Marc Thiessen

    President Obama Skipped His Intel Brief the Day After the U.S. Ambassador to Libya was Murdered by Terrorists

    By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  September 13th at 02:20 PM  | 

    Marc Thiessen provides a shocker in his Washington Post column: the day after America’s embassy in Cairo was assaulted and the consulate in Benghazi, Libya fell victim to an armed attack that killed four, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, the president once again skipped his intelligence briefing, choosing instead to fly off to Las Vegas to fundraise while the world continued to burn. This after being | Read More »

    President Obama Has Missed Half His Daily Intelligence Briefings

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  September 12th at 05:47 AM  | 

    As North African blows up this morning it is worth reminding you of Marc Thiessen’s column from two days ago. President Obama is touting his foreign policy experience on the campaign trail, but startling new statistics suggest that national security has not necessarily been the personal priority the president makes it out to be. It turns out that more than half the time, the commander | Read More »

    Lindsey Lohan Republicans

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  October 4th at 01:57 PM  | 

    I love Marc Thiessen columns at the Washington Post like I love moon pies and Coca-Cola — a most excellent combination of fine dining in the South. His column on Lindsey Lohan Republicans is no different. The fact is that Republican leaders in the House are looking toward a compromise on earmarks that would fall short of a total ban. Those advocating such a compromise | Read More »

    Jim DeMint’s Charge

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 4th at 07:00 AM  | 

    This is really a must read article from Marc Thiessen on Jim DeMint. With the election in Indiana today, the AP, Washington Post, and others are cheering the expected defeat of Jim DeMint and tea partiers in a fight with the establishment. But Indiana is only one state and DeMint and us have already won in Florida and Pennsylvania. And we’re going to win in | Read More »