“These kinds of security decisions were made not on the seventh floor, where Secretary Clinton resides, but on the sixth floor.” —P.J. Crowley watch video
“I think that Dr. King would have sat quietly with Barack Obama and they would have tried to work out their differences. I think Dr. King would have been against drones. He would not have gone out like some people [...] watch video
“The hearings that Brennan has will be very interesting because this will be the first time that in full public view we’ll see a real hearing about the drone program and get a greater clarification about it.” —Joel Rubin watch video
Obama’s rhetoric has “become more and more ‘American exceptionalism.’” —Peter Kuznick watch video
“Part of the problem with [drone warfare] is that it’s a little too tempting. You look at a situation that’s very complicated and go, ‘Oh, well, look — there’s that guy. We can hit him. Let’s do that.’” —Fred Kaplan watch video
“Not only is [Obama] lifting the threshold for the tax hike up to $400,000 … from $250,000, but he’s also chipping away at Social Security and Medicare.” —Robert Reich watch video
“We’ve put a line down in the sand, and we have to be ready to use military force if (Assad) doesn’t back down — and this will escalate the situation very dramatically, very quickly.” —James Jeffrey watch video
“He has in effect a sniper rifle.” —Mark Bodwen on President Obama watch video
What would a truly progressive cabinet look like? —Eliot Spitzer read post
“Facts matter. Science matters. Reason matters. Mitt Romney has shown an inability to respect any of the three. President Barack Obama not only respects them, he relies on them. He is an overwhelming and unquestioned choice to continue as president.” [...] watch video
