Feinstein has fought for more gun control for such a long time and was nearly in tears Tuesday when talking about the failure of the ban to even make it to the Senate floor as anything more than an amendment in a much bigger gun bill. “People say, ‘well, are you disappointed?’ ” Feinstein said. [...]
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Diane Feinstein Slams Ted Cruz’s Patronizing “Lecture” on Constitution [Video]
“Let me just make a couple of points in response,” Feinstein shot back at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. “One, I’m not a sixth grader. Senator, I’ve been on this committee for 20 years. I was a mayor for nine years. I walked in, I saw people shot. I’ve looked at bodies that have been [...]
Paul and Graham Threaten “Hold” on Brennan, Feinstein Delays Committee Vote
In a statement late on Wednesday, Feinstein confirmed that because “members of the committee have the ability to object to a vote on the nomination of Mr. Brennan to be the CIA director until after Thursday … the vote will be delayed.” She did not specify a date for the vote. But it cannot be [...]
Obama, Democrats, Tea Party Extremists and Those Hapless Republicans
“When I think about what it means to be a Democrat in this day and age, I start with the basic proposition that we are all created equal, that we’re all endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights,” Obama told House Democrats on Thursday at a retreat in Virginia, offering a glimpse of what’s [...]
Gabby Giffords Speaks, NRA’s Wayne LaPierre Forced to Listen
“Thank you for inviting me here today. This is an important conversation for our children, for our communities, for Democrats and Republicans. Speaking is difficult, but I need to say something important. Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something. It will be hard but the [...]
Sen. Diane Feinstein’s Assault Weapons Ban, Girls and Proof Conservative Women Aren’t Ready to Lead
California Democrat Dianne Feinstein will begin her fourth full term as a U.S. senator much as she started her Senate career: fighting for a ban on assault weapons. [Associated Press] THE ASSAULT WEAPONS ban bill that Senator Feinstein has been promising is landing, delivering a challenge to the N.R.A. contingent on the conservative right, but [...]
Soulless NRA Ad Uses Obama’s Kids as Fodder
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy ON A dedicated site called “Stand and Fight,” the N.R.A. is using the ad shown in the “Morning Joe” clip above to publicize their battle with President Obama and others on gun safety. The ad is running on the Sportsman Channel. The graphic [...]
Petraeus and the Media He Manipulated
THE STORIES from national security writers now pouring forth aren’t half of what we should be reading. However, considering people are still lauding Colin Powell after his spectacle at the United Nations selling the Iraq war, with President Obama having unloaded a campaign ad on his behalf, nothing surprises me anymore. The whole sorry affair [...]
Women Must Build on Banner Year
Women also helped elect the country’s first pro-choice governor, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, who was voted in with 60 percent of women supporting her. New Hampshire, in fact, is national headquarters for the Year of the Woman, with an all-female Congressional delegation, a female governor, and a woman-controlled state legislature. [Forbes] ANOTHER MOMENTOUS election [...]
Romney Stumbles on National Security, Collides with Reagan, Bill Kristol, and Scooter Libby
THE POLITICAL MALPRACTICE of the Romney campaign continues at breathtaking speed. The political incompetence is mounting on multiple fronts, so you’ll have to game up to keep up. We had the Anglo-Saxon weirdness, but then today Bill Kristol calls Mitt Romney out on his veracity in suggesting that Ronald Reagan went short on national security [...]
Old Fogie Justice and Breitbart Lies
“She loves her husband very much. She is committed to her husband and her marriage,” the close friend said. She’s adamant that her husband does not resign, and is optimistic that he can continue his career as an elected official. “I think people have weathered worse,” said the source. “They are still talking all the [...]
Feinstein Steps In It
I’m knee deep in packing, so forgive the intermittent posting right now, as I prepare for another cross-country trip from west to east. Meanwhile… back in the land of international relations… Honestly, I really don’t know where to start with this one. Over the last few years Pakistan has been very vocal in pushing back [...]
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