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...government, even the smallest skeletons in the closet make national headlines. In the midst of two wars, a struggling economy, and a fledgling administration, the last thing Americans need is a reason to distrust their leaders. When those at the helm neglect such basic laws, voters cannot help but question their motives. Being in such visible public positions, Daschle, Killefer, and Geithner should have been especially careful to fulfill their legal obligations. For that matter, these problems should have been caught earlier—it is unfortunate that they should be commanding so much attention now, damping public confidence...
...Moreover, he accepts Hamas’s inflated casualty figures—which hide the fact that many of the so-called “civilians” were Hamas fighters in plain clothes—without question and without considering Hamas’s admitted use of women and children as human shields, which is a war crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court...
...clear. Jews and Arabs have equal rights to self-determination. Hamas, armed and funded by Iran, is dangerous to both. Until Hamas gives up terror, or is forced to do so, neither side will enjoy peace. How to achieve that outcome remains a “complicated” question, unless you ignore the truth...
...nearly every major issue - from the auto bailout and the stimulus bill to tax cuts and the delicate question of whether to investigate Bush Administration officials for crimes related to torture - Pelosi has voiced and even pushed through the House differing positions from the President, at times to the embarrassment of Democrats. Obama and Pelosi each, of course, have distinct motives, and personalities: Pelosi is a partisan warrior who must tend to her caucus, while Obama got elected as a postpartisan healer, implicitly attacking the old ways of Washington and striving to appeal to a broader national base...
Starting over on its search for a Health and Human Services Secretary, the Obama White House is focusing initially on a group of current and former governors as possible candidates to replace Tom Daschle. But while several may have the qualifications to run the HHS bureaucracy, the real question is whether anyone can replace Daschle when it comes to the harder task of keeping on track President Obama's drive this year to overhaul the health-care system and expand coverage to the 47 million Americans who now lack it. (Read "Did Daschle Bow Out Too Soon...