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Obama's Nuclear Arms Deal With Russia Is Plumage -- But at a Price

Charles Krauthammer — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:53:55 EDT

The signing ceremony in Moscow was a grand affair. For Barack Obama, foreign policy neophyte and "reset" man, the arms reduction agreement had a Kissingerian air. A fine feather in his cap. And our president likes his plumage.

Ricci Decision Moves Toward Equal Protection

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The Supreme Court's ruling in Ricci v. DeStefano -- that white firefighters suffered illegal discrimination when a promotional test on which they did well was thrown out because not enough blacks did well -- will have no effect on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court. While overturned on Ricci, she is protected by the four dissenting justices who upheld the side of the case she had taken as an appeals court judge. Sotomayor was additionally helped by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's insistence on reading her dissent from the bench, as if to emphasize the legitimacy of her position -- and, by implication, Sotomayor's.

Iran's Revolution Needs a Leader

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Iran today is a revolution in search of its Yeltsin. Without leadership, demonstrators will take to the street only so many times to face tear gas, batons and bullets. They need a leader like Boris Yeltsin: a former establishment figure with newly revolutionary credentials and legitimacy, who stands on a tank and gives the opposition direction by calling for the unthinkable -- the abolition of the old political order.

Obama Misses the Point With Iran Response

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Millions of Iranians take to the streets to defy a theocratic dictatorship that, among its other finer qualities, is a self-declared enemy of America and the tolerance and liberties it represents. The demonstrators are fighting on their own, but they await just a word that America is on their side.

Barack Obama Surveys the World

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

"And the Spirit of God hovered upon the face of the waters"

Barack Obama's Israeli Settlements Canard

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

President Obama repeatedly insists that American foreign policy be conducted with modesty and humility. Above all, there will be no more "dictating" to other countries. We should "forge partnerships as opposed to simply dictating solutions," he told the G-20 summit. In Middle East negotiations, he told al-Arabiya, America will henceforth "start by listening, because all too often the United States starts by dictating."

A Republican Response to Sonia Sotomayor: Criticize, Then Confirm

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Sonia Sotomayor has a classic American story. So does Frank Ricci.

Obama Adopts the Bush Approach to the War on Terrorism

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

"We were able to hold it off with George Bush. The idea that we might find ourselves fighting with the Obama administration over these powers is really stunning."

The Torture Debate, Continued

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This month, I wrote a column outlining two exceptions to the no-torture rule: the ticking time bomb scenario and its less extreme variant in which a high-value terrorist refuses to divulge crucial information that could save innocent lives. The column elicited protest and opposition that were, shall we say, spirited.

The Hamas 'Peace' Gambit

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

"Apart from the time restriction (a truce that lapses after 10 years) and the refusal to accept Israel's existence, Mr. Meshal's terms approximate the Arab League peace plan . . ."

The Use of Torture and What Nancy Pelosi Knew

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Torture is an impermissible evil. Except under two circumstances. The first is the ticking time bomb. An innocent's life is at stake. The bad guy you have captured possesses information that could save this life. He refuses to divulge. In such a case, the choice is easy. Even John McCain, the most admirable and estimable torture opponent, says openly that in such circumstances, "You do what you have to do." And then take the responsibility.

Obama: The Grand Strategy

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Unified theory of Obamaism, fifth (final?) installment:

Barack Obama's 'New Foundation' - a Sting in Four Parts

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Franklin Roosevelt gave us the New Deal. John Kennedy gave us the New Frontier. In a major domestic policy address at Georgetown University this week, Barack Obama promised -- eight times -- a "New Foundation." For those too thick to have noticed this proclamation of a new era in American history, the White House Web site helpfully titled its speech excerpts "A New Foundation."

It's Your Country Too, Mr. President

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In his major foreign policy address in Prague committing the United States to a world without nuclear weapons, President Obama took note of North Korea's missile launch just hours earlier and then grandiloquently proclaimed:

Obama's Ultimate Agenda

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Five minutes of explanation to James Madison, and he'll have a pretty good idea what a motorcar is (basically a steamboat on wheels; the internal combustion engine might take a few minutes more). Then try to explain to Madison how the Constitution he fathered allows the president to unilaterally guarantee the repair or replacement of every component of millions of such contraptions sold in the several states, and you will leave him slack-jawed.

Bonfire of the Trivialities

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

A $14 trillion economy hangs by a thread composed of (a) a comically cynical, pitchfork-wielding Congress, (b) a hopelessly understaffed, stumbling Obama administration, and (c) $165 million.

President Obama and Stem Cells -- Science Fiction

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Last week, the White House invited me to a signing ceremony overturning the Bush (43) executive order on stem cell research. I assume this was because I have long argued in these columns and during my five years on the President's Council on Bioethics that, contrary to the Bush policy, federal funding should be extended to research on embryonic stem cell lines derived from discarded embryos in fertility clinics.

Obama's Radical Agenda

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST

Forget the pork. Forget the waste. Forget the 8,570 earmarks in a bill supported by a president who poses as the scourge of earmarks. Forget the "2 trillion dollars in savings" that "we have already identified," $1.6 trillion of which President Obama's budget director later admits is the "savings" of not continuing the surge in Iraq until 2019 -- 11 years after George Bush ended it, and eight years after even Bush would have had us out of Iraq completely.

The Obamaist Manifesto

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

Not a great speech, but extremely consequential. If Barack Obama succeeds, his joint address to Congress will be seen as historic -- indeed as the foundational document of Obamaism. As it stands, it constitutes the boldest social democratic manifesto ever issued by a U.S. president.

Obama's 'Kick Me' Diplomacy

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

The Biden prophecy has come to pass. Our wacky veep, momentarily inspired, predicted in October that "it will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama." Biden probably had in mind an eve-of-the-apocalypse drama like the Cuban missile crisis. Instead, Obama's challenges have come in smaller bites. Some are deliberate threats to U.S. interests, others mere probes to ascertain whether the new president has any spine.

Election Day in Iraq -- Landslide for the U.S.

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

Preoccupied as it was poring over Tom Daschle's tax returns, Washington hardly noticed a near-miracle abroad. Iraq held provincial elections. There was no Election Day violence. Security was handled by Iraqi forces with little U.S. involvement. A fabulous bazaar of 14,400 candidates representing 400 parties participated, yielding results highly favorable to both Iraq and the United States.

The Fierce Urgency of Pork

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

"A failure to act, and act now, will turn crisis into a catastrophe."

Obama Distorts America's Stance on Muslims

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

Every new president flatters himself that he, kinder and gentler, is beginning the world anew. Yet, when Barack Obama in his inaugural address reached out to Muslims by saying "to the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect," his formulation was needlessly defensive and apologetic.

The Obama Inaugural: Hail Washington -- Not Lincoln

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

Fascinating speech. It was so rhetorically flat, so lacking in rhythm and cadence, one almost has to believe he did it on purpose. Best not to dazzle on Opening Day. Otherwise, they'll expect magic all the time.

Exit Bush, Shoes Flying

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

Except for Richard Nixon, no president since Harry Truman has left office more unloved than George W. Bush. Truman's rehabilitation took decades. Bush's will come sooner. Indeed, it has already begun. The chief revisionist? Barack Obama.

Endgame in Gaza

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

Israel's leaders have purposely obscured their war aims in Gaza. But there are only two possible endgames: (A) a Lebanon-like cessation of hostilities to be supervised by international observers, or (B) the disintegration of Hamas rule in Gaza.

Moral Clarity in Gaza

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

Late Saturday, thousands of Gazans received Arabic-language cell-phone messages from the Israeli military, urging them to leave homes where militants might have stashed weapons.

No Inheritance in Senate

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

Obama's Plan for a Domestic Transformation

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

Barack Obama has garnered praise from center to right -- and has highly irritated the left -- with the centrism of his major appointments. Because Obama's own beliefs remain largely opaque, his appointments have led to the conclusion that he intends to govern from the center.

