<![CDATA[RealClearPolitics - Articles by Lanny Davis]]>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/authors/?id=14695Author <![CDATA[The Clinton-Clinton-Obama Triumph]]> Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[The Torture Memos: Obama, Holder Strike The Right Balance]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 On the issue of the release of the interrogation memos and the decision not to prosecute the interrogators, once again President Obama has shown the courage to do the right thing while angering some elements on both the left and the right. The latter decision on non-prosecution was based on the fundamental principle that all Americans understand - fair play.

"It would be unfair to prosecute dedicated men and women working to protect America for conduct that was sanctioned in advance by the Justice Department," said Attorney General Eric Holder.

"Sanctioned in advance" is the key phrase in Mr. Holder's explanation. The principle of "good faith reliance" by the interrogators...]]> <![CDATA[Obama, Warren and Civil Society]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Recently, he seemed to go further - in the same sentence, he mentioned his opposition to gay marriage as well as "having a brother and sister be together and call that marriage ... [and] an older guy marrying a child."

That sentence was insensitive, hurtful and unfortunate. But the fact is, it has been misrepresented by gay rights critics that the pastor compared gay marriage with incest and pedophilia.

That misleading charge spread rapidly across the Internet. As the words quoted above show, Pastor Warren was referring to - not to the criminal and widely recognized heinous sexual wrongdoing of incest and pedophilia. The critics of Pastor Warren who misrepresent what he...]]> <![CDATA[How We Will Feel If Obama Wins]]> Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Hillary Made Obama a Better Candidate]]> Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[The GOP Leads a 'Socialist' Bailout]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Why Obama Should Pick Hillary]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Anti-Iraq War Dem]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Surveillance: Obama's 'Sister Souljah Moment'?]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Is the Obama Glass Half-Full or Half Empty?]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[The Argument For Nominating Hillary]]> Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Obama's Clear Weakness Against McCain]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Obama's Minister Problem Not Going Away]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Two Questions for Senator Obama]]> Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500