You know, larger than life is always better than smaller than life in politicians. And, you know, God save us from mediocrities.
Joe KleinYou can be as critical as you want of Black Lives Matter. I'm critical of him, too. But to say that they have caused shooting of police officers, I think is a bridge too far.
Joe KleinPolitical courage requires clarity. The Obama Administration chose the tortured route of arguing the legality of the individual mandate via the interstate commerce clause for one simple reason: it did not want to take the political risk of allowing opponents to call it a tax increase. That was stupid. The Republicans were calling it a tax increase anyway.
Joe KleinI got into journalism because I came of age in the '60s. It just seemed one way for me to get things done.
Joe Klein