Remembering Ben Rosenthal
Political Insider posted by: Douglas Bloomfield Fifty hears ago today, February 20, 1962, the world’s attention was on Cape Canaveral, Florida, a long way from Queens, New York. A lot more than the 937 miles on the map. Read More »
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Rep. Steve Israel To Replace Giffords On Holocaust Council
Political Insider posted by: Stewart Ain Rep. Steve Israel (D-L.I.) has been appointed to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council in Washington, D.C. He replaces Rep. Gabriel Giffords (D-Ariz.), who resigned Jan. 25 to concentrate on recovering from wounds sustained in an assassination attempt a year ago. Read More »
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How To Lose The Women’s Vote
Political Insider posted by: Douglas Bloomfield Tell them the best form of birth control is an aspirin held firmly between the knees. Hold a congressional hearing on women’s health and reproduction and have only men testify on your opening panel. Read More »
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Allen West: The Potty Mouth That Roared
Political Insider posted by: Douglas Bloomfield Allen West was on his best behavior – for Allen West – at last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting in Washington. He gave “an unusually tame speech” for a man “known for flinging red meat by the bucket,” said the Washington Post. Read More »
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Boehner On The Bima
Political Insider posted by: Adam Dickter House Speaker John Boehner grew up in Cincinnatti and has been a politician in Ohio, which has a fairly substantial Jewish population, since 1985. Read More »
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Boehner On The Bima
Political Insider posted by: Adam Dickter House Speaker John Boehner grew up in Cincinnatti and has been a politician in Ohio, which has a fairly substantial Jeiwsh population, since 1985. Read More »
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A Tale Of Two Capitals
Political Insider posted by: Douglas Bloomfield Appearances in opposing capitals by leading Israeli and Palestinian figures provided more evidence why peace between the two neighbors remains so elusive. Read More »
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Of Settlements And Contraceptives
Political Insider posted by: Douglas Bloomfield What do Obama’s policy on Israeli settlements and contraception coverage have in common? They show that over a span of three years the administration still hasn’t learned one fundamental lesson: look before you leap. Read More »
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The State of Newt
Political Insider posted by: Douglas Bloomfield The rap against Mitt Romney is he is out of touch with the common person, not a down to earth guy. Not so Newt Gingrich. The former Speaker of the House is out of this world. Literally. Read More »
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City Council Members Head For Israel
Political Insider posted by: Adam Dickter City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is to announce in her State of The City speech today that she’ll lead a delegation of Council members on a trip to Israel next week. Read More »
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Rats Desert Assad’s Sinking Ship
Political Insider posted by: Douglas Bloomfield After more than a dozen years of safe sanctuary in Syria, Hamas has pulled up stakes and left in search of a new home as that country becomes engulfed in an increasingly bloody uprising. In recent days one door closed and another opened for Hamas. Read More »
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Bishop-Altshuler: The Rematch
Political Insider posted by: Adam Dickter Now that we’ve seen the rematch of the Giants-Patriots 2008 Super Bowl, get ready for another high-stakes do-over between closely matched opponents. Read More »
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Is Adelson About To Jump Ship?
Political Insider posted by: Douglas Bloomfield Newt Gingrich’s most generous backer may be losing faith in the former Speaker’s survivability in the race for the GOP presidential nomination and preparing to bet on another horse. Read More »
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Guess Who Else Is Coming To AIPAC
Political Insider posted by: Douglas Bloomfield Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apparently decided he’d rather attend the AIPAC Policy Conference next month than make what his aides had billed as a “historic” visit to Kenya and Uganda. Read More »
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Guess Else Is Coming To AIPAC?
Political Insider posted by: Douglas Bloomfield Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apparently decided he’d rather attend the AIPAC Policy Conference next month than make what his aides had billed as a “historic” visit to Kenya and Uganda. Read More »
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Komen Foundation Racing For The Cure To Pedicide
Political Insider posted by: Douglas Bloomfield Pedicide is the act of shooting one’s self in the foot, and the shot is fired from the mouth at the other end of the same body. That’s what the Susan G. Read More »
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Potential Good News For Obama On The Jewish Vote?
Political Insider posted by: Adam Dickter In news that will gladden the hearts of Jewish Republicans, the Pew Research Center came out with data today that shows a slide by members of the tribe toward the GOP. Read More »
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‘Suspend Aid To Egypt?’
Political Insider posted by: Douglas Bloomfield An Egyptian military delegation is in Washington this week with a wish list of weapons to buy with their $1.3 billion in annual U.S. Read More »
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Are Attempts To Revive Peace Talks Futile But Necessary?
Political Insider posted by: Douglas Bloomfield Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas have much in common. Both are pure of heart, noble of purpose and free of blame. Read More »
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Airbags, Moneybags And Windbags
When Newt Gingrich was fined $300,000 by the House of Representatives in 1997 for unethical behavior and lying to investigators, the Speaker, now a multi-millionaire, said he didn’t have the money. Sen. Bob Dole came to his rescue in what was called the first time in history that a politician saved an air bag. Read More »
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