Category Archives: Shields & Brooks

PBS: NewsHour: David Brooks & Ruth Marcus on Police Power in Ferguson

Posted on August 15, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Liberals and Libertarians coming together on Ferguson and its militarization of police. Something where we should definitely be able to agree especially for a town that is as small as Ferguson, Missouri and is a suburb of … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on Iraq, Richard Nixon’s Legacy

Posted on August 8, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  What choice does President Obama have, but defend Americans who are still in Iraq? That is what the airstrikes are about defending our personal that is still in there. Now you can make a good argument about … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on Finding a GOP Anti-Cruz, Middle East

Posted on August 1, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Right now House Republicans can’t get past their Tea Party base on anything. And that is led and known by the House Republican Leadership who don’t have the balls (to put it bluntly) to take them on, … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on President Obama’s Handling of the Border Crisis, Mideast Violence

Posted on July 25, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  As far as the border crisis the issue I believe is fairly simple to resolve. Governor Rick Perry finally called up the Texas National Guard after claiming for weeks he wanted to do that, but never actually … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: Shields & Brooks On Suing the President & The Texas Border Crisis

Posted on July 11, 2014 by kireschneider

Is the President going too far with executive power? It depends on which party you are a member of and which party the President is a member of. Congressional Republicans didn’t seem to have any problems with President Bush during … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields * Ponnuru on House GOP vs. Obama, IRS Missing Emails

Posted on June 27, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  As far as the Republican primary elections last Tuesday, it was a great night for establishment Republicans in Congress. With none of them losing with Representative Jim Lankford winning his primary overwhelmingly. But the biggest victory would … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks: The Flagging Labor Force, Congressional Mid-Terms & Foreign Policy

Posted on May 9, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  I agree with Mark Shields and David Brooks when they say that the jobs report is good news and a positive step.  If we get a few more reports like this it will be good for Democrats … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on Kathleen Sebelius’s Legacy, Civil Rights & Jeb Bush

Posted on April 20, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  It seems to me, an outsider, even though I live in the Washington area, that Secretary Kathleen Sebelius stepped down, at least partially, because she was tired of dealing with the idiots in the Congressional Tea Party. … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on Keystone Politics

Posted on April 19, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  This just in, politicians make policy decisions for political reasons. Now we return you to your normally scheduled programming. The environmental left (to be nice) tend to look at just about any type of economic development as bad … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks: Cold War Echos & Campaign Financing

Posted on March 9, 2014 by kireschneider

I actually agree with Mark Shields on this.  Republicans, especially in the Senate, love to criticize President Obama when it comes to Ukraine.  They blame him for everything from Ukraine to earthquakes thousands of miles away in Asia and perhaps … Continue reading →

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