A Quiet Earthquake in Baghdad

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

The barbarism in Mumbai and the economic crisis at home have largely overshadowed an otherwise singular event: the ratification of military and strategic cooperation agreements between Iraq and the United States.

From Market Economy to Political Economy

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

In the old days -- from the Venetian Republic to, oh, the Bear Stearns rescue -- if you wanted to get rich, you did it the Warren Buffett way: You learned to read balance sheets. Today you learn to read political tea leaves. If you want to make money on Wall Street (or keep from losing your shirt), you do it not by anticipating Intel's third-quarter earnings but by guessing instead what side of the bed Henry Paulson will wake up on tomorrow.

A Lemon of a Bailout

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Finally, the outlines of a coherent debate on the federal bailout. This comes as welcome relief from a campaign season that gave us the House Republicans' know-nothing rejectionism, John McCain's mindless railing against "greed and corruption," and Barack Obama's detached enunciation of vacuous bailout "principles" that allowed him to be all things to all people.

The Campaign Autopsy

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

In my previous life, I witnessed far more difficult postmortems. This one is easy. The patient was fatally stricken on Sept. 15 -- caught in the rubble when the roof fell in (at Lehman Brothers, according to the police report) -- although he did linger until his final, rather quiet demise on Nov. 4.

McCain for President, Part II

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Last week I made the open-and-shut case for John McCain: In a dangerous world entering an era of uncontrolled nuclear proliferation, the choice between the most prepared foreign policy candidate in memory vs. a novice with zero experience and the wobbliest one-world instincts is not a close call.

McCain for President

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Contrarian that I am, I'm voting for John McCain. I'm not talking about bucking the polls or the media consensus that it's over before it's over. I'm talking about bucking the rush of wet-fingered conservatives leaping to Barack Obama before they're left out in the cold without a single state dinner for the next four years.

Who's Playing the Race Card?

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Let me get this straight. A couple of agitated yahoos in a rally of thousands yell something offensive and incendiary, and John McCain and Sarah Palin are not just guilty by association -- with total strangers, mind you -- but worse: guilty according to the New York Times of "race-baiting and xenophobia."

Obama & Friends: Judge Not?

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Convicted felon Tony Rezko. Unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers. And the race-baiting Rev. Jeremiah Wright. It is hard to think of any presidential candidate before Barack Obama sporting associations with three more execrable characters. Yet let the McCain campaign raise the issue, and the mainstream media begin fulminating about dirty campaigning tinged with racism and McCarthyite guilt by association.

Hail Mary vs. Cool Barry

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Krauthammer's Hail Mary Rule: You get only two per game. John McCain, unfortunately, has already thrown three. The first was his bet on the surge, a deep pass to David Petraeus who miraculously ran it all the way into the end zone.

Catharsis, Then Common Sense

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson went to Capitol Hill seeking $700 billion. He got an earful. Now, $700 billion is a serious sum, and Congress has the fiduciary responsibility to make sure the money it appropriates goes for a good cause. But from the indignant congressional demands for a laundry list of quid pro quos, you would have thought Paulson wanted it for his personal use.

History Will Judge

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

For the past 150 years, most American war presidents -- most notably Lincoln, Wilson and Roosevelt -- have entered (or reentered) office knowing war was looming. Not so George W. Bush. Not so the war on terror. The 9/11 attacks literally came out of the blue.

Charlie Gibson's Gaffe

Charles Krauthammer — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

"At times visibly nervous . . . Ms. Palin most visibly stumbled when she was asked by Mr. Gibson if she agreed with the Bush doctrine. Ms. Palin did not seem to know what he was talking about. Mr. Gibson, sounding like an impatient teacher, informed her that it meant the right of 'anticipatory self-defense.' "

Obama's Altitude Sickness

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The Democrats are in a panic. In a presidential race that is impossible to lose, they are behind. Obama devotees are frantically giving advice. Tom Friedman tells him to "start slamming down some phones." Camille Paglia suggests, "be boring!"

Palin's Problem

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

"There are two questions we will never have to ask ourselves, 'Who is this man?' and 'Can we trust this man with the presidency?' "

The Perfect Stranger

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Barack Obama is an immensely talented man whose talents have been largely devoted to crafting, and chronicling, his own life. Not things. Not ideas. Not institutions. But himself.

NATO Meows

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Read the first five paragraphs of the NATO statement on the Russian invasion of Georgia and you will find not a hint of who invaded whom. The statement is almost comically evenhanded. "We deplore all loss of life," it declared, as if deploring a bus accident. And, it "expressed its grave concern over the situation in Georgia." Situation, mind you.

How to Stop Putin

Charles Krauthammer — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The Russia-Georgia cease-fire brokered by France's president is less than meets the eye. Its terms keep moving as the Russian army keeps moving. Russia has since occupied Gori (appropriately, Stalin's birthplace), effectively cutting Georgia in two. The road to the capital, Tbilisi, is open, but apparently Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has temporarily chosen to seek his objectives through military pressure and Western acquiescence rather than by naked occupation.

No Will To Drill

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Let's see: housing meltdown, credit crunch, oil shock not seen since the 1970s. The economy is slowing, unemployment growing and inflation increasing. It's the sixth year of a highly unpopular war, and the president's approval rating is at 30 percent.

Pelosi: Save the Planet, Let Someone Else Drill

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposes lifting the moratorium on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and on the Outer Continental Shelf. She won't even allow it to come to a vote. With $4 gas having massively shifted public opinion in favor of domestic production, she wants to protect her Democratic members from having to cast an anti-drilling election-year vote. Moreover, given the public mood, she might even lose. This cannot be permitted. Why? Because, as she explained to Politico: "I'm trying to save the planet; I'm trying to save the planet."

Maliki Votes for Obama

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

In a stunning upset, Barack Obama this week won the Iraq primary. When Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki not once but several times expressed support for a U.S. troop withdrawal on a timetable that accorded roughly with Obama's 16-month proposal, he did more than legitimize the plan. He relieved Obama of a major political liability by blunting the charge that, in order to appease the MoveOn left, Obama was willing to jeopardize the astonishing success of the surge and risk losing a war that is finally being won.

The Audacity of Vanity

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Barack Obama wants to speak at the Brandenburg Gate. He figures it would be a nice backdrop. The supporting cast -- a cheering audience and a few fainting frauleins -- would be a picturesque way to bolster his foreign policy credentials.

How Hostages, And Nations, Get Liberated

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

On the day the Colombian military freed Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other long-held hostages, the Italian Parliament passed yet another resolution demanding her release. Europe had long ago adopted this French-Colombian politician as a cause celebre. France had made her an honorary citizen of Paris, passed numerous resolutions and held many vigils.

A Man of Seasonal Principles

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

You'll notice Barack Obama is now wearing a flag pin. Again. During the primary campaign, he refused to, explaining that he'd worn one after Sept. 11 but then stopped because it "became a substitute for, I think, true patriotism." So why is he back to sporting pseudo-patriotism on his chest? Need you ask? The primaries are over. While seducing the hard-core MoveOn Democrats that delivered him the caucuses -- hence, the Democratic nomination -- Obama not only disdained the pin. He disparaged it. Now that he's running in a general election against John McCain, and in dire need of the gun-and-God-clinging working-class votes he could not win against Hillary Clinton, the pin is back. His country 'tis of thee.

The Ever-Malleable Mr. Obama

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

"To be clear: Barack will support a filibuster of any bill that includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies."

McCain's Oil Epiphany

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Gas is $4 a gallon. Oil is $135 a barrel and rising. We import two-thirds of our oil, sending hundreds of billions of dollars to the likes of Russia, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. And yet we voluntarily prohibit ourselves from even exploring huge domestic reserves of petroleum and natural gas.

