when it comes to bringing terrorists to justice in the courtroom, we seem to get bored, she writes. the lack of drama not for lack of material. the wall street journal reports that the trial is kicking off what looks to be one of the biggest years for terrorism prosecutors since the september and 1th attacks. in the coming months, prosecutors in manhattan will try al masri, accused of plotting to open a terrorist training camp in oregon and abu anas al libi, accused of planning the bombings in kenya and tanzania. the success of the terrorism trial s will be crucial in determining how the united states proceeds going forward. due to pressure from congress and outcry from the public. late last year, attorney general eric holder characterized that decision as a mistake. i think that had we gone along the path that i announced at that time, we would not have
served daily. if you can t join them, beat them. today, president obama unveiled his 2015 budget proposal. in a nod to fellow democrats and reality of the republican-controlled house unwilling to cooperate on anything during an election year and for that matter any year, the proposal does away with cuts to the social safety net favor of relief for americans who need it the most. budget is about choices, it s about our values. as a country we ve got to make a decision if we re going to protect tax break for the wealthiest americans or or make smart investments to create jobs and expand opportunity for every american. among the proposal an end to the carried interest loophole which allows hedge fund managers to be taxed at a very low rate,
the extent that we re doing anything on that, how much of this is a cuddle for republicans to wield not in 2014 but 2016. the people who want to say the president s weak want to say he s weak no matter what happens, he s weak everywhere around the world, and that s a smaller portion of the republican party than the portion of republican party on the conservative movement who thinks obama cares about idea. they re vocal, they re loud. it s not a dominant thing. you have not heard mcconnell the way you have lindsey graham, the wall street journal editorial page and others. i will say the syria nondecision, the decision to turn back on syria after drawing the line, i do think that that more than a talking point is a bit of a reality because you have democrats and some of the president s allies saying, at the time, putin takes signals and putin saw that as a signal. it doesn t mean that the president should try to intimidate putin in every decision to be based on pleasing putin but it