At the end of December, I made sixteen predictions for 2009. Here’s how I’m doing so far: Prediction Status The United States Federal deficit for calendar year 2009 will exceed $1.5 trillion. I may have been too modest in this… Continue Reading
We’ll revisit this post in a year. Here are some things that I will be looking for in 2009: The United States Federal deficit for calendar year 2009 will exceed $1.5 trillion. A human being will be cloned. There will… Continue Reading
“Oh, man, if Bush gets re-elected, I’m going to Canada.” “If McCain gets elected over Obama, man, the fix is in. I’m outta here, I’ll go to the Netherlands.” I’ve heard more of that kind of crap from left-wing kool-aid… Continue Reading
I took Barack Obama to task during the primaries for this statement, first announced in a primary debate against his fellow Democrats and later underlined when he affirmed it in subsequent campaign statements: “If we have actionable intelligence about high-value… Continue Reading
For about seven years, America’s foreign policy with respect to Pakistan could be summed up in one word: “Musharraf.” There was no backup policy, no alternative, no acceptable substitute. The attempt to facilitate a power-sharing arrangement between Musharraf and Benazair… Continue Reading
I’m unnerved to learn that earlier this morning, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated near her home in Pakistan. It’s seemed to me for a long time that Pakistan has a critical role to play in the ongoing geopolitical struggle which we… Continue Reading
In Slate, Lee Smith argues for an ideologically cohesive foreign policy strategy which sounds suspiciously like “nation-building.” He takes the Bush Administration, and particularly Secretary Rice, to task for sending mixed messages to the world about what we want them… Continue Reading
The headline reads (or at least it used to read): “Lawyers Battle Police In Pakistan.” I’ve had to “do battle” with police officers before. When you have to cross-examine someone to get certain facts out to the jury, that’s what… Continue Reading
1. The Wife “quit” Toastmasters last week. I’m only four speeches towards getting the basic certification, and I think I’d like to finish it, if only to have actually finished it rather than stopping going because The Wife did. She… Continue Reading