday celebrated only Massachusetts and Maine, but it's my favorite patriotic holiday, for reasons both historical and personal.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/patriots-day-defiled/2013/04/15/662d6d6e-a61f-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_blog.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2ac12e3b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fpatriots-day-defiled%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F662d6d6e-a61f-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=E.J.+Dionne+Jr.%3A+Patriots%27+Day+defiled" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fpatriots-day-defiled%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F662d6d6e-a61f-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=E.J.+Dionne+Jr.%3A+Patriots%27+Day+defiled" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fpatriots-day-defiled%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F662d6d6e-a61f-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=E.J.+Dionne+Jr.%3A+Patriots%27+Day+defiled" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fpatriots-day-defiled%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F662d6d6e-a61f-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=E.J.+Dionne+Jr.%3A+Patriots%27+Day+defiled" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fpatriots-day-defiled%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F662d6d6e-a61f-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=E.J.+Dionne+Jr.%3A+Patriots%27+Day+defiled" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323273248/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2ac12e3b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323273248/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2ac12e3b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163323273248/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2ac12e3b/a2t.img" border="0"/>Barack ObamaBoston Red Soxboston bombingsMon, 15 Apr 2013 22:54:27 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/patriots-day-defiled/2013/04/15/662d6d6e-a61f-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_blog.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2ab6a204/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Ejr0Enewtowns0Ecall0Eto0Ereason0C20A130C0A40C140Ca6e2d6280Ea3a40E11e20E82bc0E511538ae90Aa40Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>The heroic and inspiring role played by the families of the Sandy Hook massacre’s victims should not be used to create what would be a dangerously misleading narrative about how they changed the politics of guns.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-jr-newtowns-call-to-reason/2013/04/14/a6e2d628-a3a4-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2ab6a204/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-jr-newtowns-call-to-reason%2F2013%2F04%2F14%2Fa6e2d628-a3a4-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Newtown%E2%80%99s+call+to+reason" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-jr-newtowns-call-to-reason%2F2013%2F04%2F14%2Fa6e2d628-a3a4-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Newtown%E2%80%99s+call+to+reason" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-jr-newtowns-call-to-reason%2F2013%2F04%2F14%2Fa6e2d628-a3a4-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Newtown%E2%80%99s+call+to+reason" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-jr-newtowns-call-to-reason%2F2013%2F04%2F14%2Fa6e2d628-a3a4-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Newtown%E2%80%99s+call+to+reason" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-jr-newtowns-call-to-reason%2F2013%2F04%2F14%2Fa6e2d628-a3a4-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=Newtown%E2%80%99s+call+to+reason" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323213399/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2ab6a204/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323213399/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2ab6a204/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163323213399/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2ab6a204/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:05 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-jr-newtowns-call-to-reason/2013/04/14/a6e2d628-a3a4-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2a92f007/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Emargaret0Ethatcher0Eand0Edavid0Ekuo0Eoffer0Elessons0Efor0Etoday0C20A130C0A40C10A0C80Ac4cb0Ac0Ea20Ac0E11e20E9c0A30E6952ff30A5f350Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>Two important conservatives departed this life within days of each other. One was a world-historical figure with extravagant political gifts, and she rarely harbored doubts about the way forward. The other’s misgivings about politics led him to counsel Christians to undertake a political “fast” and to “flock to soup kitchens, battered women’s shelters, prison cells and hospitals.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-margaret-thatcher-and-david-kuo-offer-lessons-for-today/2013/04/10/80c4cb0c-a20c-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2a92f007/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-margaret-thatcher-and-david-kuo-offer-lessons-for-today%2F2013%2F04%2F10%2F80c4cb0c-a20c-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=What+we+can+learn+from+Margaret+Thatcher+and+David+Kuo" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-margaret-thatcher-and-david-kuo-offer-lessons-for-today%2F2013%2F04%2F10%2F80c4cb0c-a20c-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=What+we+can+learn+from+Margaret+Thatcher+and+David+Kuo" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-margaret-thatcher-and-david-kuo-offer-lessons-for-today%2F2013%2F04%2F10%2F80c4cb0c-a20c-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=What+we+can+learn+from+Margaret+Thatcher+and+David+Kuo" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-margaret-thatcher-and-david-kuo-offer-lessons-for-today%2F2013%2F04%2F10%2F80c4cb0c-a20c-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=What+we+can+learn+from+Margaret+Thatcher+and+David+Kuo" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-margaret-thatcher-and-david-kuo-offer-lessons-for-today%2F2013%2F04%2F10%2F80c4cb0c-a20c-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=What+we+can+learn+from+Margaret+Thatcher+and+David+Kuo" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163216897090/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a92f007/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163216897090/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a92f007/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163216897090/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a92f007/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:19:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-margaret-thatcher-and-david-kuo-offer-lessons-for-today/2013/04/10/80c4cb0c-a20c-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2a711084/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Ethe0Eend0Eof0Emajority0Erule0C20A130C0A40C0A70C74d8a6d60E9e30A0E11e20E9a790Eeb5280Ac81c630Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>The National Rifle Association is facing attacks from <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/us/politics/gun-owners-of-america-a-lobbying-group-grows-in-influence.html?pagewanted=all&#38;_r=1&#38;">Gun Owners of America</a> for being too soft on gun control. This is like a double cheeseburger coming under severe criticism for lacking enough cholesterol.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-the-end-of-majority-rule/2013/04/07/74d8a6d6-9e30-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2a711084/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-end-of-majority-rule%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F74d8a6d6-9e30-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+end+of+majority+rule%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-end-of-majority-rule%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F74d8a6d6-9e30-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+end+of+majority+rule%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-end-of-majority-rule%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F74d8a6d6-9e30-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+end+of+majority+rule%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-end-of-majority-rule%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F74d8a6d6-9e30-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+end+of+majority+rule%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-the-end-of-majority-rule%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F74d8a6d6-9e30-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne&t=The+end+of+majority+rule%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991466742/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a711084/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991466742/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a711084/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161991466742/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a711084/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. DionneDemocratic Partygun controlMon, 08 Apr 2013 00:06:49 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-the-end-of-majority-rule/2013/04/07/74d8a6d6-9e30-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2a4f7db4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Ewill0Ethe0Egop0Eblock0Ebackground0Echecks0C20A130C0A40C0A30Ced0A1f38e0E9c8b0E11e20Ea9410Ea19bce7af7550Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>Is Congress on the verge of turning away from the lessons of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/school-shooting-at-sandy-hook-elementary-school-in-connecticut/848e68d0-4620-11e2-9648-a2c323a991d6_topic.html">slaughter in Newtown</a> even as Connecticut enacts sweeping laws to curb gun violence? Is the gun lobby hellbent on aligning our country with such great friends of liberty as Iran, North Korea and Syria by opposing efforts to condition international gun sales on the human rights records of buyers?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-will-the-gop-block-background-checks/2013/04/03/ed01f38e-9c8b-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2a4f7db4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Will+the+GOP+block+background+checks%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-will-the-gop-block-background-checks%2F2013%2F04%2F03%2Fed01f38e-9c8b-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991254260/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a4f7db4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991254260/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a4f7db4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161991254260/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a4f7db4/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. Dionneassault weaponsRepublican PartyWed, 03 Apr 2013 23:20:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-will-the-gop-block-background-checks/2013/04/03/ed01f38e-9c8b-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2a314d70/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Ehopes0Eopening0Eday0C20A130C0A30C310C99753110A0E98880E11e20Eb68f0Edc5c4b47e5190Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>The obligations of religious toleration and pluralism require all who care not a bit about baseball to accept that <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/important_dates.jsp">opening day</a> is more than the beginning of a sports season. It is a great religious festival. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-hopes-opening-day/2013/03/31/99753110-9888-11e2-b68f-dc5c4b47e519_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2a314d70/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Hope%E2%80%99s+opening+day&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-hopes-opening-day%2F2013%2F03%2F31%2F99753110-9888-11e2-b68f-dc5c4b47e519_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991089625/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a314d70/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991089625/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a314d70/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161991089625/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a314d70/a2t.img" border="0"/>Doris Kearns GoodwinNew York UniversityMon, 01 Apr 2013 23:12:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-hopes-opening-day/2013/03/31/99753110-9888-11e2-b68f-dc5c4b47e519_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2a11db5f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Emichael0Ebloomberg0Eand0Efighting0Emoney0Ewith0Emoney0C20A130C0A30C270C54fa52d40E96f50E11e20Eb68f0Edc5c4b47e5190Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>If you are tired of seeing the debate on guns dominated by the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://home.nra.org/">National Rifle Association</a> and yearn for sensible weapons laws, you have to love New York Mayor <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=BF28B050-C29C-7CA2-F414FC3F9EC99945">Michael Bloomberg</a>. When most politicians were caving in or falling silent, there was Bloomberg, wielding his fortune to keep hope alive that we could move against the violence that blights our nation.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-michael-bloomberg-and-fighting-money-with-money/2013/03/27/54fa52d4-96f5-11e2-b68f-dc5c4b47e519_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/2a11db5f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Fighting+big+money+with+big+money&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-michael-bloomberg-and-fighting-money-with-money%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2F54fa52d4-96f5-11e2-b68f-dc5c4b47e519_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990911022/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a11db5f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990911022/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a11db5f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990911022/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/2a11db5f/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. DionneNRAcitizens unitedassault weaponsWed, 27 Mar 2013 22:58:47 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-michael-bloomberg-and-fighting-money-with-money/2013/03/27/54fa52d4-96f5-11e2-b68f-dc5c4b47e519_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/29f0fc8b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Ejr0Ejulian0Ecastro0Esan0Eantonios0Erelay0Estar0C20A130C0A30C240Ce2950Ae3c0E93250E11e20Eba5b0E550Ac7abf63840Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>SAN ANTONIO</p> <p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.mayorcastro.com/"> <em>J</em>ulián Castro</a> is a politician in not too much of a hurry. This does not mean he lacks ambition.</p> <p>The 38-year-old mayor of San Antonio, which has boomed into the country’s <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763098.html">seventh-largest city</a>, came to national attention much as Barack Obama did, with a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/julian-castro-delivers-dnc-keynote-speech/2012/09/05/bb7a5964-f6e6-11e1-8253-3f495ae70650_video.html">first-rate keynote speech</a> at the Democratic National Convention. Last year in Charlotte, he spoke affectingly of life being not a marathon but a “relay” in which each generation lifts up the next. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-jr-julian-castro-san-antonios-relay-star/2013/03/24/e2950e3c-9325-11e2-ba5b-550c7abf6384_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/29f0fc8b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Juli%C3%A1n+Castro%2C+San+Antonio%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98relay%E2%80%99+star&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-jr-julian-castro-san-antonios-relay-star%2F2013%2F03%2F24%2Fe2950e3c-9325-11e2-ba5b-550c7abf6384_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161769880368/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/29f0fc8b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161769880368/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/29f0fc8b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161769880368/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/29f0fc8b/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. Dionneinformation technologyDemocratic PartySun, 24 Mar 2013 23:47:22 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-jr-julian-castro-san-antonios-relay-star/2013/03/24/e2950e3c-9325-11e2-ba5b-550c7abf6384_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/29cdb880/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Eobama0Ehopes0Eisrael0Etrip0Eamounts0Eto0Ea0Efresh0Estart0C20A130C0A30C20A0C327ca73e0E918c0E11e20Ebdea0Ee32ad90Ada2390Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>The administration has set expectations for President Obama’s trip to Israel so low you’d think he was making another visit to Ohio. Yet this is a very consequential journey because it comes at a moment when hopes for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are fading away.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-obama-hopes-israel-trip-amounts-to-a-fresh-start/2013/03/20/327ca73e-918c-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/29cdb880/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Obama+hopes+Israel+trip+amounts+to+a+fresh+start&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-obama-hopes-israel-trip-amounts-to-a-fresh-start%2F2013%2F03%2F20%2F327ca73e-918c-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161393519833/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/29cdb880/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161393519833/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/29cdb880/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161393519833/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/29cdb880/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. DionneTwitterWed, 20 Mar 2013 23:44:53 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-obama-hopes-israel-trip-amounts-to-a-fresh-start/2013/03/20/327ca73e-918c-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/29b6eba2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cpost0Epartisan0Cpost0Cobamas0Ewise0Echoice0Efor0Ethe0Ewhite0Ehouses0Efaith0Eoffice0C20A130C0A30C180C61e3f44a0E90A1b0E11e20E91730E7f87cda73b490Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p/> <p>Largely lost last week in news about the election of Pope Francis and the ongoing wrangling around the budget was the announcement that President Obama <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/melissa-rogers-new-head-of-white-house-faith-based-office/2013/03/13/7b70535e-8c24-11e2-af15-99809eaba6cb_story.html">had appointed Melissa Rogers as the new director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/obamas-wise-choice-for-the-white-houses-faith-office/2013/03/18/61e3f44a-901b-11e2-9173-7f87cda73b49_blog.