Eugene Robinson on All Topics
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“Cuba is not a failed state where swaths of territory lie beyond government control; rather, it is one of the most tightly locked-down societies in the world, a place where the idea of private citizens getting their hands on plastic explosives, or terrorist weapons of any kind, is simply laughable.”
“Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano's initial assessment of the Christmas Day airliner attack -- that "the system worked" -- doesn't quite match the absurdity of "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job." But only because she quickly took it back.”
“The waverers and the opportunists have been allowed to take control.”
“She made any number of pragmatic, reasonable, smart decisions as governor -- and now, it seems, will be obliged to renounce them all.”
“President Obama accepted the Nobel for peacemaking by delivering an eloquent, often grim treatise on the nature and necessity of warfare.”
“I'm not going to pronounce judgment on Woods's moral fiber, except to state that adultery is bad.”
“President Obama should have declared victory in Afghanistan and begun a withdrawal. His escalation of the war may achieve its goals, but at too great a cost -- and without making our nation meaningfully safer from the threat of terrorist attacks.”
“Climate-change skeptics are barking up the wrong smokestack.”
“This ad hoc rationing doesn't work very well, and nothing in any of the reform bills even tries to address the basic consensus that makes spending continue to rise: Put a lid on everybody else's costs, but don't touch mine.”
“Everyone knows that the bloodthirsty blowhard -- whom officials often refer to by his initials, KSM -- is never going to see the light of day.”
“No force on Earth can stop Sarah Palin from becoming our very own 'lite' version of Eva Perón -- a glamorous and tragic legend, minus the tragedy.”
“It is axiomatic that a successful counterinsurgency program requires a partnership with a reliable, legitimate government.”
“Republicans, hide any old copies of The Nation you might have lying around. Keep all televisions tuned to Fox News at all times. The Palinite Putsch might be coming for you.”
“It's been a year since a healthy majority of American voters elected Barack Obama to change the world. Which is precisely what he's doing.”
“So is it our policy to attack the Afghan drug trade while we also line the pockets of one of its reputed kingpins? Who is going to explain this to the families of agents Leamon, Michael and Weston?”
