http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinson writes a twice-a-week column on politics and culture, contributes to the PostPartisan blog, and hosts a weekly online chat.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyFri, 10 May 2013 16:34:31 GMTFri, 10 May 2013 16:34:31 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2bb9193e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Erepublicans0Elead0Ea0Ewitch0Ehunt0Eon0Ebenghazi0C20A130C0A50C0A90Cca565d10A0Eb8de0E11e20E92f30Ef29180A1936b80Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>Those who are trying to make the Benghazi tragedy into a scandal for the Obama administration really ought to decide what story line they want to sell.</p> <p>Actually, by “those” I mean Republicans, and by “the Obama administration” I mean Hillary Clinton. The only coherent purpose I can discern in all of this is to sully Clinton’s record as secretary of state in case she runs for president in 2016. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-republicans-lead-a-witch-hunt-on-benghazi/2013/05/09/ca565d10-b8de-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2bb9193e/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%2Feugene-robinson-republicans-lead-a-witch-hunt-on-benghazi%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fca565d10-b8de-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Republicans+lead+a+witch+hunt+on+Benghazi" 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%2Feugene-robinson-republicans-lead-a-witch-hunt-on-benghazi%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fca565d10-b8de-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Republicans+lead+a+witch+hunt+on+Benghazi" 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%2Feugene-robinson-republicans-lead-a-witch-hunt-on-benghazi%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fca565d10-b8de-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Republicans+lead+a+witch+hunt+on+Benghazi" 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%2Feugene-robinson-republicans-lead-a-witch-hunt-on-benghazi%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fca565d10-b8de-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Republicans+lead+a+witch+hunt+on+Benghazi" 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%2Feugene-robinson-republicans-lead-a-witch-hunt-on-benghazi%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fca565d10-b8de-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Republicans+lead+a+witch+hunt+on+Benghazi" 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/165664210620/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2bb9193e/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664210620/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2bb9193e/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664210620/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2bb9193e/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>intelligence communityTwitterEugene Robinson (Journalist)Thu, 09 May 2013 23:31:25 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-republicans-lead-a-witch-hunt-on-benghazi/2013/05/09/ca565d10-b8de-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2b96eb93/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Equestioning0Esyrian0Eintervention0C20A130C0A50C0A60C9c63218a0Eb6820E11e20E92f30Ef29180A1936b80Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p> <em>F</em>or all the armchair generals advocating U.S. military intervention in Syria, I have a few questions:</p> <p>Is human suffering the reason for the United States to act? That is the noblest and most altruistic of motives, and the estimated <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/obama-virtually-rules-out-sending-troops-to-syria/2013/05/03/8eb20078-b44e-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html">70,000 lives</a> that have been lost in Syria constitute a tragedy. But is there a numerical benchmark that constitutes a trigger for intervention? </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-questioning-syrian-intervention/2013/05/06/9c63218a-b682-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2b96eb93/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%2Feugene-robinson-questioning-syrian-intervention%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2F9c63218a-b682-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Questioning+Syrian+Intervention" 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%2Feugene-robinson-questioning-syrian-intervention%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2F9c63218a-b682-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Questioning+Syrian+Intervention" 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%2Feugene-robinson-questioning-syrian-intervention%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2F9c63218a-b682-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Questioning+Syrian+Intervention" 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%2Feugene-robinson-questioning-syrian-intervention%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2F9c63218a-b682-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Questioning+Syrian+Intervention" 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%2Feugene-robinson-questioning-syrian-intervention%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2F9c63218a-b682-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Questioning+Syrian+Intervention" 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/164017234398/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b96eb93/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017234398/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b96eb93/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017234398/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b96eb93/a2t.img" border="0"/>CIA directorBashar al-AssadUnited NationsTue, 07 May 2013 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-questioning-syrian-intervention/2013/05/06/9c63218a-b682-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2b72e623/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Eobama0Egoes0Ewobbly0C20A130C0A50C0A20C0A564141c0Eb3650E11e20Ebbf20Ea6f9e9d79e190Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>President Obama had the opportunity this week to make an irresponsible Congress face the consequences of its own dumb actions. For reasons I cannot fathom, he took a pass.