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/29b6eba2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=E.J.+Dionne+Jr.%3A+Obama%27s+wise+choice+for+the+White+House%27s+faith+office&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fobamas-wise-choice-for-the-white-houses-faith-office%2F2013%2F03%2F18%2F61e3f44a-901b-11e2-9173-7f87cda73b49_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921058769/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/29b6eba2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921058769/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/29b6eba2/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158921058769/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/29b6eba2/a2t.img" border="0"/>Barack Obamacivil societyBrookings InstitutionMon, 18 Mar 2013 22:30:10 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/obamas-wise-choice-for-the-white-houses-faith-office/2013/03/18/61e3f44a-901b-11e2-9173-7f87cda73b49_blog.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/29acda9a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Ejr0Econservatives0Econtradict0Ethemselves0Eon0Eamerican0Epower0C20A130C0A30C170C8467a9560E8da20E11e20Eb63f0Ef53fb9f2fcb40Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p>Do conservatives still believe in American greatness?</p> <p>The question is not intended to discourage the healthy debate being pushed by Rand Paul and his allies over whether Republicans in the George W. Bush years were too eager to deploy our country’s armed forces overseas. After the steep costs of the Iraq war, it is a very necessary discussion.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-jr-conservatives-contradict-themselves-on-american-power/2013/03/17/8467a956-8da2-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/29acda9a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Conservatives%E2%80%99+contradictions+on+American+power&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-jr-conservatives-contradict-themselves-on-american-power%2F2013%2F03%2F17%2F8467a956-8da2-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921004667/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/29acda9a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921004667/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/29acda9a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158921004667/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/29acda9a/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. DionneMedicaidhealth coverageSun, 17 Mar 2013 23:56:58 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-jr-conservatives-contradict-themselves-on-american-power/2013/03/17/8467a956-8da2-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/298aa163/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Epaul0Eryans0Ecruelly0Eradical0Evision0C20A130C0A30C130C60A2ad0Ab20E8c130E11e20Eb63f0Ef53fb9f2fcb40Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://budget.house.gov/">Paul Ryan’s budget</a> could prove to be a perversely useful document.</p> <p>Thanks to this plan, nobody can take the House Budget Committee chairman seriously anymore as a policy wonk or a true deficit hawk. His budget is the work of an ideologue. It’s a bargaining ploy that even Ryan concedes is merely “a vision.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-paul-ryans-cruelly-radical-vision/2013/03/13/602ad0b2-8c13-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/298aa163/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=E.J.+Dionne%3A+Paul+Ryan%E2%80%99s+cruelly+radical+vision&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fej-dionne-paul-ryans-cruelly-radical-vision%2F2013%2F03%2F13%2F602ad0b2-8c13-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920823496/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/298aa163/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920823496/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/298aa163/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920823496/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/298aa163/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. Dionnefood stampsMedicaidThu, 14 Mar 2013 01:48:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-paul-ryans-cruelly-radical-vision/2013/03/13/602ad0b2-8c13-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/298a5831/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cpost0Epartisan0Cpost0Cpaul0Eryans0Ecruelly0Eradical0Evision0C20A130C0A30C130Cf9df1bb20E8c330E11e20Eadca0E74ab31da33990Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iej0Edionne/story01.htm<p/> <p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://budget.house.gov/">Paul Ryan's budget</a> could prove to be a perversely useful document.</p> <p>Thanks to this plan, nobody can take the House Budget Committee chairman seriously anymore as a policy wonk or a true deficit hawk. His budget is the work of an ideologue. It's a bargaining ploy that even Ryan concedes is merely "a vision."</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/paul-ryans-cruelly-radical-vision/2013/03/13/f9df1bb2-8c33-11e2-adca-74ab31da3399_blog.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionne">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636568/s/298a5831/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=E.J.+Dionne+Jr.%3A+Paul+Ryan%27s+cruelly+radical+vision&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fpaul-ryans-cruelly-radical-vision%2F2013%2F03%2F13%2Ff9df1bb2-8c33-11e2-adca-74ab31da3399_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ej-dionne" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921206868/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/298a5831/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921206868/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/298a5831/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158921206868/u/0/f/636568/c/34656/s/298a5831/a2t.img" border="0"/>food stampsDemocratic PartyPaul RyanWed, 13 Mar 2013 23:16:16 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/paul-ryans-cruelly-radical-vision/2013/03/13/f9df1bb2-8c33-11e2-adca-74ab31da3399_blog.html?wprss=rss_ej-dionneE.J. Dionne Jr.