The Democratic leadership is pushing vigorously for further confrontation with the Bush administration over a timetable for a pullout. They clearly seem to think they have a winner for themselves in the political sense, whatever the fallout for Iraq itself. … Continue reading →
I haven’t been especially easy on Harry Reid lately. I think his behavior despicable, shortsighted, pernicious, self-serving, and bordering on the traitorious. But it doesn’t fit the definition of treason, even though Tom Delay recently has called it “very, very … Continue reading →
I keep reading (slowly, ever-so-slowly) the Robert Kagan book Dangerous Nation, his take on the history of what he contends was a non-isolationist United States from its very inception (and yes, you might call him a neocon historian.) I plan … Continue reading →
This election campaign promises to be a long one. But in some ways it’s rather short—short as opposed to tall, that is. I may in fact be the first to point out that this campaign is distinguished by a bunch … Continue reading →
John McCain was once a media darling. The last time he ran for President, long ago and far away in 2000, the press couldn’t restrain itself from slobbering over him. Slobbering? Don’t blame me, it’s not my word. No lesser … Continue reading →
Senator Lieberman has had a strange year. His ostracism from the Democratic Party failed to stop his re-election, and has paradoxically put him in a stronger position than ever–although, for many reasons, I doubt he’ll ever hold national office, even … Continue reading →
The Clinton-Obama Democratic matchup is study in contrasts, so far. We know Hillary only too well; one of her problems is that of too much exposure. Obama is the proverbial blank slate. They’re both trailblazers, demographically speaking, but of different … Continue reading →
Chavez may have rigged the referendum of 2004, according to a statistical study by two Venezuelan scientists. An isolated study or two wouldn’t mean much. But there’s a lot more evidence that this particular election was rigged. And is there … Continue reading →
I’m reading a fascinating book by Robert Kagan entitled Dangerous Nation: America’s place in the world from its earliest days to the dawn of the twentieth century. A mouthful, I know–and that’s only Part I, which goes up to the … Continue reading →
On “Face the Nation” yesterday, Tony Snow made what seems to me to be an eminently reasonable request: What I would say to members of Congress is: Calm down and take a look at what’s going on, and ask yourself … Continue reading →
Castro’s not really dead, although most likely dying, despite his TV cameo appearance. Chavez’s star, however, is in the ascendance, and expanding fast. He’s the new Castro, with a bigger field to play on than Castro ever had: Venezuela. Chavez … Continue reading →
New bumper sticker: Don’t blame us: we’re from Congress, and we pass resolutions! It’s reminiscent of the post-Watergate 1974 message that used to be plastered all over the cars in Boston, where I lived at the time: “Don’t blame me, … Continue reading →