</p> <p>Rather than use the veto pen that must be gathering dust in some Oval Office drawer, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-signs-bill-to-fix-flight-delays-stemming-from-spending-cuts-that-led-to-faa-furloughs/2013/05/01/5b845e4e-b291-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_story.html">Obama signed legislation</a> that cushions air travelers from the effects of the crude, cruel budget cuts known as the “sequester.” The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now allowed to shuffle funds around to avoid furloughing air-traffic controllers — thus avoiding flight delays.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-obama-goes-wobbly/2013/05/02/0564141c-b365-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2b72e623/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%2Feugene-robinson-obama-goes-wobbly%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F0564141c-b365-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Obama+goes+wobbly" 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%2Feugene-robinson-obama-goes-wobbly%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F0564141c-b365-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Obama+goes+wobbly" 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%2Feugene-robinson-obama-goes-wobbly%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F0564141c-b365-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Obama+goes+wobbly" 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%2Feugene-robinson-obama-goes-wobbly%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F0564141c-b365-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Obama+goes+wobbly" 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%2Feugene-robinson-obama-goes-wobbly%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F0564141c-b365-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Obama+goes+wobbly" 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/164016975226/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b72e623/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016975226/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b72e623/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016975226/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b72e623/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>next timeFacebookBarack ObamaFri, 03 May 2013 01:07:18 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-obama-goes-wobbly/2013/05/02/0564141c-b365-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2b5304a5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Ein0Esyria0Eus0Einaction0Eis0Ebetter0Ethan0Eintervention0C20A130C0A40C290C2dd8ec0A60Eb10A30E11e20Ebbf20Ea6f9e9d79e190Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>President Obama is right to resist the mounting pressure for military intervention in Syria. Action by U.S. forces may or may not make the situation better — but certainly could make things worse.</p> <p>This assessment could change, of course. It would be reasonable to consider intervention if such action were necessary to protect U.S. national security interests or prevent the kind of genocide we saw in Rwanda. At present, neither condition is met.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-in-syria-us-inaction-is-better-than-intervention/2013/04/29/2dd8ec06-b103-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2b5304a5/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%2Feugene-robinson-in-syria-us-inaction-is-better-than-intervention%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F2dd8ec06-b103-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=In+Syria%2C+U.S.+inaction+is+better+than+intervention" 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%2Feugene-robinson-in-syria-us-inaction-is-better-than-intervention%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F2dd8ec06-b103-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=In+Syria%2C+U.S.+inaction+is+better+than+intervention" 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%2Feugene-robinson-in-syria-us-inaction-is-better-than-intervention%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F2dd8ec06-b103-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=In+Syria%2C+U.S.+inaction+is+better+than+intervention" 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%2Feugene-robinson-in-syria-us-inaction-is-better-than-intervention%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F2dd8ec06-b103-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=In+Syria%2C+U.S.+inaction+is+better+than+intervention" 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%2Feugene-robinson-in-syria-us-inaction-is-better-than-intervention%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F2dd8ec06-b103-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=In+Syria%2C+U.S.+inaction+is+better+than+intervention" 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/164016771804/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b5304a5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016771804/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b5304a5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016771804/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b5304a5/a2t.img" border="0"/>chemical weaponsUnited NationsEugene Robinson (Journalist)Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:10:37 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-in-syria-us-inaction-is-better-than-intervention/2013/04/29/2dd8ec06-b103-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2b2e50aa/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Ebushs0Elegacy0Ekeeps0Egetting0Eworse0C20A130C0A40C250C2dc445260Eadd90E11e20E8bf60Ee70Acb6ae0A66e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>In retrospect, George W. Bush’s legacy doesn’t look as bad as it did when he left office. It looks worse.</p> <p>I join the nation in congratulating Bush on the opening of his <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-ex-presidents-gather-to-dedicate-george-w-bush-library/2013/04/25/a2f0200e-adb6-11e2-a986-eec837b1888b_story.html?hpid=z1">presidential library</a> in Dallas. Like many people, I find it much easier to honor, respect and even like the man — now that he’s no longer in the White House.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-bushs-legacy-keeps-getting-worse/2013/04/25/2dc44526-add9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2b2e50aa/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%2Feugene-robinson-bushs-legacy-keeps-getting-worse%2F2013%2F04%2F25%2F2dc44526-add9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Bush%E2%80%99s+legacy+keeps+getting+worse" 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%2Feugene-robinson-bushs-legacy-keeps-getting-worse%2F2013%2F04%2F25%2F2dc44526-add9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Bush%E2%80%99s+legacy+keeps+getting+worse" 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%2Feugene-robinson-bushs-legacy-keeps-getting-worse%2F2013%2F04%2F25%2F2dc44526-add9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Bush%E2%80%99s+legacy+keeps+getting+worse" 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%2Feugene-robinson-bushs-legacy-keeps-getting-worse%2F2013%2F04%2F25%2F2dc44526-add9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Bush%E2%80%99s+legacy+keeps+getting+worse" 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%2Feugene-robinson-bushs-legacy-keeps-getting-worse%2F2013%2F04%2F25%2F2dc44526-add9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Bush%E2%80%99s+legacy+keeps+getting+worse" 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/164016565888/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b2e50aa/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016565888/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b2e50aa/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016565888/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b2e50aa/a2t.img" border="0"/>HezbollahEugene Robinson (Journalist)international treatyThu, 25 Apr 2013 23:53:10 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-bushs-legacy-keeps-getting-worse/2013/04/25/2dc44526-add9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2b0962f5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Eguns0Eand0Eterrorism0Ea0Edouble0Ebarreled0Estandard0C20A130C0A40C220C7247571c0Eab840E11e20Eb6fd0Eba6f5f26d70Ae0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>The nation demonstrated again last week how resolute it can be when threatened by murderous terrorists — and how helpless when ordered to heel by smug lobbyists for the gun industry.</p> <p>Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/inside-the-investigation-of-the-boston-marathon-bombing/2013/04/20/19d8c322-a8ff-11e2-b029-8fb7e977ef71_story.html">deadly rampage through the Boston area</a> provoked not fear but defiance. Even before one brother was killed and the other captured, the city was impatient to get back to normal, eager to show the world that unspeakable violence might shock, sadden and enrage but never intimidate. <span>“Sweet Caroline,” the eighth-inning singalong at Fenway Park, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/yankees-play-fenway-favorite-sweet-caroline-in-tribute-to-boston-marathon-bombing-victims/2013/04/16/11cc4774-a6f9-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_story.html">became an unlikely anthem</a> of unity and resistance.</span> </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-guns-and-terrorism-a-double-barreled-standard/2013/04/22/7247571c-ab84-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2b0962f5/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%2Feugene-robinson-guns-and-terrorism-a-double-barreled-standard%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F7247571c-ab84-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Guns+and+terrorism%2C+a+double-barreled+standard" 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%2Feugene-robinson-guns-and-terrorism-a-double-barreled-standard%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F7247571c-ab84-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Guns+and+terrorism%2C+a+double-barreled+standard" 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%2Feugene-robinson-guns-and-terrorism-a-double-barreled-standard%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F7247571c-ab84-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Guns+and+terrorism%2C+a+double-barreled+standard" 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%2Feugene-robinson-guns-and-terrorism-a-double-barreled-standard%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F7247571c-ab84-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Guns+and+terrorism%2C+a+double-barreled+standard" 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%2Feugene-robinson-guns-and-terrorism-a-double-barreled-standard%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F7247571c-ab84-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Guns+and+terrorism%2C+a+double-barreled+standard" 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/164016338214/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b0962f5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016338214/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b0962f5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016338214/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2b0962f5/a2t.img" border="0"/>Facebookgun violenceEugene Robinson (Journalist)Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:12:41 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-guns-and-terrorism-a-double-barreled-standard/2013/04/22/7247571c-ab84-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2a7aff79/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Emargaret0Ethatcher0Ea0Ebold0Edecisive0Eleader0C20A130C0A40C0A80C87c99e3c0Ea0A7c0E11e20E82bc0E511538ae90Aa40Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>When I met <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/margaret-thatcher-in-every-sense-a-leader/2013/04/08/6fe5dac6-9091-11e0-b3d5-067e674ea64a_story.html">Margaret Thatcher</a>, she was out of office, watching with more than a touch of amusement as her successor, John Major, meandered from crisis to disappointment to sticky wicket. Major seemed in thrall to events, not in command of them. Thatcher, who had been ousted by her own Conservative Party, was feeling vindicated.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-margaret-thatcher-a-bold-decisive-leader/2013/04/08/87c99e3c-a07c-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2a7aff79/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%2Feugene-robinson-margaret-thatcher-a-bold-decisive-leader%2F2013%2F04%2F08%2F87c99e3c-a07c-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Margaret+Thatcher%2C+a+bold%2C+decisive+leader" 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%2Feugene-robinson-margaret-thatcher-a-bold-decisive-leader%2F2013%2F04%2F08%2F87c99e3c-a07c-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Margaret+Thatcher%2C+a+bold%2C+decisive+leader" 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%2Feugene-robinson-margaret-thatcher-a-bold-decisive-leader%2F2013%2F04%2F08%2F87c99e3c-a07c-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Margaret+Thatcher%2C+a+bold%2C+decisive+leader" 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%2Feugene-robinson-margaret-thatcher-a-bold-decisive-leader%2F2013%2F04%2F08%2F87c99e3c-a07c-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Margaret+Thatcher%2C+a+bold%2C+decisive+leader" 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%2Feugene-robinson-margaret-thatcher-a-bold-decisive-leader%2F2013%2F04%2F08%2F87c99e3c-a07c-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Margaret+Thatcher%2C+a+bold%2C+decisive+leader" 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/163042826263/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2a7aff79/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163042826263/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2a7aff79/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163042826263/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2a7aff79/a2t.img" border="0"/>Margaret Thatcherlabor unionIrish Republican ArmyMon, 08 Apr 2013 19:31:14 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-margaret-thatcher-a-bold-decisive-leader/2013/04/08/87c99e3c-a07c-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2a5a2db7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Eare0Esanford0Eand0Ecuccinelli0Ethe0Ebest0Ethe0Egop0Ecan0Eoffer0C20A130C0A40C0A40C4dc7c990A0E9d5a0E11e20E9a790Eeb5280Ac81c630Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>I think I’ve figured it out. Republicans must be staging some kind of fiendishly clever plot to lure Democrats into a false sense of security.</p> <p>That’s the only possible explanation for some of the weirdness we’re seeing and hearing from the GOP. The party must be waiting to come out with its real candidates and policy positions at a moment when unsuspecting Democrats are in the vulnerable position of being doubled over with laughter.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-are-sanford-and-cuccinelli-the-best-the-gop-can-offer/2013/04/04/4dc7c990-9d5a-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2a5a2db7/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%2Feugene-robinson-are-sanford-and-cuccinelli-the-best-the-gop-can-offer%2F2013%2F04%2F04%2F4dc7c990-9d5a-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson&t=Is+this+the+best+the+GOP+can+come+up+with%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" 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src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991315064/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2a5a2db7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161991315064/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2a5a2db7/a2t.img" border="0"/>gay marriageEugene Robinson (Journalist)Republican PartyThu, 04 Apr 2013 23:52:09 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-are-sanford-and-cuccinelli-the-best-the-gop-can-offer/2013/04/04/4dc7c990-9d5a-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2a394cab/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Ethe0Eracket0Ewith0Estandardized0Etest0Escores0C20A130C0A40C0A10C1bbd61ea0E9b0A10E11e20Ea9410Ea19bce7af7550Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>It is time to acknowledge that the fashionable theory of school reform — requiring that pay and job security for teachers, principals and administrators depend on their students’ standardized test scores — is at best a well-intentioned mistake, and at worst nothing but a racket.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-the-racket-with-standardized-test-scores/2013/04/01/1bbd61ea-9b01-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2a394cab/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=The+racket+with+standardized+test+scores&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-the-racket-with-standardized-test-scores%2F2013%2F04%2F01%2F1bbd61ea-9b01-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a 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href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/newtown-shooter-had-thousands-of-rounds-of-ammunition-in-his-house/2013/03/28/48943532-97a4-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?hpid=z1">Newtown, Conn., massacre</a> fired 154 bullets from his Bushmaster military-style rifle in fewer than five minutes, killing 20 first-graders and six adults. He brought with him 10 large-capacity magazines, each holding up to 30 rounds, which allowed him to reload quickly. He also carried two semiautomatic handguns, one of which he used to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.ct.gov/despp/cwp/view.asp?Q=521730&#38;A=4226">take his own life</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-adam-lanza-had-maximum-mayhem-on-his-mind/2013/03/28/bc5ff472-97e2-11e2-b68f-dc5c4b47e519_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2a1d177a/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=In+pursuit+of+maximum+mayhem&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-adam-lanza-had-maximum-mayhem-on-his-mind%2F2013%2F03%2F28%2Fbc5ff472-97e2-11e2-b68f-dc5c4b47e519_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/161990983949/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2a1d177a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990983949/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2a1d177a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990983949/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2a1d177a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:15:34 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-adam-lanza-had-maximum-mayhem-on-his-mind/2013/03/28/bc5ff472-97e2-11e2-b68f-dc5c4b47e519_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/29fb503e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Esupreme0Ecourt0Etakes0Eup0Egay0Emarriage0C20A130C0A30C250Cbaf4e3e80E95780E11e20Ebc8a0E934ce979aa740Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p> <span>D</span>on’t take anything for granted. The conservative activists on the Supreme Court may not be able to halt the inexorable shift toward acceptance of gay marriage, but we probably should expect them to try.