BY FROMA HARROP There is a time for war and a time for peace, according to the book of Ecclesiastes and The Byrds. In the contest to replace John Boehner as speaker of the House, the Republican candidates chose to sell themselves as full-time political warriors. Forget about the national interest. Their job, as they have framed it, is to smite Democrats. The security of American diplomats in dangerous places and maintaining America’s promise to […]

Political War All The Time
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