And here it is: When the President of the United States issues an ultimatum to another sovereign nation, he should know in advance what he is going to do if that ultimatum is rejected.
Continue reading →Perhaps he thought the court’s sentence of life plus a thousand years wasn’t quite harsh enough. Perhaps he thought it was too harsh, and didn’t feature being behind bars for the rest of his life. Perhaps he figured he was … Continue reading →
Two actors I really like (or is it really one?), each with Judi Dench:
Continue reading →Paul Mirengoff of Powerline has a controversial post about Obama’s motivations for asking Congress’s approval for going into Syria. Why controversial? Because he attributes principled motives to Obama (and not just the “principle” of playing politics, either). Here’s Mirengoff: So … Continue reading →
The other day I traveled by airplane, and I was pulled out of line for special consideration. Actually, there wasn’t all that much of a line; it was Saturday night, and the airport was relatively quiet. But I was pulled … Continue reading →
Labor Day is the bookend on the opposite end of summer from its holiday beginning, Memorial Day. July Fourth is summer’s early peak, with the promise of long light-filled days ahead. But Labor Day is summer’s last gasp, the moment … Continue reading →
The scuttlebutt is that Obama wants to get the members of Congress on the record as voting yeah or nay: His reasoning, according to officials who were in the room [when Obama explained his change of heart to his advisers … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Maggie’s Farm.] What ever happened to the skilled labor force? It went to college, and that’s not an entirely good thing: When everybody’s special, nobody is. Getting everyone into college means you have to dumb down the curriculum … Continue reading →
…but this seems completely on target: Syria’s government on Sunday mocked Mr. Obama’s decision, saying it was a sign of weakness. A state-run newspaper, Al Thawra, called it “the start of the historic American retreat,” and said Mr. Obama had … Continue reading →
…but sometimes we forget how nit-picky crazy they were [the following excerpt is from The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War]: To enjoy full civil rights under the new regime [in Austria after Germany’s takeover] each person required a … Continue reading →
…long distance runner: …[T]here is one man whose physiological performance defies all convention: Dean Karnazes is an ultrarunner from California and, at times, it seems as if he can run forever. Karnazes has completed some of the toughest endurance events … Continue reading →
…one of these days. Perhaps when Congress returns and approves, which won’t be until after September 9th. But he reserves the right to do it before: Before revealing he would seek approval from Congress, the President made clear that “we … Continue reading →