| 单词 | pol |
| 例句 | NOTE.—In a few instances pro- is changed into pur-, as purpose; into por-, as portray; and into pol-, as pollute. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z “The pol/'ts,” they called them, with a sort of uninterested contempt. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Instead it was probably created to separate elite from hoi pol- loi, with the goal of emphasizing the priestly rulers' separate, superior, socially critical connection to the divine. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The restaurateur, a former hockey player in his native Massachusetts who glad-hands like a pol and is never without a grin, considered himself the entertainer at Johnny’s. Review | We lost Johnny’s Half Shell to the pandemic. After 20 years, it deserves a farewell toast. 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Watching how Wasserstein’s prating pundits and too-cagey pols gleefully choose to squabble about everything but the direction of the nation’s health care is enough to make you mad as hell. The political wrath of Wendy Wasserstein 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Each day a cross section of the populace votes on civic questions and proposed regulations — the polls, not the pols, guarantee a kind of pure democracy. Review | What it might feel like to live in a high-tech surveillance state 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z We hear, from pols and sheikhs, High-pitched shrieks, like an operetta. Style Invitational Week 1361: 2020 vision: The year in preview 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z “This election is no better than a 50-50 proposition for the president,” concludes Hart, basing that on his polling, focus-group discussions and personal conversations with professional pols. Pollster: 2012 vote a '50-50' chance for Obama 2012-05-12T10:30:00Z Across the Atlantic, Hitler and Mussolini are thriving, but this homegrown pol seems more buffoon than threat. ‘It Can’t Happen Here’ Review: A Not-So-Subtle Slide Into Autocracy 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z In the case of Calderon, the workaday Bronx pol of “Storefront Church,” the hurdle is a scene in which he squares off with the church’s preacher over money and meaning. Giancarlo Esposito, an Actor Known for Divergent Roles 2012-06-01T04:30:02Z Political satires like to depict pols as self-interested, cold professionals who have traded in their ideals, and that’s plenty true here. The Morning After: Back Into The Thick of It 2012-09-10T11:32:30Z The letter wasn’t just hilariously inappropriate: It deftly took the pol to task for homophobia, hypocrisy and disrespect of free speech. Salon’s Sexiest Men of 2012 2012-11-14T13:22:00Z That's about the only serious writer in history a pol could name and survive. Books and the ballot box 2010-05-04T10:00:00Z In part, it’s simply that his crew of artless amateurs, relatives and B-list pols make for better TV. Review: ‘The Comey Rule’ and What a Fool Believes 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z In his state, machine politics has replaced the illusory rectitude of old boy aristocrats, but Willie is neither an aristocrat nor a machine pol; he’s a solo act. Stories of Then That Still Hold Up Now 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z That’s because Rivera — a fellow South Florida pol who won a U.S. For Sen. Marco Rubio, a question of friendship vs. politics 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z The Hillary Clinton interview itself was a pretty significant divergence from the way Colbert typically speaks to pols. Let Colbert be Colbert: Don’t water down “The Late Show” host’s unique strengths 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z We tend to read conservative attire as evidence of probity, intelligence and sound judgment, which is why bankers, surgeons and pols carefully manage the way they look. Why does Bernie Sanders dress like that? Because he can. 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Seasoned pols usually wait until they’ve stopped running for office before publishing fiction. And in her spare time, Stacey Abrams wrote a thriller 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z With the pols concentrating on Iraq, there weren’t enough helicopters, planes or other resources to provide proper support. ‘The Outpost’: in Afghanistan, defending the indefensible 2012-12-20T00:35:08Z Two years later, he was elected to the state Senate — a pol with a future. Jeff Smith was supposed to be in Congress by now. Instead he’s an ex-con — with a story to tell. 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z He whistles for journalists and pols, for the famous and the obscure, for people he’s known his whole life and for friends of friends of friends. How a Washington power player became the best whistler in the world 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Here it is, Washington in all its splendid, sordid glory: the pols, the pundits, the Porsches. Books of The Times: ‘This Town,’ by Mark Leibovich, skewers Washington’s insiders. 2013-07-07T21:54:32Z But drink origin stories often err on the side of urban myth, and there are a few holes in the story, like the fact that the pol didn’t actually run for anything that year. A spirited tour of the United States 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z These disenfranchised residents, many of them tired of being belittled as swamp creatures by the new power elite running the country, see Clinton as the rare pol who is solidly on their side. Hillary Clinton picked the perfect town to kick off her book tour 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Although there’s very little that’s positive about this awful moment in American history, the pandemic’s Great Pause does offer the opportunity for a reset in the elbow-rubbing relationship between pols and press. Perspective | Washington’s cozy media-political cocktail circuit needs a cooling-off. Now is the perfect time. 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z All of it topped off with scheming, cynical pols declaiming lengthy arias detailing their scheming cynical plots. Vacation Robo-Post: The 2011 Cincy Awards 2011-12-27T13:58:58Z Second, he is a big fan of Bruce Springsteen and not just in one of those ways that Jersey pols try to be cool by saying so. Chris Christie, It’s Not All About Him, He Said Often 2012-08-31T21:53:10Z These moves would attract charges that it helped former pols cash in on their connections and conspiracy theories that it profited from the 2003 Iraq war. What’s this Washington insider and billionaire’s wife doing in Alaska? 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Stewart aimed his barbs less at conservative pols than at the Fox News pundits who enabled them. The New Politics of Late Night 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Whac-a-Pol: Try to be the quickest at making America great again by knocking all the pols back into their dark, dank state-holes. Style Invitational Week 1163: Put it in reverse 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z “No matter how much I disagree w pols,” he writes, “I always respect their desire to stand up for their views & put their family through hell 2 win.” Hustler’s denigrating S.E. Cupp “satire” 2012-05-24T20:30:00Z Arguably Beto O’Rourke has already proven himself to be working this angle, at least judging by his Vanity Fair cover and his skill at casting himself as the people’s pol. Hey, Governor, What Are You Wearing? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Voters: People with their middle fingers on the pols of the nation. Style Invitational Week 1204: At least ... 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z He got to play a mayor in Scott's remake of The Taking of Pelham 123, and a local pol in another remake, All the Kings Men. James Gandolfini: his film career in clips 2013-06-20T10:16:00Z While historians and professional writers can devote years to a book, most pols spend mere months. Every candidate an author: The ceaseless boom in books by politicians 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z That goes over well in the state where personal conversations are not only expected but demanded of visiting primary pols. Poll: Perry falls, Romney and Huntsman surge 2011-09-22T13:47:00Z But he’s used this familiar structure effectively in most of his other meetings with pols. Bill Clinton backhands Bernie Sanders: Progressives are more than “hacked off” 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z But the cure for apathy is giving people reasons to care, and that’s where this miniseries, like the local pols at its center, falls short. Review: In The Casual Vacancy, All Politics Is Local 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z What if some pols’ views, if they even have any to speak of, are not worth standing up for? Hustler’s denigrating S.E. Cupp “satire” 2012-05-24T20:30:00Z But then, like a good pol, she concluded with a cautious note: “I again haven’t heard very much about all of this yet, because I haven’t seen the movie.” Alexandra Pelosi Plunges Into Trump Country 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Handsome, moneyed pol with connections, a smooth way of talking and ambassadorial experience = serious man. 2012 Watch: Can This Dog Huntsman?; or, Who Decides What a Major Candidate Is? 2011-06-02T17:30:00Z But Fichandler’s accomplishment wasn’t just a boon for pols and lobbyists with a taste for Chekhov. Seeking answers to L.A.'s 99-seat theater crisis in the legacies of two theatrical trailblazers 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Note that Trump did not say “God Bless America,” as most pols do. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: I come bearing good news, QAnon. Meet WAnon, the new Mr. Right. 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z It'd be one thing for a US pol to say Mark Twain. Books and the ballot box 2010-05-04T10:00:00Z But Taro never becomes more than a generic machine pol, and the show’s politics are shallow, the city’s Muslim population represented mostly by cartoonish street thugs. Review: ‘Marseille’ Proves That American Cable Clichés Are Easy Exports 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z In November, Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, became the latest pol to find the big yellow target irresistible. ‘Sesame Street’ Was Always Political 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z No — it’s billions, so Give the max, and the message you’ll send Is “Make sure I’m nabbin’ it, that job in the Cabinet” — Money is a pol’s best friend. Style Invitational: The an(n)als of civilization 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z This sounded like the McCarthy that Sacramento pols remember from 20 years ago — the widely respected, pragmatic, moderate young minority leader of the California state Assembly. Column: McCarthy devoured by the tiger he created 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Yet the veteran California pol, a determined survivor, is the key to guiding his party to a shutdown resolution. These are the 7 lawmakers to watch in government shutdown talks 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z "He put the pol attitude and wouldn't give a direct answer, but he weren't allowed to do that. I don't think he's ever been questioned and pushed into corners the way we did." SAS Who Dares Wins: Hancock 'quite annoying' says instructor 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Kat is an accidental feminist, the semi-good wife of an ambitious pol in a novel that sends up all things earnest. Review | In a sea of sad novels, ‘The Society of Shame’ dares us to laugh 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Sadly, too many of those Latino pols talked a big game about people power. Column: Bravos for Mark Ridley-Thomas, boos for Kevin de León. A double standard? 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Should we consider him a good man who spent a lifetime fighting effectively for marginalized and needy constituents in neglected neighborhoods, or a self-serving, bribe-taking pol who abused his power for his own personal gain? Opinion: Is Mark Ridley-Thomas saint or sinner? Or is there a third choice? 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z After the indictment there was a lot of insinuating from Ridley-Thomas supporters that Black pols like him are scrutinized far more than non-Black counterparts. Opinion: Why Black Angelenos should be angry with Mark Ridley-Thomas 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z “I find it humerus that these very experienced pols are complaining about the rough and tumble of national politics,” Mr. Palatucci said. Rough-and-tumble race for RNC chair gives the party’s committeemen the willies 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Latino pols in the media and from friends seemed like racism, sour grapes or gripes from liberals who didn’t know how good they had it compared with a truly oppressive place like O.C. Column: 2022 was the year Latino politicians became the ultimate villains 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z On Sept. 15, 2018, an anonymous 4chan user posted a message that sent the site’s /pol/ discussion board into a frenzy. A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z She “became” mayor for one day in September 1915, when senior city pols were out of town. L.A. hasn't yet elected a woman as mayor. But a few have come close 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Mr. Obama, the urbane soaring orator from Hawaii, and Mr. Biden, the backslapping blue-collar pol from Delaware, have always been a political odd couple, born of different generations, demographics and mentalities. Biden and Obama Reunite in a Last-Ditch Effort to Save Their Party 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The ad pitches Caruso as the antidote to entrenched city pols, an outsider who will “serve no one but L.A. voters.” Caruso spending $53 million on relentless ad war against Bass, a 13-1 advantage 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z This is a control-hungry pol who believes his own hype — he even talked about himself in the third person to CBS Los Angeles. Column: Kevin de León says he's sorry but won't resign. Kevin, stop gaslighting L.A. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z He said he was only talking about pols who ended up in handcuffs, and he was not worried about finding allies. Column: Bass or Caruso? Look at recent mayors for clues about the kind of leader L.A. needs now 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z And it reflects his role, once he graduated to the national stage, as a glad-handing pol who has visited Little Italy in Cleveland, Chinatown in Los Angeles and Little Havana in Miami. Biden is actually Greek. And Jewish. And raised by Puerto Ricans. 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The conventional wisdom was that no pol could launch a viable presidential campaign without first passing “the Russert Primary,” a lengthy grilling by the late Tim Russert on “Meet the Press.” Can the Sunday morning talk show be saved? 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z One of the key players is the enzyme DNA polymerase, also known as DNA pol, which adds nucleotides one by one to the growing DNA chain that are complementary to the template strand. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z To gerrymanders we give the green light When they preserve seats for pols on the right. Style Invitational Week 1494: Put it in bee-verse 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z And it’s the Mafia that’s connected to judges, pols and cops. Review | Don Winslow is giving up novels for politics. His latest book is a gem. 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Across the country, young progressive Latinos are mounting vocal challenges against established pols. Column: In Orange County, an Assembly seat fight for the future of Latino politics 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z It is his extraordinary talent for turning regular GOP pols into hollow men. Opinion | Kevin McCarthy is a shining symbol of democratic decay 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z As you’ve learned, the enzyme DNA pol can add nucleotides only in the 5' to 3' direction. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Some conservatives are cheering on the Florida pols. Opinion | Republicans found something they love even more than tax cuts 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z But Taylor, more known for playing cool professional elites than homespun pols, doesn’t play Richards so much as she channels her. Review: If you need another vision of Texas state politics, go see Holland Taylor's 'Ann' 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z By standing up to the Evil Empire, Zelensky could earn comparisons to another performer turned pol, and that should grate on Trump as much as having his vice president turn on him. Opinion | Zelensky and Trump: Two Performers, One Hero 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z Ukrainians adored the show, with Zelensky’s wisecracks about local pols and even a swipe at Putin that got the show banned from Russian TV. Opinion | In Ukraine, political infighting could complicate war with Russia 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z In proofreading, the DNA pol reads the newly added base before adding the next one, so a correction can be made. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Tallahassee pols and Trulieve lobbyists are nowhere near alone in collaborating on statutes all but built for abuse and manipulation. The Florida cannabis behemoth leaving Black growers behind 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z A mere 5 percent support allowing Washington pols to buy and sell shares. Opinion | A bill to ban congressional stock trading is an opportunity for Democrats. They’re squandering it. 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Like a person who lets another person rent so much real estate in their mind — like obsessed Orange County pols do with L.A. again and again and again. Column: In Orange County, hating L.A. is an obsession that now comes with a hashtag: #NoLAinOC 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Tip O’Neill, the Boston pol who dominated the House of Representatives when I was coming of age. Column: House Speaker Donald Trump — could there be a worse idea? 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z The segment of DNA is removed and replaced with the correctly paired nucleotides by the action of DNA pol. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In contrast, Garcetti is a skillful California pol with relatively little international experience. Op-Ed: Why make Eric Garcetti ambassador to India? 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z And, of course, he was right — but, as Biden would point out, the pols in Congress loved it anyway. Opinion | Biden’s in a rut. Here’s the way out. 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Tight margins in Congress do not bring out the best in pols. Opinion | Wokeness Derails the Democrats 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Other right-wing pundits and pols have come out in favor of the idea. Column: House Speaker Donald Trump — could there be a worse idea? 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z The primers are removed by the exonuclease activity of DNA pol I, and the gaps are filled in by deoxyribonucleotides. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Among the first blood-thirsty pols on the scene was sitting Democrat Attorney General Mark Herring, who was second in line to succeed the governor if Mr. Northam resigned. The unyielding independence of L. Douglas Wilder 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z If, as the British pol Lord Acton said, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” there may be less temptation for an L.A. mayor because the job itself is less powerful. In L.A., at least our corrupt officials don’t have much power 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Tonally and emotionally, Democratic pols seem at odds with the electorate. Opinion | Wokeness Derails the Democrats 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Or just another a stealthy pol trying to be all things to all people? Between Trump acolyte and suburban dad: Inside the many faces of Virginia GOP’s Youngkin 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Primers are formed by the enzyme primase, and using the primer, DNA pol can start synthesis. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z To get on the ballot, would-be pols needed only 65 signatures of registered voters and a $3,500 fee. The California Republican Party is broken. The Newsom recall proved it 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Not the pols, but the men who kept them on a short chain. In L.A., at least our corrupt officials don’t have much power 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Same with the myth that leaving 2,500 soldiers was going to deter the Taliban in perpetuity, which has been seized upon by pundits and pols of every stripe. Opinion | The consequences of the withdrawal from Afghanistan 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Frustrated DEA agents had a name for those double-dealing pols: “unarrestables.” Opinion | Now comes the Taliban narco-state 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z All of which means: New York pols might sound supportive of Hochul now, but many are likely to pounce at her first slip-up. Opinion | Kathy Hochul is the anti-Cuomo 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z “I wouldn’t be surprised if GOP pols are hearing from business leaders: Knock it off with the anti-vax nonsense,” Molyneux said. Opinion | Republicans unleashed a deadly vaccine skepticism. Can they now contain it? 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z Snyder was one of the earliest pols to run afoul of new campaign ethics and finance rules. In L.A., at least our corrupt officials don’t have much power 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z The two men — an Argentine Jesuit and a Scranton-born pol — in some ways share similar philosophies, aligned on climate change, social change and economic disparities. Biden, deeply Catholic president, finds himself at odds with many U.S. bishops 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z So, Republican pols continue scrambling for other excuses to oppose the infrastructure proposal. Opinion | The GOP, America’s most selfless political party 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Biden was viewed as a past-his-sell-by-date pol who needed the president’s guiding hand to keep Uncle Joe from making a fool of himself as vice president. Opinion | Old Pol, New Tricks 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z “I think he learned it from his father, who needed bare knuckles to combat the old machine pols,” said Michael Shnayerson, author of “The Contender,” a 2015 biography of the younger Mr. Cuomo. Can Andrew Cuomo’s ‘Bullying’ Style Still Work in Politics? 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z This McCarthy is not the same moderate pragmatist that Sacramento pols remember as state Assembly minority leader when Schwarzenegger was governor. Schwarzenegger was right. Many of his fellow Republicans are 'spineless' 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Some retired pol who was old of age but still mentally agile and tired of running. Column: Who should Newsom choose as Kamala Harris' successor? Himself, Willie Brown says 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Now a lot of Americans seem resigned yet relieved to step back in time with a sentimental old-school Irish pol who was born the year Bing Crosby topped the charts with “White Christmas.” Opinion | King Kong Trump, Losing His Grip 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z That body is obsessed with defunding the police without a viable Plan B. Its membership is stuffed with career activists and pols, with thin business experience at best. Self-inflicted wounds make Seattle’s business losses worse 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z “Look at Portland, where the pols are just fine with 50 days of anarchy. We sent in help. Look at New York, Chicago, Philadelphia. NO!” Trump to send federal agents to Chicago, maybe other cities 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z “Unimaginably bad things would happen to America. Look at Portland, where the pols are just fine with 50 days of anarchy. We sent in help. Look at New York, Chicago, Philadelphia. NO!” Trump threatens to deploy federal agents to Chicago and other U.S. cities led by Democrats 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z "Look at Portland, where the pols are just fine with 50 days of anarchy. We sent in help. Look at New York, Chicago, Philadelphia. NO!" he wrote. Trump administration poised to deploy feds to more US cities as tensions in Portland boil over 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z My own hope – and it is merely a hope at this point – is that somewhere in the soul of that tongue-tied, old-school Delaware pol flickers the forgotten core value of the Democratic party: solidarity. What's behind Joe Biden's mystique? | Thomas Frank 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Trump was the perfect mark for a machine pol with Pelosi’s talents: He was disorganized, thoughtless, uninformed, with no sense of small-room strategy or tactics. Review | Nancy Pelosi is an anachronism — in a good way 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Biden might be in a tighter spot: The most high-touch pol in memory is now trying to read a teleprompter in his basement rec room. Opinion | The coronavirus pandemic is putting an end to politics as we know it 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Trump said at the end of a double-tweet tirade against the Kentucky pol. Trump scorches Rep. Massie over threat to delay coronavirus bill, wants him booted from GOP 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z That same day: “The fact that we are taking the Ebola patients, while others from the area are fleeing to the United States, is absolutely CRAZY- Stupid pols.” Perspective | From Ebola to coronavirus, Trump always sees disease as a foreign threat 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z A Democrat until just before the mayor’s race, Bloomberg became a Republican because he couldn’t win the Democratic nomination against two well-known city pols, Fernando Ferrer and Mark Green, the eventual nominee. Even Bloomberg’s mom thought his mayoral bid was doomed. Then 9/11 changed everything. 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z “Bernie understands local issues — that’s where he started,” she said when asked to explain why so many municipal Latino pols are with Sanders. Latino voters seem fond of 'Tio' Bernie. Big-name Latino politicians, not so much 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z It also looks like the end of the white ethnic pol. Opinion | Joe Biden, the last of his political species 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The expectations exercise also led the pundits and pols not to expect a Joe Biden victory, but to insist on a strong showing lest he be deemed on the verge of collapse. Media Buzz: Who Won? Iowa Caucus Disaster Highlights Why the Process is a Mess 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z It promptly went low-key viral and signaled to the pols in New London that something different might be happening. Sometimes we can make our own hope 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z But he is talking to people about it — consultants, potential donors, disheartened GOP pols. Column: Kevin Faulconer is the GOP's best and only hope to regain ground in California 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z When all else fails, milk and snacks await the exhausted pols. Senators play with fidget spinners, stress balls to pass time during impeachment 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Lindsey Graham gained nationwide attention as one of the 13 House managers; the position can put lesser-known pols in the spotlight. McConnell sets stage for impeachment trial launch, warns 'both sides' could call witnesses 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z All of this occurs in the wake of a prominent local pol’s unsuccessful attempt to parlay local concerns about global issues into a national presidential campaign that ultimately fizzled. Studying Seattle’s Roaring ’20s history might help us get through this next decade 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z The lineup reinforces his message that he is well connected, experienced, and seen by seasoned pols as someone who can beat Trump. Joe Biden is winning Democrats' 'endorsements primary.' Does it matter these days? 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z “It’s a lie. It’s all a lie,” one man shouted at the freshman pol. Under-siege Dems in Trump districts keep impeachment decision close to the vest 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Progressive pols pretending that Amazon’s decision to lease space for about 1,500 employees in Manhattan proves they were right to chase the company out of Long Island City earlier this year are fooling nobody. Editorial Roundup: New York 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Missing from the list of 8kun’s boards is /pol/, where the alleged El Paso, Texas shooter published his manifesto earlier this year. 8chan returns to the internet as 8kun 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Speaking on Fox Los Angeles "The Issue Is," the onetime wrestling star and outspoken Minnesota pol said he would wait until the pool of presidential candidates dwindles further before possibly enterting the race. Jesse Ventura hints at possible presidential run; ‘if not me, then who?' 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z “We’re told that the South Carolina pol was on a JetBlue flight from Washington, DC, to Charleston and was chatting loudly with ‘Jared’ – presumably White House adviser Jared Kushner – before takeoff,” it said. Graham prepares Trump defence as impeachment fury intensifies 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z They finally found a winning formula: Say it’s needed for climate change and equity, get labor on board, and it’s catnip for Seattle pols. Stop Seattle City Council’s faux environmentalism 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Even on this most tragic of weeks for so many families, Trump was obsessing on himself, on his crowd size compared with Beto, and on whether he was getting enough obeisance from Ohio pols. Opinion | Trump’s Pile of Rubble 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z Prior to the El Paso attack, a short document appeared on /pol/ which appeared to outline the shooter's beliefs. What is 8chan? 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Six Democratic women — five pols and one mystic — earned their spots on the stage in the first presidential debates. Opinion | Requiem for White Men 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z But then members of the community, worried about guarding hard-won progress against crime and wise to how the proposed location failed pols’ own tests, revolted. Editorials from around New York 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z As the swamp drains, those pols with no “cred” are destined to be exposed. What to do when the D.C. swamp overflows 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z For Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, abandoning the usual D.C. decorum meant answering without frills, including the forced sunniness of many pols. To shine in debates, Democrats will have to (gulp) learn from Trump 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Although there are hundreds of topic areas, the site is most notorious for its "/pol/" board, short for "politically incorrect". What is 8chan? 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Progressives look at Biden and see Hillary: a pay-to-play pol who sees the symptoms of the disease but not its origins or antidote. Is Joe Biden the new Hillary? Democrats must have a real debate to avoid disaster 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z At the time, given that local pols seemed lined up in favor, the Mott Haven site looked like the path of least resistance. Editorials from around New York 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Other pols and pundits on the left say impeachment would be futile and self-destructive, divide the country, obliterate the Democrats' agenda — and then ultimately fail in the Senate. A Washington Post argument against impeachment: Trump is who he is 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Bernie impresses as a grumpy and impatient Trotskyite, Biden as a familiar Irish pol who wants to hug you up and keep you warm hearkening to days when unions had teeth and Scranton had steel. The Democratic 2020 frontrunners are too old. And I say that as an old man myself | Art Cullen 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z In an attempt to boost female voters and pols, it instead trivializes them. Opinion | Stop asking candidates to pledge to name a female vice president 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z The pol hires the reporter to write speeches for her, and — of course — romance ensues. Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen are in a political rom-com. This guy helped them get Washington right — kind of. 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z MTA Chairman Pat Foye has ordered a crackdown on Long Island Rail Road overtime abuse, and LI pols are seeking hearings. Editorials from around New York 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Hogan was one of only a handful of elected pols to make the scene — wait, there’s House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer! No president, no celebs, no problem: The White House correspondents’ dinner crowd parties on 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z So what do the policy choices of liberal and conservative pols say about how they value the heartland? Politics in the Heartland: armpits, white ghettos and contempt 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z The various announcements show the same old-school pol at different moments in history, his recognizable speaking cadence and brash tone tailored to sets of issues that change over the decades. The arc of Joe Biden: The ‘young fella’ becomes the candidate of experience, but is still chasing the presidency 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The power couple, she a model turned cookbook author and social media darling and he a Grammy-winning R&B musician, might seem an unlikely choice to give an inspirational address to a bunch of pols. Why Chrissy Teigen and John Legend were advising House Democrats on trolling Trump 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z “It’s so infuriating to watch,” the 32-year-old Brit says of the inept pols on both sides of the Groundhog Day battle. Opinion | Here Be Mother of Dragons 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z TRUMP, on Puerto Rico: “The pols are grossly incompetent, spend the money foolishly or corruptly, & only take from USA.” - tweet Tuesday. AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s tortured flips on border, health care 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z Prudence would have compelled most pols to, well, keep hands off. Biden defended by insiders, trashed by outsiders, depending on their politics 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z On Tuesday morning, he added, “all their local politicians do is complain & ask for more money. The pols are grossly incompetent, spend the money foolishly or corruptly, & only take from USA.” ‘Why is he picking this fight now?’: Trump’s attacks on Puerto Rico could backfire in 2020 Florida campaign 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z The pols are grossly incompetent, spend the money foolishly or corruptly, & only take from USA.... Donald Trump gripes about Puerto Rico hurricane aid – live updates 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Rather, it will concern old-fashioned, sloppy corruption of the type Trump and his ilk – greedy pols and fraudulent businessmen – have engaged in for generations. Will Rachel Maddow face a reckoning for her Trump-Russia coverage? | Ross Barkan 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z In the meantime, Hogan, a cancer survivor and gregarious pol, is chiseling his political persona into 2020 shape — and is taking steps to introduce himself to Republican voters nationally. ‘I haven’t abandoned my principles’: Hogan, pondering challenge to Trump, casts himself as a traditional Republican 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z A person involved with the attacks also appeared to post regularly to the “/pol/ - Politically Incorrect” forum on 8chan, a online discussion site known for allowing virtually any content, including hate speech. New Zealand mosque attacker's plan began and ended online 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z One meme showed Yang redistributing wealth from a Jewish banker caricature, the kind of noxious anti-semitism that’s common on /pol/. Presidential candidate Andrew Yang has a meme problem 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z One such pol smiled, looked him in the eye and, according to Krucoff, gently told him: “We’re not going to do this, David.” Opinion | The answer to D.C. congressional representation? It’s in Douglass County, Maryland. 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z It came dressed in the well-starched suits of court house lawyers and pols for the Byrd Machine, which dominated state politics for decades, not the gaudy robes of Klansman. Analysis | The Daily 202: Ralph Northam should read these books to better understand racism, historians say 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z “Democrats at the top are killing the Great State of Virginia. If the three failing pols were Republicans, far stronger action would be taken,” Trump said in a tweet. Pelosi vows there will not be another shutdown over Trump's wall demand – live 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z McSweeny tells us that his longtime pal, who harbors an interest in U.S. politics, enjoyed the dinner — and that it seemed Stewart’s fascination with pols was mutual. Patrick Stewart spotted in Washington 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z A tour through 4chan’s notoriously toxic /pol/ forum shows what the poster was so worried about. Presidential candidate Andrew Yang has a meme problem 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z For decades, believing “past is prologue,” Stone urged Trump to be the successor to those pols, revving up angry, white working-class voters who felt belittled or scared of “the other.” Opinion | Stone-Cold Loser 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Giuliani is a veteran pol who knows full well that he's getting scuffed up. Media use unnamed sources to trash Giuliani over missteps 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z If the three failing pols were Republicans, far stronger action would be taken. Pelosi vows there will not be another shutdown over Trump's wall demand – live 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z For starters, political reform in Illinois has traditionally meant replacing one group of bipartisan-but-self-interested pols with another group of bipartisan-but-self-interested pols. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z But on /pol/, he’s the only candidate that matters. Presidential candidate Andrew Yang has a meme problem 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z The patrician pol with a cap of white hair and genial demeanor campaigned for more than 90 hopefuls in 31 states in November’s decisive midterms, in which Democrats captured the House majority. Hoyer reflects on partnership with Pelosi as Democrats take control of House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z He was considered a rarity among Republican pols --- a policy wonk with the polish and personality of Ronald Reagan. So long, Republican Congress, and good riddance: It's been even worse than we expected 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Some see Mr. Hoyer as the ultimate corporate pol, out of sync with a Democratic caucus in which women, millennials and people of color are in ascendance, with the loudest new voices on the left. Pelosi and Her No. 2 Go Back 50 Years. But They’re Not Quite Friends. 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z That’s how it works in Illinois - out with the old pols and in with the new ones. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Another warning about meme sabotage landed on /pol/ around the same time as the Reddit post, but the local trolls were unfazed. Presidential candidate Andrew Yang has a meme problem 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z It was an extraordinary exodus by any measure, especially for a party holding both chambers of Congress and the White House -- a party possessed, that is, of the kind of power that pols dream of. Midterm America: A blue wave from another universe 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z The late Russell Baker used to write about the Great Mentioner, how up-and-coming pols would mysteriously be designated by the press as presidential timber. Legions of Democrats drawing headlines just by eyeing the White House 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z But the donors’ purpose was plain — do the bidding of the pols willing to do business. Opinion | D.C. politics is a tangled web of money and power. Enough is enough. 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z The politicians who won those races will be the very pols who — in two, four, six years down the road — will decide what laws will be nixed and which will be reinforced. Let the ingrained fighting begin 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z In 1998, in the midst of the Clinton-Lewinsky uproar, Hart told me that he thought America might be getting more European about pols and sex, “growing up, finding out there is not a Santa Claus.” Opinion | Trump and the Hart-less Presidency 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Bandar entertained and influenced pols and journalists with cigars and cognac in the reassembled British pub he had transported to his $135 million Aspen mansion, and with hunting jaunts at his estate in England’s Wychwood. Opinion | Step Away From the Orb 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Via the Daily Beast, this endorsement did not go over well with many of Swift’s one-time white supremacist fans, who angrily posted about Swift’s betrayal over the weekend on 4Chan’s /pol/ message board. Conservatives meltdown on Twitter after Taylor Swift endorses a Democratic candidate 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Unlike many people, including certain pols, who can’t seem to handle any complexity at all. The acerbically witty Deborah Eisenberg is back with 'Your Duck Is My Duck' - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z As the pols and pundits continue their partisan attacks — either saying he's a liar or the women are lying — it almost seems like the details no longer matter, only who's got the political muscle. Avenatti orchestrates coverage while unveiling third Kavanaugh accuser 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Trump tweeted Monday that he has been subjected to “Phony books, articles and T.V. ‘hits’ like no other pol has had to endure.” As Trump fumes over leaks, Woodward pushes back on criticism 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Even put aside the idiotically perverse regulatory environment Mr. Musk now finds himself in at the hands of pols who are also enthusiasts for electric cars. How to Solve a Problem Like Elon? 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Of those 63 would-be pols, 62 support expanded background checks for gun purchases, and they’d better if they know what their party wants. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z This is what bipartisanship sounds like: A bunch of boldface pols enthusiastically singing “Happy Birthday” on a conference call to former senator Bob Dole, who marked his 95th birthday on Sunday. Republicans and Democrats unite on one thing: Wishing Bob Dole a happy 95th 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z What makes this drama so unusual is that every last one of these pols is a Democrat, part of a larger community that overwhelmingly votes Democratic. The Democrats’ Racial Fault Line 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z “I think he’s all right” is all Dole will say, still the laconic Midwesterner and practiced pol. Bob Dole’s final mission 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Even Barack Obama, another talented pol, was forced to turn to his former nemesis to help sell his agenda for his second term, christening Bill the “Secretary of Explaining Stuff.” Opinion | Bill’s Belated #MeToo Moment 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z No credible evidence exists, as some pols and activists claim, that Amazon caused the rise of the unsheltered population. ‘Hey, y’all, let’s tax jobs’ and other famous last words of Seattle politicians 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Data were fit using the relationship for the free vRNA–tRNA + RT reaction: Intensity=A 1 - e - k pol t +B 1 - e - k slow t . Architecture of an HIV-1 reverse transcriptase initiation complex 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z “We hope to do this as amicably as possible and hope that people will respect the privacy of our children at this time,” the Empire State pol told the New York Post. Judith Giuliani files for divorce from Rudy Giuliani 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z So you are the problem for these republican pols who are manipulating you into voting for them. Trump’s New Judicial Litmus Test: Shrinking ‘the Administrative State’ 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The seasoned pol is used to performances that are a bit more — impromptu. Yes, that was former Va. governor Terry McAuliffe in a ‘Homeland’ cameo 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z But here are a few boldfacers who are actually making the leap — and aiming slightly lower than the Oval Office, which is the way more conventional pols got their start, too: Cynthia Nixon may run for governor of New York. She’s not the only celebrity seeking office. 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z I’m suspicious of any pol who promises to run government “like a business,” and thankfully Durkan didn’t do so. Seattle’s State of the City: Happy days are here — not for all, and not forever, either 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z When it hit YouTube’s Trending page, some on 4chan celebrated: “TRENDING IN THE USA,” began one thread in the far-right politics board called /pol/. The Making of a No. 1 YouTube Conspiracy Video After the Parkland Tragedy 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Given the new tax law and the new spending splurge that were recently enacted, the pols recently gave CBO an extension. The Real Debt Limit 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z India to send envoy, backed by its military, to release judges & pol. detainees inc. Maldives ex-president calls for help 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Since last fall, chamber pols have raised a litany of objections, from the protections afforded to driver data collected by cars to the effects they might have on the trucking industry. A bill to put more self-driving cars on U.S. roads is stuck in the Senate 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z And another pol leaves the scene as indications of senility and mental atrophy show that his decision has come a few ticks of the clock too late. Orrin Hatch, Utah Senator, to Retire, Opening Path for Mitt Romney 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Moir, R. D. & Willis, I. M. Regulation of pol III transcription by nutrient and stress signaling pathways. RNA polymerase III limits longevity downstream of TORC1 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The pols may have less time than they think. The Real Debt Limit 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z “He can’t brag about having done much of anything in Los Angeles. The reputation he has among California pols is as a showhorse, not a workhorse.” From City Hall to the White House? Eric Garcetti May Try to Defy the Odds 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z “Mind you, I think the Toronto media, pols and public activists are pussycats by comparison, and he may be in for a surprise.” Toronto Transit Chief Is Tapped to Run New York’s Ailing Subways 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Profiles in cowardice, brought to us by the NRA and feckless pols. Why the Push to Ban Rifle ‘Bump Stocks’ Has Slowed 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Virtually all the reporters and many others in Oregon politics knew that the unnamed pol was Packwood. Perspective | Why politicians got away with sexual misconduct for so long 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z But instead of cigar-chomping pols selling votes in back-room deals, now it is coaches, agents and shoe company executives making secret arrangements about the future of rising stars. Taking a New Strategy to Court in N.C.A.A. Case 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Or, rather, the actress who played the fictional aspiring pol in the dark 1999 comedy “Election.” Reese Witherspoon for Senate? Here are the celebs some voters want to draft for that Tennessee Senate seat. 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Twitter suspended an unknown number of users, including popular accounts associated with 4chan’s openly fascistic Politically Incorrect message board, or /pol/. How Hate Groups Forced Online Platforms to Reveal Their True Nature 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z The quest for power leads politicians to study numbers, cultivate numbers, obey and elevate numbers over principle, never mind pols’ claims to moral convictions. Opinion | The future looks grim for Virginia Republicans 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Undercutting this would help no one, except sprawl developers and the careers of some city pols. The bad idea of Seattle construction impact fees 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z People were so fed up with career politicians and endless political squabbling that they chose a reality-TV star over all the professional pols. Donald Trump’s attacks on Jeff Sessions’ recusal don’t help drain the swamp 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z GOP pols were sorry a dozen years later when President Benjamin Harrison declined to do the same. Analysis | No matter what he does, history says Trump will never be popular 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z They need medical care, not governors or other pols who see nothing but a way to victory in the next election. Opioid epidemic hits Southwest Virginia hard 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Second, juxtaposing themselves with elected leaders in Washington, mayors said they are get-it-done pols on the front lines of developing imaginative solutions to numerous problems confronting constituents. Florida editorial roundup 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z But limiting local pols’ power to arbitrarily say yea or nay to builders - and residents’ ability to prevent any and every project that might change their neighborhoods - takes courage that Sacramento has yet to muster. California Editorial Rdp 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z First, he snubbed the annual dinner put on by the Alfalfa Club, a group made up of corporate execs, military brass and senior pols. Donald Trump makes Ford’s Theatre gala his first Washington social outing 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z By 19:35 on 5 May, a link to the Pastebin files appeared on /pol/. Who spread Macron's hacked emails? - BBC News 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z National pols and pundits, struggling to reconcile their ideas about a “deep red” area with the hard numbers before them, seemed more astonished by the Kansas special-election results than interested in learning something from them. How political nuance could save America 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z But it’s difficult to picture astronomers as New York pols. The Irish Constellation 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Other pols played it straighter and stuck to a more traditional holiday greeting: The Daily 202: What does Trump have to hide? Secretive White House unapologetic about clawing back transparency 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z It wasn’t clear when or where the dinner date between the former real estate developer turned pol and the former actress took place. Kim Richards dated Donald Trump? The Real Housewife ‘could have been our first lady.’ 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z One of the most notorious parts of 4chan is called /pol/, which stands for “politically incorrect,” and where the ideologies range from anarchism to fascism and ironic anarcho-fascism. Trolls Protest Shia LaBeouf’s Anti-Trump Protest Art 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Also on the Welcome Wagon: a fluffy golden retriever puppy named after the longtime pol. Joe Biden met an adorable puppy named Biden on his return to Capitol Hill 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Touch for a pol who acknowledges that Virginians like their guns and Second Amendment rights as much as their brethren in other states. Terry McAuliffe’s guns, Andrew Cuomo’s pot 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Which is one of the reasons why a lot of people voted for Trump, because they didn’t trust the establishment pols or the establishment media. Editorials from around New York 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Supposedly gone was the mudslinger of yore, the pol with the twitchy insecurities and a metastasizing inventory of resentments. Opinion | Trump, like Nixon, is incapable of change 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z Five minutes later, someone started a thread on /pol/: “Can we find where the flag is?” Trolls Protest Shia LaBeouf’s Anti-Trump Protest Art 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z A garrulous pol, his smile framed by dimples, Chaffetz has shown he is unafraid of combat, even when it requires turning on allies. After angry demonstration in Utah, Chaffetz returns to more wrath in D.C. 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z It’s quite a departure from the usual office-seeking pols,” Trump wrote in The America We Deserve, a book published to coincide with his Reform party bid. How Trump’s political playbook evolved since he first ran for president in 2000 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z There are so many ways that a pol can get back at the press. Editorials from around New York 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z In fact, they are likely overjoyed that Trump — unlike most pols — is doing what he said he would. Trump promised disruption. That’s exactly what he’s delivering. 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z When they had a good idea of the flag’s coördinates, a /pol/ poster who lives in the Greeneville area drove around and honked, hoping that the noise would be audible on the live stream. Trolls Protest Shia LaBeouf’s Anti-Trump Protest Art 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z The enemies seem to be less the hustling Russians, ahead of us at every turn, than the amazing stupidity of the pols at the top and their minions at the bottom. Our original film review of 'The Right Stuff' holds clues for John Glenn's path to senator 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z I do understand the position that he and many pols in both parties are in. Paul Ryan’s dangerous silence 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z On /pol/, the political discussion board of the anonymous message-board 4chan, one poster wrote: “Already reneging on his word before he even takes office?! People will remember that.” 'Alt-right' Donald Trump supporters express dismay at disavowal 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z But he also thinks that /pol/ played a big role in helping to mainstream the far-right political ideas that Trump adopted into his campaign, including several memes which Trump tweeted during the campaign. The alt-right thrives in opposition. What happens now it's the establishment? 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z It was the denizens of /pol/ who, last year, turned Pepe the Frog, once a benign cartoon, into a neo-Nazi icon. Trolls Protest Shia LaBeouf’s Anti-Trump Protest Art 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z What that means is that the DNC fight is the first in a series of scrambles among ambitious pols trying to seize the moment in the wake of the shocking end of Clintonism. What the DNC chair race tells us about the fight for the Democratic Party’s future 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Also because of the "we tried experienced pols and our old problems are still here." Veterans, Feeling Abandoned, Stand by Donald Trump 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Do you think Texas pols who come here don't tell us what we want to here? Why Republicans Don’t Even Try to Win Cities Anymore 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Bill, who requested his last name not be used, is a regular poster on /pol/ and a moderator of the 4chan subreddit. The alt-right thrives in opposition. What happens now it's the establishment? 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z He wasn’t just a pol jousting with a journalist. Hillary Clinton’s male tormentors 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Those pols just want to keep their jobs. A Consistent Appeal to Fear and Hate 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z These are pols who refuse to give food stamps to hungry children and adults. Doctors Brace for Zika Babies 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Yet the same grandstanding pols are shedding crocodile tears because Epipens cost and extra 400 a year. Football Team at the Buffet: Why Obamacare Markets Are in Crisis 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z November’s election will determine who was right: the pols and pundits writing Trump’s political epitaph, or this baking corner of California, a splash of red in a deep blue state, which insisted he could win. Bakersfield: the parallel-universe town where Donald Trump is still surging 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Adequate compensation of all the stranded coal and coal-electric assets in the U.S. would cost a pittance, but the pols won't have it.. The Challenge of Cutting Coal Dependence 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z “She is more wonk than pol, so she might be especially frustrated by a steady stream of invective, conspiracy theories and lies.” Hillary Clinton Piles Up Research in Bid to Needle Donald Trump at First Debate 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z These are Republican pols, I think this should be made clear. Doctors Brace for Zika Babies 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z For the first time in a long time, the electorate is actually ahead of the pols in knowing what the right thing to do is... Democrats’ Weak Bench Undermines Hope of Taking Back Senate 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Of course, like boxing, political contests are all about style and personality Mrs. Clinton is the conventional pol---but not the natural endearing scamp that her husband Bubba was. How Donald Trump Blew Up the ‘Gaffe’ 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z But on other levels, he was just another pol who looked the other way as members of the elite looted the country and members of his party tampered significantly with the electoral system. Hamid Karzai: Afghanistan’s bridge-building president or just a corrupt pol? 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z “So as pols should not scream foul when we take them on,” he said, “we should not squawk when they bash us. It is a two-way street.” Editorials from around New York 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z If you asked me to name veteran pols who understand how our government and politics work and should work, he would be high on the list. Memo to GOP: Forget your obstructionist policies. They backfired. 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The issue is exposing liberal pols “who pay lip service to economic opportunity but betray the poor” whenever teachers unions “give them orders.” Rough Month for Small Business; 5,000-Year Milestone for Investors 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Every state also has sleazy politicians, but Florida’s pols take the cake. Florida Man Explains His State's Weirdness 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Indeed, while pols try to make taxing Olympic winnings into some sort of shocking scandal, it's simply subjecting Olympic athletes to the same rules that apply to everyone else. Taxes Are Golden 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z According to an examination of pols by Amy Walter of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, Clinton was ahead among moderates by 2 points in May, and by 23 points this month. States in Play 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z In this hyper-partisan era, Kaine is a bit of a throwback to the days when pols at least tried to work together. Why Tim Kaine can be enormously valuable for Hillary Clinton 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z He is also occasionally scolded for mixing his job with politics, including by the New York Post, which once called him an “ambitious, liberal New York pol.” The cost of Volkswagen emissions scandal could grow with new lawsuits 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Or like an undisciplined, semipro pol incapable of a coherent message beyond his own megalomania. Trump's Time Machine 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z “There are some regular pols on there, and most nominees feature their family, but this is more like a family gathering or a minor celebrity fest or a variety show than a political convention.” Donald Trump’s convention speakers lineup ‘unconventional’ 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z British pols fretted about losing sovereignty, upsetting Washington and undermining NATO. Five myths about the European Union 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z He appreciated the verbose pol’s taste for rhetorical combat, especially his praise of Trump’s candidacy. Donald Trump's Mike Pence Pick Filled With Backstage Drama 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z All of which is why allies pushed for the understated pol to complement the mold-breaking outsider on the Republican ticket. Why Donald Trump Picked Mike Pence 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Not familiar with British pols, I assumed from the Times headline that Theresa was her last name, like Cameron, Obama, Trump. Theresa May Is Poised to Be Britain’s Next Prime Minister 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z The image's appearance on /pol/ and @FishBoneHead1's twitter feed was first reported by the website mic.com. Trump's star tweet appeared on a white supremacist site 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z “New York,” as the Tammany pol George Washington Plunkitt growled, early in the twentieth century, “is pie for the hayseeds.” An Independent London? 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Trump has said he planned to invite sports stars to the convention in place of the usual lineup of pols — presumably, they make for better TV. RNC confusion: Despite report, boxing champ Mike Tyson isn’t coming to GOP convention 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Fear-mongering can be a great career move for a pol or talking head. Fear, loathing and firearms: sensory overload inside the NRA's Mall of Death 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Bloomberg was a liberal rarity, a pol who would not throw his cops under the bus when successful policies produced politically inconvenient results. Guns, Democrats and Terror 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z And, worst of all, the professional pols’ slavish devotion to demographics and identity politics in every matter means they never stop peddling soft racism. CHARLES HURT: Trump’s crusade sets back struggle for a fair judiciary 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z So you can hardly blame a bunch of middle-aged pols from pandering just a bit to the younger demographic in a bid to stifle the yawns. Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and football: Graduation speakers drop pop-culture references 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Clinton cannot campaign as a trustworthy leader or as an experienced pol. Hillary's 'Vision' Problem 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z He is among a handful of politicians who use Twitter as real people do — casually, bitingly and free of the jargon that clogs up most other pols’ tweets. Twitter, Trump’s Trusty Weapon, Could Backfire 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z It’s used to put down pols who are surrounded by yes men and women and who are too timid to reveal themselves, and to express their core values. Donald Trump is a phony and a liar: The press doesn’t get to call him “authentic” ever again 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z By selling more cigarettes, of course, now helped by a government-orchestrated pricing cartel, with the profits equitably shared between the companies, the pols and the buccaneers of the trial bar. Exxon Is Big Tobacco? Tell Me Another 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z The exact origins of the meme are unclear, but one of the first mentions was posted to the /pol/ section of the website 4chan in March, Snopes reported. Bernie Sanders ‘glowsticks’ hoax is recipe for chlorine bomb 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Successful pols as FDR and Reagan had the persona to connect with both the public and Congress. Ted Cruz’s Bitter End 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z A longtime prosecutor, he sometimes acts like a budding pol; his rhetoric leans more toward the wisecrack than toward the jeremiad. The Man Who Terrifies Wall Street 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Simple, he's a nickle and dime corrupt Brooklyn pol who is so far out of his league he has no idea even how the game is played, but that has... Why Mayor de Blasio Is Facing So Many Investigations 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z It was almost startling to see those Sanders pol ads on the telly the past two weeks. New York Today: Hometown Glory 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z The history of postcolonial Africa is brimming with tales of greed, avarice, corruption and thuggery that would produce envy in the heart of even the slickest Chicago pol. Keep the Candle of Freedom Burning in the Congo 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z The annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is known for acquainting strange bedfellows: Rival pols gnaw on the same rubber chicken, and tabloid-famous starlets and Cabinet secretaries gawk at one another. Chuck Leavell is bringing a few (famous) friends to play the White House Correspondents’ Jam 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Americans are vulnerable to appeals to our goodness and innocence, as generations of pols and con men have found to their benefit. American exceptionalism: the great game and the noble way 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Unlike so many other pols, he seems fully capable of not being liked. This is the right election to be unlikable 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Faced with a budget shortfall, the pols are going after Yale’s endowment. College Athletes Already Get Paid 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Becoming a convention delegate has long been a reward for committed party donors and organizers, or reserved for home state pols. Republican Delegates Prepare For Donald Trump Convention Battle 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z At times, Trump himself has come close to suggesting that he contributed to pols from both parties because he knew they could perform favors for him. Donald Trump’s Business Record Demands More Scrutiny 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z The Republican base has encouraged pols to fight liberalism wherever it raised it's leftist head. How Marco Rubio Could Lose Every State on Super Tuesday and Still Win 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z He holds up the Bible but in fact is a true lowlife pol! South Carolina primary and Nevada caucus pit Trump v Cruz and Clinton v Sanders – live 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z But Democratic pols in Chicago did the Grand Old Party one better: they expected appointees to pay up at election time, shaking down civil servants for campaign “donations” so they could keep their jobs. Election fraud Chicago style: Illinois’ decades-old notoriety for election corruption is legendary 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Here are the word associations for each GOP candidate as well as for other state and national pols from last night’s focus group: Has the Dem race become a referendum on Sanders, not Clinton? 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The idea that paid-off pols will cooperatively enact change to reverse the decline of the middle and working class? Stakes in Nevada Rise for Hillary Clinton as Caucuses Near 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z But he behaves in many ways like a conventional pol. Bernie Sanders is no revolutionary 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z He holds up the Bible but in fact is a true lowlife pol! South Carolina primary and Nevada caucus pit Trump v Cruz and Clinton v Sanders – live 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z The Globe publishes an “endorsement tracker” that tallies the support for each candidate from state pols. Five myths about the New Hampshire primary 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Playing to the stereotype of the pugnacious New Jersey pol, Christie promised he “would leave nothing behind” during the hand to hand combat of tonight’s TV debate of Republican candidates. Sanders and Clinton tussle as New Hampshire counts down to primary – campaign live 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z His approach in some ways mirrors the Republican Party’s: It’s not about predicting the winner or lifting a pol to the nomination. Meet the New Hampshire newspaper publisher who’s at war with Donald Trump 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z I find it refreshing only because he is beating the pols at their game and they are all afraid of him.” Firing Line 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z This will not be easy: Any pol who plays down American global dominance can become a target for opponents. Let China win. It’s good for America. 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z His recent comment is being taken among pols and partisans as a political attack, as if Harvard University’s preeminent legal scholar were trying to derail Cruz’s presidential bid. Ted Cruz has a huge birther problem — and it is much bigger than Donald Trump 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Playing to the stereotype of the pugnacious New Jersey pol, Christie promised he “would leave nothing behind” during the hand to hand combat of tonight’s TV debate of Republican candidates. Sanders and Clinton tussle as New Hampshire counts down to primary – campaign live 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z As master pols, both Clinton and Reagan backed up their appealing styles with compelling substance. We, the People, Were the Losers at the Republican Debate 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Back then, despite a grueling two year campaign and a collapsing economy, he was still a fresh faced pol from Illinois, promising the country hope. See President Obama at his First and Last Address 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Can a full White House Correspondents Dinner-ization – with pols competing to see who can bring the most eye-catching celebrity guest – be far off? 2016 State of the Union by the Numbers 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z With good reason, a large percentage of voters consider pols to be liars and phonies. Paul Ryan says what few pols say 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z It followed that ensuring the presence and stability of compatible regimes was an essential dimension of policy, as was containing and crushing those whose nationalist and reformist orientation rendered them suspect. Oil drives our Israel policy: New government documents reveal a very different history of America and the Middle East 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z But as Robert's first rule of politics states: "Given the choice of a compelling fact-based argument and a compelling exaggeration-based argument, pols will exaggerate." The Trump Can’t Help It 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z For doughy old pols with sponges for spines. How the Grinch Stole the Election 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Neither is treating Vladimir Putin like some corrupt Albany pol who only wants his cut of the action. Looking Down on the American Voter 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z A slicker pol might have mentioned a superb Florida Merlot or an unforgettable Ohio Pinot, but even a novice would know to choose a domestic wine, preferably one in a battleground state. John Kerry’s Middle East Mission 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z The changing landscape of Middle East studies The changing landscape of Middle East scholarship is apparent in the spate of publications, books, and articles appearing on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Oil drives our Israel policy: New government documents reveal a very different history of America and the Middle East 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z As he’s done in the past, Tacherra wove the names of sitting pols who’ve previously endorsed his campaign into the event flyer, a roster that includes: Reps. After massacre, California GOP candidate hosts gun giveaway 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z They see these as investments to generate wealth and share prosperity – the public investments that are the dirty words for too many pols on the right. The New American Heartland 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The pols had to admit, “It is true that aspects of the system worked, in this case, because AbbVie came to market with a competitor drug.” Obama Finally Calls It Terrorism 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The particular conspiracy theory will differ among candidates and between candidates, but it is only by commiserating with and fanning discontent that opportunistic pols find their voice. Rubio’s risky proposition: Being calm and positive 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Bush—suddenly in the role of the misled, desperate old pol—smiled wanly and tried to speak, but Rubio turned to face the camera. Marco Rubio’s Political Dexterity 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z That leaves Marco Rubio, the senator from Florida, as the establishment pol best positioned to overtake the outsiders at the top of the field. The Iowa caucuses are closer than you think 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z “It should not be surprising, however, to discover that he is another cynical pol whose own message is so weak that his only alternative is to diminish others,” she wrote. Bush v Rubio rivalry gets ugly in run-up to Republican debate 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z But not in the tactical way he meant it: The time for a pol of his values has passed. Bye-Biden 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Josh Bourne, president of the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse says it’s a cautionary tale for anyone in the public eye — not just A-list actors or pols. Hirshhorn director Melissa Chiu’s Web site woes 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Lincoln, looking for a moment beyond the endless dance of pols and pressmen, merely replied, “If the bad Times would go where we want them, good Times would be sure to follow.” The Journalist Who Was His Own Inside Source 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z That kind of practicality might disappoint firebrands eager for national solutions, but it's a better bet for students than the wish lists and airy promises of Beltway pols. More Than a Slogan 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z She was as canny a Baltimore pol as he was, and her demands were tough. Remembering Marvin Mandel, a towering figure in Maryland politics 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Over the course of several weeks, Bush has been assembling state leadership teams, most of them led by prominent pols and filled out with lower-tier politicians. Slipping in polls, Jeb Bush pushes to rack up establishment endorsements 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Yet the budding pol is savvy enough to maximize his advantage in areas where he and the Republican base are on the same page. The Education of Donald Trumps 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Where an American pol might pay lip service to the notion of giving back to society while secretly viewing public office as a path to riches, Berlusconi was driven by sheer self-protection. The end of bunga bunga 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Trump at the fair is undeniably the can’t-miss moment of the weekend, with the contrast of the perpetually buttoned-up pol amid the sweaty swirl of humanity that is any state fair. Corn dogs and a butter cow await Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton at Iowa State Fair 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Christie will be the latest in a long line of pols to learn this the hard way when low polling numbers force him to exit the campaign early on. The Republican Presidential Debate: Clowndown At Quicken Loans Arena 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z He didn’t establish a strong narrative—and he has one in Wisconsin—or presence; he seemed a generic pol. An Entertaining Introduction to the Candidates 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z The main effect of this change in wording is to drop self-publicists such as Donald Trump, Mike Huckabee and Ben Carson down the list and to promote professional pols in their stead. Sound of the Trump 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z He told ABC on Sunday that his rivals generally are experienced debaters but he couldn't resist a zinger about professional pols. Can Donald Trump Appear Presidential? 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z “Biden decent, smart pol but gets in trouble as a motormouth!” Hillary Clinton Campaign Weighs Implications of Potential Joe Biden Challenge 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z It's notable and, for the party, worrisome that the right's historical patrons – the big business community – ran from the suddenly toxic showman faster than did the pols actually running for the presidency. Live By the Rant, Die By the Rant 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Pro tip, Republicans: When a novice pol like Trump gets results like these with an ugly message nobody else likes, the problem might be with your base voters, not with Latinos. New Poll: GOP Is DOA with Latinos 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Plenty of users weren’t happy with the influx from /pol/, and there are threads dedicated to hashing out community standards and discouraging memes or in-jokes, albeit with the occasional admonition not to censor. Welcome to Voat: Reddit killer, troll haven, and the strange face of internet free speech 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Consider the difference between Mr. Obama’s 2008 hugely successful campaign team—a diverse mix of Silicon Valley whiz kids, Chicago pols and party veterans—and his underperforming administrative team. Building a Winning Political Team 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z He wanted fresh and appealing faces in his cabinet, to signal the end of those old pols, laundered and recycled through most of the governments that preceded his. Can This Man Save Italy? 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Of course, a shirtless pol can also suggest a decidedly unpresidential pol. Forget the White House. What about the 2016 Swimsuit Contest? 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Can’t the pols find a way to get something done by letting some things “live?” The failure of our leaders to lead 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z If you’re interested in what he might be about, look no further than his Twitter feeds, as the longtime GOP pol doesn’t hold back. 10 Times Lindsey Graham Was at His Most Lindsey Graham on Twitter 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z It's a stunning development for the former pol, who rose from obscurity to become the most powerful Republican in Congress for eight years, even as he mostly shunned the limelight. Hastert rose to speakership among the scandals of others 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z It's a stunning development for the rumpled former pol, who rose from obscurity to become the most powerful Republican in Congress for eight years, even as he mostly shunned the limelight. Hastert rose to speakership amid the scandals of others 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z In the 14th Century Vision of Piers Plowman the poet notes ironically that if you are rich friars will pray for you "pol bi pol" - that is, all of them together. The Election Vocabularist: Unfunded, opinion and poll - BBC News 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z That day the Plaza was filled with pols and lawyers from the courthouse across the road. A Boy’s Dream 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The ex-governors are on the long list of Illinois pols convicted of corruption. Former Illinois lawmaker to be sentenced for bribery 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Whether Christie will be the popular back-slapper inside the restaurant or the back-on-his-heels pol outside is very much an open question. Christie's New Hampshire trip: A moderate success? 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z Getting a roomful of pols and journalists to quit the shop talk and enjoy a jam or two? Chuck Leavell throws a White House Correspondents’ Dinner pre-party where journalists rock 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Some pols demanded a ban on commercial air travel from the region. How Do the Republican Candidates Score on Science? 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Where most pols project warmth, she often runs cold. Is Hillary Clinton any good at running for president? And today's politics 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z He’s still a longshot, but he could fill the vacuum if Clinton implodes, like a certain unknown pol from Chicago with big ears and a funny name did back in 2008. Three-Minute Briefing: RFRA Fallout Roils Indiana, Clinton Slips in Florida 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z When New Hampshire lawmakers this month shot down as frivolous a group of fourth-graders' effort to name the red-tailed hawk the official state raptor, the pols got pasted as insensitive bullies. Surplus symbols: How many state bugs and beans do we need? 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z When New Hampshire lawmakers this month shot down as frivolous a group of fourth-graders’ effort to name the red-tailed hawk the official state raptor, the pols got pasted as insensitive bullies. Surplus symbols: How many state bugs and beans do we need? 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Western politicians often note that Xi has the habits of a retail pol: comfort on the rope line, gentle questions for every visitor, homey anecdotes. Rise of the Red Prince 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z His narrative is that of humble teacher turned reluctant pol. Is Pablo Iglesias Spain’s Barack Obama or Its Vladimir Lenin? 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z To avoid offending migrant and refugee sympathizers on the left and to avoid stoking Islamophobes on the right, Italian pols are perhaps a bit too careful when they talk about ISIS. ISIS’s Next Crusade 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z These pols in turn offer favorable and unsustainable pensions and salaries without the ability to hire and fire based on merit. Private Sector Fuels Growth; Student Loan Repayment Should Reflect This 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Gone were the announcement parties at fashionable New York locales, replaced by humble entreaties to mid-level upstate pols. How Andrew Cuomo Gets His Way 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z But while the 67-year-old pol and the 47-year-old environmental consultant have lived together for several years, Kitzhaber told reporters that he was not really sure whether she was legally a member of his household. Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber faces call to resign amid scandal over fiancee 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Such seeds of envy are scattered everywhere, just waiting for some populist pol to command them to sprout. Obama’s budget pursues fairness, not ‘envy’ 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z What if O’Malley proves to be just another pol and Sanders proves too reluctant or rough edged for the big stage? We need our own Tea Party: The fight is much more than Hillary v. Warren 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z He preferred the company of old friends, scholars, and populist liberal journalists like Jack Newfield and Jimmy Breslin to that of pols, contributors, and party bigwigs. Mario Cuomo: A Miscarriage of Justice 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Dems always like to blast the door open wise pols know change comes in increments. In Police Rift, Mayor de Blasio’s Missteps Included Thinking It Would Pass 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z And the pictures will likely be replayed in 2016, however unfairly, as evidence of an undisciplined, overzealous pol, hard to imagine sitting in higher office. Yes, Chris Christie's Cowboys Cheering Matters 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z But as so often is the case, some pols overdo it. Why Most Cigarette Taxes Should Go Up In Smoke 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Say it again for the cameras, timid Democratic pols: not only is our deficit decreasing, but our total debt in units of GDP is also decreasing. Presidents and the Economy 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z Unlike most pols, he had an active interior life. Remembering Mario Cuomo 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Christie is a Republican pol. who is constantly boosted and bragged, protected and promoted by NJ Media empire, ex. Christie Roams, and Popularity Suffers at Home 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z And if there’s a Republican somewhere who predicted that gas prices would be well below $3 a gallon in year six of the Obama presidency, bring that prescient pol forward. Obama Unbound 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Smuggling would drop precipitously, and pols would probably collect more in taxes. Why Most Cigarette Taxes Should Go Up In Smoke 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Don’t forget the pols even though they’ve forgotten you until the next election. A holiday wish list for our friends in Washington, D.C. 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The "If only I'd known how bad it really was!" pose from newly elected pols trying to lower the expectations of those who actually believed their commercials is always galling. Rauner's phony surprise over Illinois' 'phony' budget 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Now is the time for ambitious pols to be looking ahead to the 2016 presidential election — never mind that the midterms are barely in the rear view mirror. O Canada! Potential 2016ers head north 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z The president, like every other pol in D.C., is playing a high-stakes game looking for political advantage. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z This paradox has puzzled many since he arrived in the capital last year after a special election: He could use his star power to do most anything, yet he is acting like a conventional pol. What is Cory Booker so afraid of? But pols feel the need to respond to those voters who are fed up with Washington’s inaction so they pretend they are ready to move on issues like a tax code rewrite. Will Obama's Executive Action on Immigration Kill Tax Reform? Hint: You Can't Kill Something That's Already Dead 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z A former speaker of the Knesset—like Netanyahu, he is a member of the Likud—he was a clubhouse pol, a backslapper, a vote trader. Israel’s One-State Reality 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z After all, nearly every pol loves to cut ribbons. Now is the Perfect Time to Raise Gas Taxes 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z The emotionally affecting ad was aimed at softening the image of the often-stiff pol, and it worked. Here Are The 7 Most Memorable 2014 Political Ads 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z But this group of South Florida politicians suggested that those state level pols shouldn’t even bother. South Florida Wants to Secede From North Florida 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Yet Colorado pols are in good company in harshing on legal weed. Pot Is the New Normal 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Not every pol has a price, but Obama could help set the price of many who do. 30 days to go: The stakes in the Nov. 4 election 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z But the dirty little secret is that the pols quoted are often also-rans or state level backbenchers. Hillary Clinton Is the 'Anti-Christ' and Other Wisdom From Incoming GOPers 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z The mayor asked Alderman Patrick O’Connor, a veteran pol, to mediate negotiations between the Cubs and the rooftops’ owners. As Cubs Slowly Rebuild, There’s Shouting From the Rooftops 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z There will be little reason to vote against Hillary if the GOP puts up an out-of-touch pol lacking in empathy for average Americans. Hillary Clinton’s challenge: Boredom We’re sure they are just elated the pols have returned to hit them up for cash. Cutting back on Cabinet gatherings O’Connell also suggested that Republican pols, on issues like Affirmative Action, need to be “minding their rhetoric a heck of a lot better.” GOP Courts Black Voters with Sweet Tea and Political Talk 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z But Friday we learned of an even greater divide between the two pols that gets right to the heart of Washington: “House of Cards.” In the Loop: Paul Ryan isn’t fond of Frank Underwood As worrisome, for a shrewd pol like Nixon, was the state of the economy. Richard Nixon's Arc of Triumphs and Doom 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z Now, he looks like a sleazy pol and a cad. Dana Milbank: Bob McDonnell is a loser either way If once again Hillary represents the past, the public will gravitate to a pol who offers a fresher and more optimistic vision of where we are going. Anti-Clinton book fatigue While reporters and pols may recognize the East Room or the South Lawn, those White House locations are barely, if at all, recognizable to most Americans — let alone particularly significant to them. In the Loop: Obama isn’t fond of speaking from the Oval Office Or with a new watchdog, pols being more careful about slipping up or skirting the rules? In the Loop: Sen. Chambliss proves that lame ducks can still fly For Kerry and other opportunistic pols to condemn those CEOs for leaving after they themselves had virtually driven them out takes a lot of chutzpah. Déjà Vu: Misplaying The Patriotism Card Again 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Opening up the Wilderness Act, they fear, will invite an attack on wild lands by the usual suspects: mining companies, give-back-the-land groups, Western red-state pols who pander to both. The Wilderness Act Is Facing a Midlife Crisis 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z The former pols say it’s impossible for current members to work together because they’re not forming personal bonds or establishing trust. A fix for Washington: More Washington? While many pols became punchlines, Grimm was the only one sitting onstage. The Indicted Michael Grimm Still Performed at a Shakespeare Fundraiser 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z And unfortunately pols seemed to believe it was no longer their right to tell interviewers something was none of their business. Not everything is the public’s business It would now be decorous for the pols to pay up and shut up. Boehner and Pelosi Resist Cries for Ouster of Veterans Affairs Chief 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z For a pol with national ambitions, these are more than mild irritants. Andrew Cuomo’s battle with the left: Inside a last-minute frenzy to avoid a liberal challenge 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z For more than three years now, populistic pols, led by D.C. The District’s crusade against gas station magnate Joe Mamo is running on fumes The broader imperative, obviously, is to come off as “one of us,” and not like those suited, out-of-touch pols who wouldn’t know a scrub brush from a hairbrush. Your Fellow Americans: How Not to Seem Rich While Running for Office 2014-04-08T09:00:02Z At 35, Ms. Grimes is a former sorority president, ballet dancer and daughter of an old-style Democratic pol. Challenger in Kentucky Sets Sights on Senate Heavyweight 2014-02-21T19:11:38Z And as a moderate Republican pol from an earlier era taught us during the original “-gate” scandal, it’s not so much the crime that hurts—it’s the cover-up. Chris Christie's Botched Attempt at Bridgegate Character Assassination 2014-02-02T19:23:59Z Even more than the typical elected official, Garden State pols want money, power, and respect. Why Pols From New Jersey Aren’t Born to Run 2014-01-15T13:45:23Z There’s been plenty of hand-wringing about the new and improved too big to fail from regulators and pols. Is Wall Street Now Too Big to Care? 2013-12-10T20:33:20Z This little-known lawyer, in his first campaign for elective office, knocked off one of the most powerful and experienced pols in Texas to win a seat in the U.S. Ted Cruz, The Barn Burner 2013-12-11T13:05:20Z Chris Christie as a case study of a GOP pol who seems to be looking for a politically viable approach. Gay rights supporters wage a quiet campaign to push Republicans to the middle 2013-10-21T00:31:40Z Northern Rock's big rabbis didn't have the kind of bought-'n-paid-for stranglehold over their pols that The Street enjoys - that why 'justice' could be obtained in that case. hedgie in reply to M.S. Libertarian populism: Bail-outs and safety nets 2013-08-12T17:18:17Z Will a pol hang tough or fold like a cheap suit? Gotham: Wondering What’s So Novel About a New York Politician With a Temper 2013-09-05T02:33:22Z In that context, it becomes easier to grasp the profound early populist appeal of the banty pol who leaves office on Saturday. Remembering Iran's Ahmadinejad 2013-08-02T19:35:28Z We all have our weaknesses, as GOP and Dem pols have shown. In Defense of Huma 2013-07-24T22:35:27Z That would raise the exciting possibility of Spitzer running against Weiner—a sort of cage match of heavyweight New York pols. Why Prostitutes Aren't Enough to Deprive the World of Eliot Spitzer 2013-07-08T15:19:35Z With that, Weiner is embarking on an audacious comeback quest, hoping to go from punch line pol whose tweeted crotch shot was emblazoned on the nation’s consciousness to leader of America’s biggest city. Anthony Weiner Launches Bid to Become NYC Mayor 2013-05-22T10:50:28Z A reporter or news anchor scrunches up his nose and peers at , the long-serving City Council speaker and one shrewd pol, and inquires: So Ms. Quinn, you, ah, yell a lot. Gotham: Wondering What’s So Novel About a New York Politician With a Temper 2013-09-05T02:33:22Z But Letta possesses the most important attribute for an Italian pol: family connections. He’s No Berlusconi 2013-04-29T08:45:00Z And it’s not just about the pols and their molls. Around the World in Six Ideas 2013-04-22T08:45:00Z But try getting any pol to listen when it's time to run that surplus. Recommended economics writing: Weekend link exchange 2013-04-15T00:39:08Z It has nothing to do with the American pols approach, that would repel Keynes, of running huge deficits in the good times and immense deficits in the bad. Recommended economics writing: Link exchange 2013-04-16T16:34:59Z But Stephen Colbert warned local pols not to mess with the “dube-it-yourselfers” Tuesday night. The 5 Best Comedy Clips of the Week 2013-04-05T07:00:00Z Republicans wonder which Obama is the real one: the man on the charm offensive or the partisan pol fattening his party’s coffers with an eye on retaking the House. The summer question: Can Washington govern? 2013-04-05T16:23:31Z Judging from campaigns of her fellow performers turned pols, the worst is yet to come. Ashley Judd Isn't the First Starlet in Politics -- And the Track Record Isn't Good 2013-03-15T14:06:19Z Keynes would be horrified by what our pols have done. Recommended economics writing: Weekend link exchange 2013-04-15T00:39:08Z A Greek chorus of historians and pols have been urging the president to spend more time schmoozing with Republican and Democratic lawmakers, as other presidents like Jefferson, Lincoln and L.B.J., did to get their way. Op-Ed Columnist: Takes One to Tango 2013-01-16T02:12:14Z I also get where the pols are coming from: There's no political benefit in real, bipartisan, consequential, long-lasting, visionary compromise. Why the Fiscal Cliff Was Bound To Collapse 2013-01-04T19:06:56Z He said that was evidence of the “fact that the public has evolved on the issue and is ahead of the pols.” Stigma Fading, Marijuana Common in California 2012-12-21T01:40:12Z The LDP lost many of its veteran pols in recent years; some retired, but many others defected to form splinter parties. Japan’s Liberal Democrats Win Huge 2012-12-17T12:13:00Z Amnesty would allow the exiled pol to return to Thailand—possibly, in opponents’ nightmares, to power. Thailand’s Murder-Rap Politics 2012-12-08T09:45:00Z Everyone knows it - but no pol dare say it - 'Profiles In Courage' this is not. The euro crisis: The most important number 2012-11-30T15:16:23Z Long taunted for his embonpoint, polite French for tubbiness, the affable pol used to garner dessert-inspired nicknames. A Clip-On for M. Hollande? 2012-11-10T09:45:00Z Whenever they hear pols like Mourdock go off, in fact, Americans would do well to look south of their borders as a reminder that his cruel world isn’t just a delusion. Rape and Abortion: Mourdock’s Inhumane World Exists South of Our Border 2012-10-26T13:06:47Z On Medicare and entitlements, my inner wonk is arguing with my inner pol. Joe Biden Takes Command of Hard-Fought VP Debate 2012-10-12T06:35:40Z He hates the idea of inviting a bunch of pols over to the White House for a drink or a movie, because they'd see it as an obvious bribe. Note to Obama: Get Down off the Mountaintop 2012-10-11T13:35:24Z Time for the pols to cut the finger-pointing, and start offering plans to cope with a region in flux. Stop the Libya Blame Game 2012-10-02T08:45:00Z This showed what former aides described as the “Chicago pol” side of Mr. Obama, who views China as a threat to American jobs. Obama’s Evolution to a Tougher Line on China 2012-09-20T21:30:16Z There has been justified second guessing about the choices the Republicans made in Tampa, most especially turning the podium over to Clint Eastwood’s comedy act and showcasing some star pols who delivered disappointing performances. Beyond Conventions: What's Next for the Presidential Race? 2012-09-07T19:35:31Z But my inner pol says: Biden told the immediate market for old age entitlements–baby boomer geezers like me–exactly what they wanted to hear. Joe Biden Takes Command of Hard-Fought VP Debate 2012-10-12T06:35:40Z The everyman pol with the working-class roots and Catholic heritage is at his best with everyday “folks,” as he calls them. Joe Biden to bring his ability to connect to Democratic convention stage 2012-09-05T22:38:00Z Here are some of the best: There was a young pol named Paul Ryan. Salon limerick contest 2012-08-20T14:25:00Z But then they separated out the pols and the hacks, so that now we drink with the people we see every day. Simon Hoggart's week: Olympic training in the Beebcave 2012-08-03T23:01:13Z Tough O Chicago pols will be hard to beat unless he drops old friends from team and hires some real pros. Romney needs better team to beat Obama: Murdoch 2012-07-02T02:44:15Z “Neither is the epitome of the backslapping pol,” said Edward G. Rendell, a Democrat and former governor of Pennsylvania who knew Mr. Romney when he was governor of Massachusetts. Intersecting Worlds of Romney and Obama 2012-06-03T01:27:35Z It draws Buffalo pols from all parties but is long on Conservatives. The Fate of the Republicans Who Supported Gay Marriage 2012-04-12T13:00:06Z “The West Wing” gave us an idealized account of the Clinton era, with a saintly president and high-minded pols. Julia Louis-Dreyfus Takes the White House 2012-04-12T11:00:00Z Mr. Kennedy was the back-slapping Irish pol with the rakish past; Mr. Romney the upstanding, if stiff, businessman who viewed Mr. Kennedy with some disdain. The Long Run: Ted Kennedy Helped Shape Mitt Romney?s Career, and Still Haunts It 2012-03-24T23:58:43Z If Conille’s appointment had encouraged the international community, it put domestic pols on edge from the start. Haiti Without a Prime Minister: Reconstruction or 'Deconstruction'? 2012-01-20T06:15:00Z When a hardline U.S. bishop calls for withholding communion from a Catholic politician who supports legalized abortion, stop assuming all Catholics have the prelate’s back rather than the pol’s. Birth Control Debate: Why Catholic Bishops Have Lost Their Grip on U.S. Politics -- and Their Flock 2012-02-13T10:05:00Z But there was none of the vehemence I heard around the pols’ table at Daisies. The Fate of the Republicans Who Supported Gay Marriage 2012-04-12T13:00:06Z Policy, pol′i-si, n. a warrant for money in the funds: a writing containing a contract of insurance: a kind of gambling by betting on the numbers to be drawn in a lottery.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Few pols can work a crowd like he can. What You Can Learn From Romney's Inauthenticity 2012-01-24T21:15:00Z Gingrich has 30 years of history with most Washington pols, much of it bad blood – remember the attempted coup? Newt Gingrich's Battle with the GOP 'Establishment' 2011-12-06T22:36:22Z But clearly, D.C. pols keep talking about the issue. Vincent Gray: D.C. very interested in the Redskins 2011-12-06T15:55:00Z One day, a teenage girl tweets something nasty about your pol. When Reputation Monitoring Backfires 2011-11-28T19:00:20Z Pollen, pol′en, n. the fertilising powder contained in the anthers of flowers: the male or fecundating element in flowers.—v.t. to cover with pollen.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Speaking at the Woodrow Wilson Center, and hoping to show U.S. pols and pundits the PRI's new face, Peña called it unfair to attack today's party for the sins of Mexico's undemocratic past. Why the Party of Mexico's Old Dictatorship Is Poised to Return to Power 2011-11-18T16:51:15Z Weeks before that, in an editorial criticizing his objection to the settlement, it slighted Mr. Schneiderman himself — in a strange affront to the city — as an “ambitious, liberal New York pol.” For Eric Schneiderman, New York Attorney General, Some Notice 2011-10-01T22:13:06Z So, odds on the next local pol to appear on set with Larry Michael? Vincent Gray: D.C. very interested in the Redskins 2011-12-06T15:55:00Z As TIME’s Mark Halperin reported over the weekend, buzz is growing again about whether more appealing Republican pols like New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will jump into the contest. Southern Bellwether: Florida's Crucial 2012 Contest Takes Shape 2011-09-26T10:00:00Z Poll, pol, n. a familiar name, often of a parrot. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z He took a beard from me that amazed me, and enough hair to awake the envy of a school-girl—for I refused to wear a queue, and bade him trim my pol � la Coureur-du-Bois. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Ms. Quinn, a pol from the cradle born and an almost certain mayoral candidate in 2013, is indisputably on a roll. Gotham: A Council Speaker Who Tightens the Purse Strings on Dissent 2011-08-23T03:20:10Z Aside from making Perry look like a flip-flopping pol who is afraid of conservative activist groups, these incidents probably confused some folks about what the authorized "true conservative" position on these issues actually is. The hypocrisy of "states' rights" conservatives 2011-08-07T14:01:00Z Police—pol——” The man had Pep down between his knees. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z Few of them had ever condemned the kind of journalism on which he built his empire, regularly hobnobbing with him just like the British pols. Rupert Murdoch as Citizen 2011-07-25T05:00:00Z Hinton's exit will not spare News Corp. from getting the tabloid treatment from U.S. authorities and pols on both sides of the aisle. Murdoch's Tabloid Troubles: The Problem with Competition 2011-07-19T12:01:28Z Older liberal pols, who lack the revolutionary credentials of the youth and the organizational skill of the Islamists, are struggling to keep up. The Rise of Moderate Islam 2011-07-14T09:10:00Z Bad wars, crooked pols and red-baiting were all around before the 37th president. NASA's Final Shuttle: End of an Error? 2011-07-05T09:00:00Z Pa had a band made by phonographs, so we have had music, and Ma brought the pol parrot. Letters of the Motor Girl 2011-06-01T02:00:28.313Z In other words, he's the kind of pol who takes a while not merely to get to know, but to grow comfortable with. Why Republicans should run in 2012 -- to lose 2011-03-13T14:01:00Z Royals, pols, sports stars and other celebs are subject to intense scrutiny as the papers forage for scraps of scandalous, or even mildly embarrassing, news. Murdoch's Tabloid Troubles: The Problem with Competition 2011-07-19T12:01:28Z Chávez's disqualification of opposition pols seems more hypocritical to many Venezuelans as a result. Venezuela's Exclusion of anti-Chavez Candidates Faces a Challenge 2011-03-13T05:15:00Z Mr. O’Donnell was perhaps hurt, not helped, by late endorsements from prominent pols who seemed too “establishment” to some. Chicago News Cooperative: Unlikely Alderman Is Helped by an Unlikely Ally 2011-02-25T03:35:24Z Now pols elected in November's Republican surge are preaching fiscal restraint and vowing not to raise taxes. Welcome to the Pothole Nation 2011-02-10T22:00:00Z The church hasn't donated anything in the last two cycles, but before that, it gave to the following pols: The church has had, throughout its history, plenty of friends on both sides of the aisle. The Church of Scientology's friends in Washington 2011-02-10T13:30:00Z He had plenty of fans in Connecticut, but he was hardly the invincible pol many took him for. The making (and unmaking) of Joe Lieberman 2011-01-19T05:20:00Z And so President Ronald Reagan benefited immensely from his cordial back-and-forth with Speaker Thomas P. O’Neill Jr., who was the very picture of an old-time, cigar-chomping liberal pol. Political Times: Obama Benefits in Having Palin as His Foil 2011-01-19T02:29:04Z That "would be a real Jedi mind trick on the governor," mused one observer — the sort of crafty political maneuver that might leave a Missouri pol craving another cigarette. Will Missouri Raise Its Lowest-in-the-Nation Cigarette Tax? 2011-01-11T23:00:00Z But the beleaguered pol's fundamental mistake was probably to assume that the majority of Liberal Democrat voters actually wanted to see the party in power, with all the messy pragmatism that position entails. Fall Guy: Why Britain No Longer Loves Nick Clegg 2011-01-11T18:15:00Z But she can be an exacting taskmaster and like most pols is quick to freeze people out if she doubts their fealty, several privately say. Palin in Progress: What Does She Want? 2010-12-09T09:00:00Z But when Mr. Leibell toppled to earth this week, yet another crooked New York pol pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and tax charges, what’s most striking is how nonseismic it felt. Our Towns: Another Politician Falls, and Earth Barely Shakes 2010-12-09T03:23:00Z Well, any Democratic pol besides Hillary Clinton, who is constantly painted as an emasculating, ball-breaking, hysterical harpy who plays the victim card to get ahead. No. 8: Maureen Dowd 2010-11-24T12:01:00Z Departing pols like Bayh can't just pocket their leftover cash; they must use it for campaigns or donate it to other candidates, parties or charities. When Campaign Cash Is Left Unspent 2010-10-22T22:45:00Z But even by the standards of softball coverage of popular first-year pols, yesterday's Today Show profile of the governor is completely ridiculous: His lovely wife sings his praises. NBC's glowing, hilarious ode to Chris Christie 2010-10-21T17:01:00Z First, Cooper doesn't mention the most likely reason people think taxes went up: They've been told that Barack Obama and the Democrats are raising taxes, nonstop, by GOP pols and conservative talk show hosts. About that phantom Obama tax cut 2010-10-19T19:03:00Z So even if Republican pols keep embarrassing South Carolina, they could still end up having the last laugh. South Carolina's Fifth District: John Spratt vs. Mick Mulvaney 2010-10-06T21:40:00Z It would normally be a career-capping moment for a 62-year-old pol who has already chaired the Republican Party and won two terms as governor of Mississippi. Haley Barbour: GOP Kingmaker or Candidate? 2010-09-23T07:35:00Z Unlike the case with so many partisan pols today, "their ideology isn't affectation." Race to Watch: In Florida, a Dem Tries to Survive in a GOP District 2010-09-17T08:10:00Z Uniting Against the Quran-Burning Threat Even in these fractious times, pundits and pols of all stripes condemn the stunt. Uniting Against the Quran-Burning Threat 2010-09-09T19:45:00Z But the most prominent pol to express interest in the job is former Illinois congressman and current White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel. Will Rahm Emanuel run for mayor of Chicago? 2010-09-07T19:40:00Z The sort of across-the-aisle civics Americans used to take pride in — and got things done with — didn't seem so dead, especially with high-profile pols like California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger leading the movement as well. Florida: Charlie Crist and the Perils of Flip-Flopping 2010-09-07T20:00:00Z Or he used to think pols were basically rational actors. If FDR had been elected in 1930 2010-09-01T15:01:00Z But even a well-worn pol can morph into a new force if he or she is chosen as a No. 2. We came so close to never meeting Sarah Palin 2010-08-31T13:01:00Z Who would have thought that it would be the threat of burning Qurans that would persuade pols and pundits of all stripes to show a little unity? Uniting Against the Quran-Burning Threat 2010-09-09T19:45:00Z Now that he's leaving the House, will he grab a lucrative corporate job like so many other defeated pols? The politics of sore loserdom 2010-08-20T13:01:00Z But now, in Texas, who should be striding down the middle of the wide highway of state politics but the most successful Lone Star pol today: Gov. Texas Governor's Race: Arizona Immigration Law a Wild Card 2010-07-18T05:50:00Z She's not going to be able to get away with snubbing...let's see...local pols and party people; interest group leaders; conservative talk show hosts; conservative opinion leaders. Will the rules apply to Sarah Palin in 2012? 2010-07-16T22:45:00Z Green energy, which is promoted endlessly by business as well as the government and various pols, is a great idea. A good energy strategy doesn't fit in a slogan 2010-07-13T04:00:00Z See what a different kind of pol he is! The terrible politics of deficit reduction 2010-07-08T00:08:00Z Republicans probably don't want to oust their only prominent African-American party leader, especially when he barely won the job from a South Carolina pol who belongs to a whites-only country club. Michael Steele's job is safe 2010-07-06T18:45:00Z Sometimes, however, pols need to realize that polls are misleading. Democrats: Do something about layoffs 2010-06-14T14:15:00Z With his jumbled syntax, reedy voice and wiry frame, Paul is the opposite of a state-of-the-art jut-jawed pol like Mitt Romney. Rand and Ron 2010-05-27T08:10:00Z One senior adviser said Biden "talks to them pol to pol" and has made it clear, when he has needed to, that he has Obama's ear. U.S. withdrawal from Iraq will be on time, Vice President Biden says 2010-05-27T04:00:00Z |
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