Even many of Obama’s supporters have became impatient with his lack of energetic leadership on the Gulf oil spill. But why would they have expected any different? Obama has almost never shown that characteristic—and he’s been praised for that fact … Continue reading →
Seems to be a pattern. Although, it depends what the meaning of “offer” is.
Continue reading →…marches on.
Continue reading →This article is well worth reading. As is this comment.
Continue reading →MoDo is puzzled by Obama’s lackluster performance lately: How does a man who invented himself as a force by writing one of the most eloquent memoirs in political history lose control of his own narrative? Let’s just start with the … Continue reading →
…and there’s sorrow and consternation in the land. Seriously, there is. And in order to feel sad about it, it’s not even necessary to be a Democrat, or to like Tipper and Al Gore. It’s almost always upsetting and even … Continue reading →
Didn’t happen. I guess it was a 360 pivot rather than a 180.
Continue reading →Confessional resolutional spambot: I got my pot belly from drinking a lot of beer. now i have to do a lot of Cardio to remove my pot belly.-“
Continue reading →Time was that, whatever one thought of Israeli IDF forces and the policies behind them, nearly everyone agreed that they were super-competent. In security and counter-terrorist operations in particular, they were skillful and tough, and feared by their enemies. Remember … Continue reading →
Critics of Israel’s action in the flotilla operation keep saying that the Gaza-bound ship was in international waters and that therefore the boarding was illegal. This seems self-evident—to those ignorant of international law on the matter. And of course the … Continue reading →
It’s Memorial Day. Time for picnics and get-togethers. Time, also, for remembrance of those who sacrificed their lives in American’s wars. This post by Gerard Vanderleun at American Digest offers a poignant poem in honor of a high school acquaintance … Continue reading →
The headlines scream a story that looks for all the world like those dreadful Israelis boarded a ship that was on a humanitarian mission to poor beleaguered Gaza, and killed a bunch of good people for no reason (“Deadly Israeli … Continue reading →