Islamic State, Ray Rice, 9/11, immigration

This week, President Obama addressed the price levitra online pharmacy nation to make his case for a military offensive Video thumbnail for youtube video Video: Islamic State, Ray Rice, 9/11, immigration - PublicSquare.netagainst the terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State. The president claimed that the Islamic State presents a threat to national security, while at the same time trying to reassure the American people that this offensive would not become another quagmire. Was the President’s case persuasive?

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The other major story this week was the new video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocking out his then-fiancee. The NFL and the Ravens levied additional punishments on Rice in light of the video, but now public indignation has turned against team officials–and especially NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Are there any heads that should roll as a result of this situation?

Turning back to national security, this week the nation observed the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Naturally, there was a major turn toward homeland security following the attacks, and opposing concerns about personal liberty have taken a back seat. Has this turn toward securing the price usa drugs cialis online thetrafficvault.com homeland been an overreaction? Has civil liberty suffered over the past 13 years?

Finally, late last week President Obama announced that he will delay any executive action on immigration until after the November elections. He said that doing so will keep the issue from being politicized during election season. The president has been taking heat on all sides. Immigration advocates have accused him of breaking–or at least delaying–another promise, while Obama’s critics have noted that the delay indicates that such a move would be unpopular to begin with. Was this a politically calculated move? And is that necessarily a bad thing?

Political consultant Marcio Coimbra, Al Mattei of TopoftheCircle.com, Democratic consultant Mathews Pierson, and Nick Zaiac of the pan-am post discuss these issues.

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