Message to Obama: Fighting the Clinton machine won't be as easy as picking up favorable press clips. Rich Lowry More Quotes by Rich Lowry More Quotes From Rich Lowry It is Hillary's lot in life not to be able to fake it well... Rich Lowry wellsfake-peopleable Because liberalism typically doesn't sell in American presidential politics, liberal candidates tend to run as culturally conservative centrists. Rich Lowry presidentialconservativerunning Al Gore's performances could be a case study in abnormal-psychology classes. Rich Lowry abnormalpsychologyclass We believe in the power of 21st-century international norms. Russian President Vladimir Putin believes in the power of lies and brute force, and implicitly asks, in the spirit of Josef Stalin, 'How many divisions do international norms have?' Rich Lowry presidentbelievelying There is no appeasing Putin. Frankly, there is no directly stopping him, either. It is only possible to raise the costs to him of his war, including the military costs. If we won't provide military materiel to Ukraine now, we deserve the contempt with which Putin regards us. Rich Lowry ukrainemilitarywar Calculation has its advantages, but no one likes naked calculation. Rich Lowry advantagenakedlikes If Hillary can't win the nomination - and it's clearly very, very hard for her - she's basically a stalking horse for McCain. She's preparing the demographic ground for McCain, by getting white working-class Democrats used to (if you will) not voting for Obama. Rich Lowry horsewinningclass Bill Clinton was a liberal who could appeal to conservative-leaning Bubba voters. Rich Lowry votersconservativebills We're going to cut taxes, deregulate to try to create general pro-growth conditions, at the same time, much more than any other Republican ever before, [Donald Trump] is going to focus on trying to tighten the labor market directly through discouraging outsourcing and tightening up on immigration, all towards the goal of actually increasing wages, that's a new focus for the Republican Party and a very important one. Rich Lowry cuttingpartygoal Clinton's fakery was so deft and deeply ingrained that it was impossible to tell where it ended and the real Bill Clinton began. This constituted a kind of political genius. Rich Lowry politicalgeniusreal If you think the country is a bastion only of nasty tendencies and racism and oppression, that is anti-American. Rich Lowry racismcountrythinking I think just focusing on the wealth of these cabinet picks misunderstands [Donald] Trump's economic strategy here, which is going to be equal parts traditional Republican economics. Rich Lowry wealthcabinetsthinking There is simply no substitute for forceful American leadership. Sometimes the best way to get allies is to be willing to forge ahead alone. Rich Lowry allieswarway America roused to a righteous anger has always been a force for good. States that have been supporting if not Osama bin Laden, people like him need to feel pain. If we flatten part of Damascus or Tehran or whatever it takes, that is part of the solution. Rich Lowry painamericapeople We are a product of our families, schools, and churches. Without the liberty and rule of law that characterize America, entrepreneurship would indeed be impossible. Any successful American who is not a patriot is a rank ingrate. Rich Lowry successfullawschool I think likelier targets are [Steve] Mnuchin, the Treasury pick. When you look at his dealings during the financial crisis, that's going to be a target rich environment, and [Rex] Tillerson. Rich Lowry targetlooksthinking What (the Arizona immigration law) is likely to mean effectively is that if in the course of a traffic stop, a cop asks you for a driver's license, and you don't have one, and he asks you for other identification, and you have none, and he calls ICE and they have no record of you as a legal immigrant, you're in trouble. This is near-fascism? Rich Lowry icelawmean Arizona seeks only to enforce the nominal immigration policy of the United States. Perhaps the federal government should try it sometime. Rich Lowry immigrationgovernmenttrying Contemporary Democrats are people who can't stand the idea that someone, somewhere is experiencing good news. Rich Lowry newspeopleideas The case against Jeff Sessions was threadbare three decades ago. It's based on hearsay and innuendo and a joke he made about the Klan. Rich Lowry casesthreemade