Make the Election About Iraq

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

In his St. Paul victory speech, Barack Obama pledged again to pull out of Iraq. Rather than "continue a policy in Iraq that asks everything of our brave men and women in uniform and nothing of Iraqi politicians, . . . [i]t's time for Iraqis to take responsibility for their future."

At $4, Everybody Gets Rational

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

So now we know: The price point is $4.

Carbon Chastity

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

I'm not a global warming believer. I'm not a global warming denier. I'm a global warming agnostic who believes instinctively that it can't be very good to pump lots of CO2into the atmosphere but is equally convinced that those who presume to know exactly where that leads are talking through their hats.

Obama's Metastatic Gaffe

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

When the House of Representatives takes up arms against $4 gas by voting 324-84 to sue OPEC, you know that election-year discourse has entered the realm of the surreal. Another unmistakable sign is when a presidential candidate makes a gaffe, then, realizing it is too egregious to take back without suffering humiliation, decides to make it a centerpiece of his foreign policy.

The Miracle, at 60

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Before sending Lewis and Clark west, Thomas Jefferson dispatched Meriwether Lewis to Philadelphia to see Benjamin Rush. The eminent doctor prepared a series of scientific questions for the expedition to answer. Among them, writes Stephen Ambrose: "What Affinity between their [the Indians'] religious Ceremonies & those of the Jews?" Jefferson and Lewis, like many of their day and ours, were fascinated by the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel and thought they might be out there on the Great Plains.

Too Late to the Duck Hunt

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

By the time Hillary Clinton figured out how to beat Barack Obama, it was too late. When she began the race in 2007 thinking she was in for a coronation, she claimed the center in order to position herself for the real fight, the general election. She simply assumed the party activists and loony left would fall in behind her.

The 'Race' Speech Revisited

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

"I can no more disown him [Jeremiah Wright] than I can disown my white grandmother."

Obama's 'Distractions'?

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Real change has never been easy. . . . The status quo in Washington will fight. They will fight harder than ever to divide us and distract us with ads and attacks from now until November.

Deterring the Undeterrable

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The era of nonproliferation is over. During the first half-century of the nuclear age, safety lay in restricting the weaponry to major powers and keeping it out of the hands of rogue states. This strategy was inevitably going to break down. The inevitable has arrived.

The Holocaust Declaration

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

On Tuesday Iran announced it was installing 6,000 more centrifuges -- they produce enriched uranium, the key ingredient of a nuclear weapon -- in addition to the 3,000 already operating. The world yawned.

The Fabulist Vs. the Saint

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Hillary Clinton met her Waterloo at Tuzla. She'd been regaling audiences with tales of a dangerous landing under sniper fire in Tuzla 12 years ago and then running for cover. None of this occurred. When CBS provided the tape, she was forced to admit to "a misstatement."

'A Rank Falsehood'

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Asked at a New Hampshire campaign stop about possibly staying in Iraq 50 years, John McCain interrupted -- "Make it a hundred" -- then offered a precise analogy to what he envisioned: "We've been in Japan for 60 years. We've been in South Korea for 50 years or so." Lest anyone think he was talking about prolonged war-fighting rather than maintaining a presence in postwar Iraq, he explained: "That would be fine with me, as long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed."

The Speech: A Brilliant Fraud

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The beauty of a speech is that you don't just give the answers, you provide your own questions. "Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes." So said Barack Obama, in his Philadelphia speech about his pastor, friend, mentor and spiritual adviser of 20 years, Jeremiah Wright.

Adventures In Identity Politics

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Elections can be about policy, personality or identity. The race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton is surely not about policy. The differences between the two are microscopic.

The Great Non Sequitur

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

She threw the kitchen sink at him. Accused Barack Obama of plagiarism. Mocked his eloquence. Questioned his truthfulness about NAFTA.

In Defense of Lobbying

Charles Krauthammer — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

Everyone knows the First Amendment protects freedom of religion, speech, press and assembly. How many remember that, in addition, the First Amendment protects a fifth freedom -- to lobby?