September 10, 2013
From the Shores of Tripoli
Thomas Jefferson hated bargaining with terrorists. In his day, the terrorists were pirates and they were based mostly in Tripoli, Algiers and other points in the Middle East. It had long been a tradition in Mediterranean Sea for European powers...
September 10, 2013
Welcome Back to the Congress
Dear Representative or Senator: Welcome back to Washington. I hope you had a nice break and you are ready to work hard on behalf of the American people. The first step in working hard for the people is to ignore...
September 9, 2013
Tread Carefully with Syria
The Charlie Rose interview of Bashar Assad kind of reminded me of the Dan Rather interview of Saddam Hussein. Except it was different. I only watched a portion of the Assad interview that aired last night and this morning (a...
September 6, 2013
The Impact of Syria on The Rest of the Stuff
The President may or may not tell the Pentagon to launch a few missiles into Syria. The Congress may or may not tell the President it is ok to launch a few missiles in Syria (although, right now, that looks...
September 5, 2013
It’s All On Obama
The Syrian vote, if it happens at all, is all on Obama. He can’t blame the Republican leadership. He can’t blame the news media. He can’t blame the British, the Russians, the French, the United Nations or the American people...
September 4, 2013
Boehner: The Adult in the Room
History doesn’t exactly repeat itself. But. A dictator in the Middle East breaks international law in August. A President asserts he has the authority to do what he wants to do, but seeks Congressional approval anyway. The Arab League warns...