Latest Bob's Commentary Headlines
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May 19, 2013 | 7:56 AM PDT
Bob Schieffer on "dumb and dumber" in Washington
Says firing some low-level bureaucrats won't fix the problems facing D.C.'s fastest-growing club: officials who don't know about the unpleasant things going on
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May 12, 2013 | 8:25 AM PDT
Bob Schieffer's ode to mothers
On Mother's Day we remember and honor the most powerful guiding force in our lives
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May 5, 2013 | 7:57 AM PDT
When coming out as gay is no longer big news
Bob Schieffer on how an ever-changing America casually accepts what once would have been unthinkable: A gay male athlete in the big leagues
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April 28, 2013 | 7:57 AM PDT
D.C. gridlock vanishes, when Congress is inconvenienced
Bob Schieffer on the miracle of legislation flying through both houses of Congress to restore "sequestered" air traffic controllers
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April 21, 2013 | 7:56 AM PDT
Schieffer: Washington could learn a lot from Boston
Says the city's competence and courage in the face of tragedy are qualities D.C. should take to heart
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April 14, 2013 | 7:56 AM PDT
Capturing Jackie Robinson's greatness
Bob Schieffer on a new film that revisits the life and times of the ballplayer who broke baseball's color barrier
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April 7, 2013 | 7:57 AM PDT
Why Kim Jong Un scares even Fidel Castro
Bob Schieffer on the North Korean leader and his worrisome reputation
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March 31, 2013 | 7:57 AM PDT
Schieffer on the forces that shape human events
Says knowledge, tolerance and understanding are barriers that preserve civilization from the ravages of barbarism
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March 29, 2013 | 10:46 AM PDT
Bob's Blog: No one can be sure about North Korea
It's Holy Week and Good Friday, but the world is not all peaceful
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March 24, 2013 | 7:56 AM PDT
Congratulations, Senate! You've done your job
Bob Schieffer reflects on passage in the Senate of its first budget in four years (or at least a blueprint for one)
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March 22, 2013 | 11:41 AM PDT
Bob's Blog: Gay marriage, budget battles, and more on this week's Face the Nation
Bob Schieffer on a recent spending bill, the ongoing culture war surrounding gay marriage, and this week's episode of Face the Nation
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March 17, 2013 | 7:57 AM PDT
An about-face on same-sex marriage
Bob Schieffer on a GOP lawmaker who co-sponsored the Defense of Marriage Act, and who now rejects it
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March 10, 2013 | 7:57 AM PDT
Winston Churchill and the ability to focus
Bob Schieffer on the British prime minister's iron will
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March 3, 2013 | 7:56 AM PST
Schieffer: No way to run a superpower
Says Washington's inability to deal with sequestration demonstrates a complete breakdown of the American political system
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February 17, 2013 | 7:56 AM PST
Schieffer: D.C. underestimated its own ineptitude
Says if Washington divide over spending cuts crisis is any indication, invading aliens may have little to fear
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February 10, 2013 | 7:56 AM PST
Weighing privacy and the public's right to know
Bob Schieffer on reporting the hacking of the Bush family's e-mails, and the larger issue of making the private public
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February 3, 2013 | 7:56 AM PST
Schieffer: The Big Easy is back & better than ever
Celebrating the city of New Orleans and its comeback victory over Katrina
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January 27, 2013 | 8:14 AM PST
Schieffer: Hey, guys, the ladies are beating you
Says the rise of women into combat roles in the military mirrors their out-performing men in education and other areas
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January 20, 2013 | 8:03 AM PST
Schieffer: Keep that Inauguration Day feeling
Says the celebration reminds us of democracy's great accomplishments - and could inspire us to do more, if the feeling doesn't subside
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January 13, 2013 | 7:58 AM PST
Schieffer: 2nd inaugurations like 2nd weddings
As with a second marriage, reality sets in, as all involved have learned nothing is as easy as once thought
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January 6, 2013 | 8:01 AM PST
Washington, D.C., once home to giants
Bob Schieffer says the nation's capital was once a place that worked, where figures from opposing sides came together to get things done
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December 23, 2012 | 8:16 AM PST
Schieffer on the courage of Daniel Inouye
The convergence of events in Washington this week offered a stark contrast in common sense as embodied by the late Hawaiian Senator
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December 16, 2012 | 8:04 AM PST
Bob Schieffer: To what depths of horror must we sink?
Questions whether Americans must settle for a culture where visiting a school, mall or movie is a life-threatening experience
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December 9, 2012 | 8:18 AM PST
Has Washington changed? The Senate has
Bob Schieffer says chamber's inability to ratify U.N. treaty protecting the rights of the disabled shows that the Senate doesn't function like it used to
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December 2, 2012 | 8:06 AM PST
When all of D.C. is a stage
Bob Schieffer says the thickening plot of Washington's "fiscal cliff" drama needs some serious rewrites
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