Ira Forman Named Envoy To Combat Anti-Semitism

Posted: Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:05 | Posted by: Douglas Bloomfield | Political Insider

Secretary of State John Kerry today named veteran Jewish political operative Ira N. Forman to be the administration's Special Envoy and head of the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism.

He brings to the job nearly 40 years of experience working at the intersection of the Jewish community and the political world, winning bipartisan respect. He served as the Jewish Outreach Director for President Obama's 2012 reelection campaign.

Repealing Obamacare: Obama 37, Republicans 0

Posted: Sun, 05/19/2013 - 13:40 | Posted by: Douglas Bloomfield | Political Insider

House Republicans made their 37th attempt to repeal Obamacare last Thursday and for the 37th straight time failed. Actually it passed the Republican-controlled House but it is DOA at the Democrat-controlled Senate, and everyone knew that. So why try?

Republicans make no secret that it's easier to keep up these meaningless votes that risk passing legislation that President Obama might claim as an achievement, even if they get to share the credit.

GOP Tries To Repeal Obamacare 37th Time…And Counting

Posted: Wed, 05/15/2013 - 21:08 | Posted by: Douglas Bloomfield | Political Insider

House Republicans intend to make their 2,917th futile attempt to repeal Obamacare this week. Why try again when they know it will ultimately fail like all the other attempts? Speaker John Boehner has a unique excuse: he said the new members of the 113th Congress haven't had a chance to vote on it yet.

UN As In UN-believable

Posted: Wed, 05/15/2013 - 20:26 | Posted by: Douglas Bloomfield | Political Insider

Iran named to chair UN Conference on Disarmament.

Israelis Want Peace Talks But Are Pessimistic

Posted: Mon, 05/13/2013 - 19:46 | Posted by: Douglas Bloomfield | Political Insider

At the White House this afternoon, President Barack Obama updated British Prime Minister David Cameron on Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the peace table.

By a bit better than 2:1 margin, Israelis would like to see that happen, but only one in three think those talks would produce peace, and in fact most doubt they'll even get started.