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-supreme-court-takes-up-gay-marriage/2013/03/25/baf4e3e8-9578-11e2-bc8a-934ce979aa74_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/29fb503e/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=Gay+marriage+and+the+Supreme+Court&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-supreme-court-takes-up-gay-marriage%2F2013%2F03%2F25%2Fbaf4e3e8-9578-11e2-bc8a-934ce979aa74_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/161770123305/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29fb503e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161770123305/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29fb503e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161770123305/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29fb503e/a2t.img" border="0"/>gay marriageTwitterEugene Robinson (Journalist)Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:30:02 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-supreme-court-takes-up-gay-marriage/2013/03/25/baf4e3e8-9578-11e2-bc8a-934ce979aa74_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/29d91cac/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Eharry0Ereid0Eshould0Ehave0Ecalled0Efor0Ean0Eassault0Eweapons0Evote0C20A130C0A30C210C340A2faf40E924a0E11e20E9cfd0E36d6c9b5d7ad0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>Shame on Harry Reid for <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/assault-weapons-ban-likely-wont-be-included-in-senate-gun-bill/2013/03/19/86c2de14-90bd-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html">killing any prospect of an assault weapons ban</a>. I understand why he did it, but that doesn’t make it right.</p> <p>In his <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2013/02/12/a-visual-statement-of-progress-followed-by-the-same-old-story/">State of the Union address</a> last month, President Obama spoke with fiery eloquence about the cost of gun violence in shattered lives. “They deserve a vote,” the president said of the victims, challenging Congress to take a stand on reasonable legislation to keep deadly weapons out of the hands of killers.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-harry-reid-should-have-called-for-an-assault-weapons-vote/2013/03/21/3402faf4-924a-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/29d91cac/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=Harry+Reid%E2%80%99s+surrender&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-harry-reid-should-have-called-for-an-assault-weapons-vote%2F2013%2F03%2F21%2F3402faf4-924a-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/161393593347/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29d91cac/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161393593347/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29d91cac/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161393593347/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29d91cac/a2t.img" border="0"/>assault weaponsDemocratic CaucusEugene Robinson (Journalist)Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:28:12 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-harry-reid-should-have-called-for-an-assault-weapons-vote/2013/03/21/3402faf4-924a-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/29b6f67f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Esome0Esigns0Eof0Elife0Ein0Ethe0Egop0C20A130C0A30C180C229cab980E8fe80E11e20E9cfd0E36d6c9b5d7ad0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>At first glance, last week’s <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cpac-2013/2013/03/16/62dd0b52-8db9-11e2-9f54-f3fdd70acad2_gallery.html">Conservative Political Action Conference</a> looked like a hot mess. On closer inspection, it looked even worse.</p> <p>Difficult though it might be, however, progressives should resist the urge to gloat. CPAC may have been a disaster, but the Republican Party is showing faint signs of brain activity and a fluttering pulse. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-some-signs-of-life-in-the-gop/2013/03/18/229cab98-8fe8-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/29b6f67f/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=Some+signs+of+life+in+the+GOP%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-some-signs-of-life-in-the-gop%2F2013%2F03%2F18%2F229cab98-8fe8-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/158921060214/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29b6f67f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921060214/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29b6f67f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158921060214/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29b6f67f/a2t.img" border="0"/>same sex marriageEugene Robinson (Journalist)Republican PartyTue, 19 Mar 2013 00:04:43 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-some-signs-of-life-in-the-gop/2013/03/18/229cab98-8fe8-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2995fa9d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Ewhat0Edid0Epope0Efrancis0Edo0Eduring0Eargentinas0Edirty0Ewar0C20A130C0A30C140C81c5eb30A0E8ce50E11e20E9f540Ef3fdd70Aacad20Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p> <em>T</em>hey are impolite questions, but they must be asked: What did Jorge Mario Bergoglio know, and when did he know it, about Argentina’s brutal “Dirty War” against suspected leftists, in which thousands were tortured and killed? More important, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/pope-francis-election-stirs-up-argentine-dirty-war-allegations-biographer-calls-it-unfair/2013/03/14/3363e006-8c71-11e2-adca-74ab31da3399_story.html">what did the newly chosen Pope Francis do</a>?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-what-did-pope-francis-do-during-argentinas-dirty-war/2013/03/14/81c5eb30-8ce5-11e2-9f54-f3fdd70acad2_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2995fa9d/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=Questions+from+a+%E2%80%98Dirty+War%E2%80%99&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-what-did-pope-francis-do-during-argentinas-dirty-war%2F2013%2F03%2F14%2F81c5eb30-8ce5-11e2-9f54-f3fdd70acad2_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/158920891378/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2995fa9d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920891378/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2995fa9d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920891378/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2995fa9d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Facebookhuman rightsEugene Robinson (Journalist)Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:42:17 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-what-did-pope-francis-do-during-argentinas-dirty-war/2013/03/14/81c5eb30-8ce5-11e2-9f54-f3fdd70acad2_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/29744d87/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Epaul0Eryans0Emake0Ebelieve0Ebudget0C20A130C0A30C110Cf0Ae0A90Ae0A0E8a670E11e20E98d90E30A12c1cd8d1e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>If Rep. Paul Ryan wants people to take his budget manifestos seriously, he should be honest about his ambition: not so much to make the federal government fiscally sustainable as to make it smaller.</p> <p>You will recall that the Ryan Budget was a big Republican selling point in last year’s election. Most famously, Ryan proposed turning Medicare into a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/paul-ryan-romney-medicare-plans-budget-2012-8">voucher program</a>. He offered the usual GOP recipe of tax cuts — to be offset by closing certain loopholes, which he would not specify — along with drastic reductions in non-defense “discretionary” spending.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-paul-ryans-make-believe-budget/2013/03/11/f0e090e0-8a67-11e2-98d9-3012c1cd8d1e_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/29744d87/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=Paul+Ryan%E2%80%99s+make-believe+budget&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-paul-ryans-make-believe-budget%2F2013%2F03%2F11%2Ff0e090e0-8a67-11e2-98d9-3012c1cd8d1e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/158920696867/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29744d87/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920696867/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29744d87/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920696867/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29744d87/a2t.img" border="0"/>Medicaidbig governmentEugene Robinson (Journalist)Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:31:18 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-paul-ryans-make-believe-budget/2013/03/11/f0e090e0-8a67-11e2-98d9-3012c1cd8d1e_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/295273f8/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Erand0Epaul0Emakes0Ethe0Eright0Ecall0Ewith0Efilibuster0C20A130C0A30C0A70Cb66732fc0E876a0E11e20E98a30Eb3db6b9ac5860Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>Rand Paul was right. There, I said it.</p> <p>The Republican senator from Kentucky, whom I’ve ridiculed as an archconservative kook — because that’s basically what he is — was right to call attention to the growing use of drone aircraft in “targeted killings” by staging a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rand-paul-conducts-filibuster-in-opposition-to-john-brennan-obamas-drone-policy/2013/03/06/1367b1b4-868c-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_story.html">nearly 13-hour filibuster</a> on the Senate floor.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-rand-paul-makes-the-right-call-with-filibuster/2013/03/07/b66732fc-876a-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/295273f8/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=Rand+Paul+makes+the+right+call+with+filibuster&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-rand-paul-makes-the-right-call-with-filibuster%2F2013%2F03%2F07%2Fb66732fc-876a-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/158920887332/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/295273f8/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920887332/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/295273f8/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920887332/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/295273f8/a2t.img" border="0"/>FacebookRand Paulpublic safetyThu, 07 Mar 2013 21:39:17 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-rand-paul-makes-the-right-call-with-filibuster/2013/03/07/b66732fc-876a-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2933a227/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Esequester0Eheld0Ein0Econtempt0C20A130C0A30C0A40C16e636a60E85120E11e20E98a30Eb3db6b9ac5860Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>I hate the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/20/the-sequester-absolutely-everything-you-could-possibly-need-to-know-in-one-faq/">sequester</a>, beginning with its name. “Sequester” is a verb, not a noun. This ridiculous exercise is not just unwise and unproductive but ungrammatical as well.</p> <p>I hate the way the sequester diverts attention from issues that actually matter, such as unemployment, gun violence, climate change, failing schools and the need to spur economic growth. I hate the way it heightens our insularity at a time when we really ought to be paying attention to the rest of the world. Remember Syria? Dictator <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/02/21/five-most-bizarre-quotes-from-bashar-al-assads-new-interview/">Bashar al-Assad</a> is still slaughtering civilians left and right. Wasn’t he supposed to be gone by now?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-sequester-held-in-contempt/2013/03/04/16e636a6-8512-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2933a227/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=Sequester%2C+held+in+contempt&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-sequester-held-in-contempt%2F2013%2F03%2F04%2F16e636a6-8512-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/158920347022/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2933a227/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920347022/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2933a227/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920347022/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2933a227/a2t.img" border="0"/>Democratic Partygun violenceCasey StengelTue, 05 Mar 2013 01:04:09 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-sequester-held-in-contempt/2013/03/04/16e636a6-8512-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/29137b92/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ca0Egrieving0Efathers0Eplea0Efor0Ea0Egun0Eban0C20A130C0A20C280C0A750A273c0E81f30E11e20Ea350A0E49866afab5840Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>Most of our top elected officials probably didn’t notice — they were too busy making fools of themselves over an idiotic budget “crisis” of their own making — but something worth remembering happened in Washington this week: A grieving parent pleaded softly for a ban on military-style weapons such as the one used to kill his son.