Jim Webb, the decorated Vietnam war veteran and former U.S. senator and secretary of the Navy, has declined to accept an award at his alma mater the Naval Academy because some alumni were threatening to disrupt the ceremony. Aaron MacLean writes at the Washington Free Beacon:
Writing in the Washington Post, former senator Jim Webb laments the announcement that Andrew Jackson will be taken off the $20 bill, and heaps unwarranted praise upon America's seventh president. Webb writes:
Anderson Cooper’s final question in the Democratic presidential debate on October 13 led to an interesting and revealing moment. He asked:
During the debate in Las Vegas, CNN’s Anderson Cooper asked Jim Webb how, if were he elected, “he would not be a third term for Obama.” Webb said that “there would be a major difference between my administration and the Obama administration,” and it would concern “the use of executive authority.”
During Tuesday's Democratic debate, presidential candidate Jim Webb ripped the Iranian nuclear deal, adding that the deal will allow Iran "to move forward and eventually acquire a nuclear weapon." Watch:
Jim Webb, the Democratic presidential candidate, has come out against President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran. He made the case in a TV interview this weekend:
Jim Webb, the former Virginia senator who may run for the Democratic nomination for president, released a statement on Facebook regarding the Confederate battle flag and the debate over its continued use in state-funded memorials. Here's the message:
Possible Democratic presidential candidate Jim Webb is asking supporters to "invest in leadership you can trust." That's the subject line of Webb's latest fundraising pitch.
As Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton comes under fire for shady financial dealins, Jim Webb is calling for a "new leadership model for our country." Webb, also a Democrat, is considering a presidential run.
Jim Webb, a possible Democratic presidential candidate, accussed Hillary Clinton of stealing his lines. Webb made comments on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports.
Democrat Jim Webb told ABC News that he has been getting "a lot of support" as he's exploring a presidential run.
Former Virginia senator Jim Webb announced last night the formation of a presidential exploratory committee. Webb, a contributor to THE WEEKLY STANDARD, made the announcement in a lengthy YouTube video posted on his website:
Albert Hunt Jr., ponders in Bloomberg the possibility that James Webb might challenge Hillary Clinton in the coming campaign for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination. The column covers the expected bases (Hunt is a pro and has done thousands of thumb suckers in his career) but one…
On Sunday, the boss joined George Stephanopolous, David Plouffe, Peggy Noonan, and Donna Edwards on ABC's This Week to talk about Iraq, Ferguson, Rick Perry's indictment, and a potential 2016 run from former Democratic senator Jim Webb. Stephanopolous referred to a recent WEEKLY STANDARD blog post…
James Webb has served in the U.S. Senate and as secretary of the Navy. He is also an accomplished writer of both novels (Fields of Fire), non-fiction (Born Fighting), and a contributor to THE WEEKLY STANDARD. And he won a Navy Cross for his service as a Marine officer in Vietnam. He is now…
Retiring Virginia senator Jim Webb explains why he decided not to seek reelection and leave the Senate in an exit interview with public radio.
Democratic senator Jim Webb, who is retiring after the election, said yesterday morning that Obamacare "cost Obama a lot of credibility as a leader." The Washington Post reports:
Manu Raju of Politico has a piece today about retiring Virginia senator Jim Webb. The last three paragraphs read:
Last night, two Democratic senators helped block a motion to debate and vote on the president's jobs bill. That hasn't stopped Barack Obama from arguing that it was Republicans in the Senate who are solely responsible for holding up his bill's movement.
Democratic senators, Politico reports, are voicing obvious displeasure with aspects of the president's jobs plan.
Despite press reports that have indicated Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia would not support a debt ceiling deal that involves tax hikes, the senator won't reveal, when asked in person, where he actually stands on the contentious issue.
Politico's Manu Raju reports:
Ben Smith reports that Virginia senator Jim Webb won't seek reelection in 2012:
The Virginia Pilot writes, "The Obama administration 'did a really terrible job handling health care reform,' he [Sen. Jim Webb (D., Va.)] said, because the president relied on Congress to draft a plan. 'You can't turn something that complicated loose on the United States Congress,' he said..."
President Obama says in an interview with The Advocate that his "strong sense" is that implementation of Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal will be "a matter of months...absolutely not years—and that we will get this done in a timely fashion, and the chiefs are confident that it will get done in a timely…
While President Obama and most Democrats in Congress have voiced their support for repealing the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy on gays in the military, a few Senate Democrats are leaving open the option of voting against repeal. Senator Jim Webb of Virginia said Wednesday that members…
Public Policy Polling, a Democratic firm, is already looking ahead to 2012, when Democrats will have to defend 23 Senate seats and Republicans will defend just 10.
The Washington Post's Aaron Blake reports that Virginia on senator Jim Webb's lackluster fundraising: