Today marks the withdrawal of the last “combat” troops fielded by the US in Iraq. The 50,000 “advisor” and “support” troops still there are still armed and dangerous if they were to be asked by the Iraqi government to “assist”… Continue Reading
Representative David Obey has proposed a “war tax” in the Share Our Sacrifice Act. This is, I presume, a progressive’s idea of fiscal responsibility. Most families would pay an additional 1% of their net income as a surtax to their… Continue Reading
A National Guard unit from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin deployed to Iraq has encountered an unusual problem — the Iraqi detainees under its custody have made known their affection for Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre. If the fact that Iraqi terrorist… Continue Reading
I’ve been suggesting for quite some time that Obama’s campaign promises were overpromises, that once reality reared its ugly head and he had to look at the problems facing the country, at home and abroad, right in the face, a… Continue Reading
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing… Continue Reading
A friend from Tennessee asked in an online forum: If someone could articulate the distinction between the two parties, I would love to know. It would be lovely to have a major party that I could believe in. Also, it… Continue Reading
Steve Benen takes the Associated Press’s reporter Charles Babbington to task for calling Obama’s acceptance speech sketchy on the details of the policies Obama would pursue as President: Babbington: ‘Barack Obama, whose campaign theme is “change we can believe in,”… Continue Reading
One of my favorite political blogges, Rick Moran, has done it again: offered a great analysis of a current event, in this case the al-Maliki government’s call for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Prime Minister al-Maliki is… Continue Reading
If the “Mission Accomplished” speech on the Abraham Lincoln had not turned out to be so clearly and visibly erroneous, I am convinced now that the President would be declaring Iraq a victory. The mission at that point had changed… Continue Reading
The most significant objection I have seen or heard to the Boumediene v. Bush decision is that it extends habeas corpus protection to foreign lands, beyond the borders of the United States and into places we do not consider part… Continue Reading