NATIONAL VIEW
National view: It’s time to tackle conservation issues 
Now that Congress and the Obama administration are returning to Washington, we know they’ll be looking over a fiscal cliff. But the skies above that landscape look different since we met Superstorm Sandy the week before the election.
By David Yarnold , November 25, 2012
National view: Republicans need to learn from election
I know it’s early, but I have a sinking feeling the Republican Party is taking all the wrong lessons from last week’s election. Short term, that’s a boon for Democrats. Long term, it’s a problem for the country.
By Eugene Robinson , November 18, 2012
Petraeus had an affair, so what? So let’s wait for judgment on security risk
It is tempting, oh so tempting, to unleash the snark as the script unfolds: Real Housewives of Tampa. Or is it Real Generals of Kabul?
By Kathleen Parker , November 18, 2012
Petraeus had an affair, so what? So Petraeus really was an indispensible man
The graveyards are full of indispensable men,” it’s often said, meaning that few are genuinely indispensable. David H. Petraeus was one of the few, which is why his loss for the U.S. government, after his admission of adultery, is so tragic.
By Max Boot , November 18, 2012
Petraeus had an affair, so what? So we can’t afford to lose his talent, skill
The sudden resignation of David Petraeus as CIA director over an affair makes me very sad and quite angry. There’s something wrong with a political system that destroys men of his talent over a very human mistake.
By Trudy Rubin , November 18, 2012
Or was it a draw?
When two presidential candidates battle roughly to a tie in a debate, is there a winner?
By Doyle McManus , October 21, 2012
National view: Obama hands Romney a whopper
Fight night at Hofstra. The two boxers, confined within a ring of spectators — circling, feinting, taunting, staring each other down — come several times, by my reckoning, no more than one provocation away from actual fisticuffs, of the kind that on occasion so delightfully break out in the Taiwanese parliament. Think of it: the Secret Service storming the ring, pinning Mitt Romney to the canvas as Candy Crowley administers the 10 count.
By Charles Krauthammer , October 21, 2012
National view: Plagiarism panic stifles reporting
One of the first things I learned in my first newsroom job was how to use a thick, black pencil to transform an official news release into a news story. You crossed out the letterhead and contact information, made a few style fixes, put ## where you wanted it to end, and sent it to the typesetters.
October 21, 2012
National view: Clinton shows class in taking responsibility for attacks
Once again, Hillary Clinton has demonstrated herself to be the classiest person in the room. No wonder she’s one of the most revered public figures in America.
By Kathleen Parker , October 21, 2012
A clear win for Obama in second debate
Not a close call. President Obama won the second presidential debate as clearly and decisively as he lost the first. For anyone who disagrees, three simple words: “Please proceed, Governor.”
By Eugene Robinson , October 21, 2012
National view: Obama resorts to trivial Big Bird ad
No mystery about the trajectory of this race. It was static for months as President Obama held a marginal lead. Then came the conventions. The Republicans squandered Tampa; the Democrats got a 3- to 4-point bounce out of Charlotte.
By Charles Krauthamme , October 14, 2012
National view: American women are Americans first
How many years of the woman have we had? Let me count.
By Kathleen Parker , October 14, 2012
National view: Biden fills prescription for Democrats, Obama campaign
If the question is who did more to help his ticket, Joe Biden won the vice presidential debate by a mile.
By Eugene Robinson , October 14, 2012
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