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-grieving-fathers-plea-for-a-gun-ban/2013/02/28/0750273c-81f3-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/29137b92/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=A+grieving+father%E2%80%99s+plea+for+a+gun+ban&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fa-grieving-fathers-plea-for-a-gun-ban%2F2013%2F02%2F28%2F0750273c-81f3-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/158920172613/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29137b92/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920172613/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29137b92/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920172613/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/29137b92/a2t.img" border="0"/>Facebooksuper PACDianne FeinsteinFri, 01 Mar 2013 01:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-grieving-fathers-plea-for-a-gun-ban/2013/02/28/0750273c-81f3-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/28f39c53/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Eobama0Ehas0Ethe0Epower0Eto0Eact0Eon0Eglobal0Ewarming0C20A130C0A20C250Ce0Addc5e0A0E7f820E11e20Eb99e0E6baf4ebe42df0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>The test of President Obama’s seriousness about addressing climate change is not his <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-02-08/business/36993840_1_keystone-xl-oil-pipeline-pipeline-foes">pending decision</a> on the much-debated Keystone XL pipeline. It’s whether he effectively consigns coal-fired power plants — one of the biggest sources of carbon emissions — to the ashcan of history.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-obama-has-the-power-to-act-on-global-warming/2013/02/25/e0ddc5e0-7f82-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/28f39c53/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+has+the+power+to+act+on+global+warming&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-obama-has-the-power-to-act-on-global-warming%2F2013%2F02%2F25%2Fe0ddc5e0-7f82-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/158920317954/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/28f39c53/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920317954/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/28f39c53/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920317954/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/28f39c53/a2t.img" border="0"/>Barack ObamaNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationcarbon emissionsTue, 26 Feb 2013 01:02:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-obama-has-the-power-to-act-on-global-warming/2013/02/25/e0ddc5e0-7f82-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/28d3bad4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Ein0Esequester0Efight0Ethere0Eare0Eno0Ewinners0C20A130C0A20C210C2f649d90A0E7c650E11e20E9a750Edab0A20A1670Ada0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>The standoff over the package of budget cuts known as “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obama-to-press-for-sequester-fix/2013/02/19/e647cd70-7a5d-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html?wp_login_redirect=0">the sequester</a>” is the dumbest, most self-defeating fight between President Obama and Republicans in Congress since . . . let’s see, since the last dumb, self-defeating fight less than two months ago.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-in-sequester-fight-there-are-no-winners/2013/02/21/2f649d90-7c65-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/28d3bad4/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=No+winners+in+this+game&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-in-sequester-fight-there-are-no-winners%2F2013%2F02%2F21%2F2f649d90-7c65-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/158920139973/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/28d3bad4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920139973/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/28d3bad4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920139973/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/28d3bad4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Democratic PartyEugene Robinson (Journalist)budget cutsFri, 22 Feb 2013 01:18:12 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-in-sequester-fight-there-are-no-winners/2013/02/21/2f649d90-7c65-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/28b354d1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Eobamas0Eimmigration0Eplan0Emay0Ebe0Ea0Edecoy0C20A130C0A20C180Cfc7a53a60E7a0A30E11e20E9a750Edab0A20A1670Ada0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>Republicans spent the weekend trumpeting shock and outrage over President Obama’s leaked <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/17/white-house-calls-draft-immigration-plan-a-backup/">“backup plan” on immigration</a>. In dysfunctional Washington, this means that prospects for comprehensive reform — including what amounts to an amnesty for the undocumented — are getting brighter.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-obamas-immigration-plan-may-be-a-decoy/2013/02/18/fc7a53a6-7a03-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/28b354d1/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%E2%80%99s+immigration+plan+may+be+a+decoy&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-obamas-immigration-plan-may-be-a-decoy%2F2013%2F02%2F18%2Ffc7a53a6-7a03-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/158365872055/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/28b354d1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158365872055/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/28b354d1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158365872055/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/28b354d1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Facebookborder securityEugene Robinson (Journalist)Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:56:49 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-obamas-immigration-plan-may-be-a-decoy/2013/02/18/fc7a53a6-7a03-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2894947e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Eobama0Ewinning0Ethe0Eargument0C20A130C0A20C140C31f7bf320E76e90E11e20Eaa120Ee6cf1d3110A6b0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>In his bid to be remembered as a transformational leader, President Obama is following the playbook of an ideological opposite, Margaret Thatcher. First you win the argument, she used to say, then you win the vote.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-obama-winning-the-argument/2013/02/14/31f7bf32-76e9-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/2894947e/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%2C+winning+the+argument&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-obama-winning-the-argument%2F2013%2F02%2F14%2F31f7bf32-76e9-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/158365245707/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2894947e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158365245707/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2894947e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158365245707/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/2894947e/a2t.img" border="0"/>Medicareinternational affairsEugene Robinson (Journalist)Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:56:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-obama-winning-the-argument/2013/02/14/31f7bf32-76e9-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/285992d1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Eremote0Econtrol0Eassassinations0C20A130C0A20C0A70C4d13e0A240E715e0E11e20Eac360E3d8d9dcaa2e20Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>If George W. Bush had told us that the “war on terror” gave him the right to execute a U.S. citizen overseas with a missile fired from a drone aircraft, without due process or judicial review, I’d have gone ballistic. It makes no difference that the president making this chilling claim is Barack Obama. What’s wrong is wrong.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-remote-control-assassinations/2013/02/07/4d13e024-715e-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/285992d1/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=Assassinations+by+remote+control&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-remote-control-assassinations%2F2013%2F02%2F07%2F4d13e024-715e-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/155984981841/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/285992d1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984981841/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/285992d1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984981841/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/285992d1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Central Intelligence Agencyconstitutional rightsEugene Robinson (Journalist)Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:30:18 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-remote-control-assassinations/2013/02/07/4d13e024-715e-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/283bcb44/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Ethe0Enras0Etone0Edeaf0Euncompromising0Erhetoric0C20A130C0A20C0A40C222830A3a0E6f0Ac0E11e20Eac360E3d8d9dcaa2e20Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>The moment that most deserves to be remembered from <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/super-bowl-2013-joe-flacco-ray-lewis-and-ravens-hold-on-to-beat-49ers-34-31/2013/02/03/a570fbf4-6e7e-11e2-aa58-243de81040ba_story.html">Sunday’s thrilling Super Bowl</a> came before the game, when Jennifer Hudson joined students from Sandy Hook Elementary School in singing “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/super-bowl-2013-jennifer-hudson-sandy-hook-students-18395912">America the Beautiful</a>.” It was a heart-rending elegy for <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/nation/newtown-school-shooting-victims/">the fallen</a> — and a stirring call to action.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-the-nras-tone-deaf-uncompromising-rhetoric/2013/02/04/2228303a-6f0c-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/283bcb44/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=The+NRA%E2%80%99s+tone-deaf+rhetoric&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-the-nras-tone-deaf-uncompromising-rhetoric%2F2013%2F02%2F04%2F2228303a-6f0c-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/155984817311/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/283bcb44/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984817311/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/283bcb44/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984817311/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/283bcb44/a2t.img" border="0"/>NRAgun violenceEugene Robinson (Journalist)Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:58:15 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-the-nras-tone-deaf-uncompromising-rhetoric/2013/02/04/2228303a-6f0c-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/281cfe4c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Eimmigration0Ereform0Eis0Ea0Esolvable0Eproblem0C20A130C0A10C310C8cf0A12fa0E6bee0E11e20Eada0A0E5ca5fa7ebe790Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ieugene0Erobinson/story01.htm<p>It was always clear that the 11 million people in this country without papers were not going to be rounded up and deported. The question was when our leaders would officially recognize this fact — which could happen only if Republicans decided that demonizing illegal immigrants was bad politics.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-immigration-reform-is-a-solvable-problem/2013/01/31/8cf012fa-6bee-11e2-ada0-5ca5fa7ebe79_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636580/s/281cfe4c/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=Immigration+reform+is+a+solvable+problem&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Feugene-robinson-immigration-reform-is-a-solvable-problem%2F2013%2F01%2F31%2F8cf012fa-6bee-11e2-ada0-5ca5fa7ebe79_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_eugene-robinson" 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/155984684635/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/281cfe4c/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984684635/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/281cfe4c/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984684635/u/0/f/636580/c/34656/s/281cfe4c/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:02:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-immigration-reform-is-a-solvable-problem/2013/01/31/8cf012fa-6bee-11e2-ada0-5ca5fa7ebe79_story.html?wprss=rss_eugene-robinsonEugene Robinson