Tuesday's Opinions

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Tuesday, May 01, 2012 E.J. Dionne Jr. Death penalty politics A staple of Republican campaigns is crumbling. Jackson Diehl Absent in Syria Will the U.S. ever commit to the opposition? Lawrence Summers Europe on the brink It's past time to reject austerity. Bob Fu The Chen case U.S. must stand with Chinese activist. Robert J. Samuelson The real Washington Political leaders take the path of least resistance. Tom Toles Tom Toles cartoon Click on the image for the full-size cartoon Ann Telnaes Click on the image to watch the animation Post Partisan Why the dysfunctional GOP matters Jonathan Bernstein Jennifer Rubin misses the point. What would Romney have done about Osama bin Laden Jonathan Capehart Anyone who thinks Romney would not have made the same or a similar call as Obama is fooling himself. Obama right to crow about killing Osama bin laden Jonathan Capehart If the president crowing were Bush would we be having this conversation? 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