Monday's Opinions [Dec 3, 2012]

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Monday, December 03, 2012 Fred Hiatt Paying for charitable giving Overwhelmingly, the tax deduction benefits the wealthy. Robert J. Samuelson Bad-faith bargaining Protecting retiree benefits is the left's version of "no new taxes." E.J. Dionne Jr. Why sanity looks strange Obama made his move. It's now the GOP's turn. Elisa Massimino An intolerable status quo The U.S. must act in Bahrain. Tom Toles Tom Toles cartoon Click on the image for the full-size cartoon Ann Telnaes Ann Telnaes Animation Click on the image to watch the animation Post Partisan Take debt-ceiling authority away from Congress Jonathan Capehart Congress can't do anything without a gun to its head. And even then, it is way too willing to play Russian Roulette. As we saw last year during the scuffle over raising the debt ceiling, Congress came very close to pulling the trigger on a gun loaded with bullets. Al-Qaeda affiliate playing larger role in Syria rebellion David Ignatius Jabhat al-Nusra plays a growing role among the forces challenging Bashar al-Assad's regime. Obama has Romney for lunch Jonathan Capehart There's something at once hopeful and sad about the picture of President Obama and Mitt Romney in the Oval Office yesterday. Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy