Obama: “We Can Absorb A Terrorist Attack”
What’s so wrong with saying that America will survive even if al Qaeda manages to hit us again ?
1 In 5 Americans Believe Obama Is A Cactus
According to a poll released Tuesday, nearly 20 percent of U.S. citizens now believe Barack Obama is a cactus, the most Americans to identify the president as a water- retaining desert plant since he took office.
2025 Trajectories
The authors of Global Governance 2025 offer a wide range of trajectories for the international system depending on whether we adequately address known threats.
Woodward Book Reveals There Is No Plan In Afghanistan
According to a new book from Bob Woorward, American policy in Afghanistan is the result of a decision making process that can only be described as chaotic at best.
Bob Woodward Still Relevant?
Dan Drezner asks, “Has Bob Woodward jumped the shark?” My snarky response is that he did that in Bob Casey’s hospital room.
Obama: Mexicans Here Before Americans
President Obama told the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, “Long before America was even an idea, this land of plenty was home to many peoples. The British and French, the Dutch and Spanish, to Mexicans, to countless Indian tribes. We all shared the same land.”
Murkowski Stripped of Committee Post?
The Republican Leadership is treating Lisa Murkowski very differently than the Democrats handled Joe Lieberman in 2006.
From The Office Of Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R., GA): “All Faggots Must Die”
A staffer for U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss left a threatening slur on an Internet discussion of the right of gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military.
Senate Fails To Invoke Cloture On Defense Bill, DADT Repeal
The effort to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell suffered a setback in the Senate today that likely delays any further moves on the issue until after the midterm elections.
Mickey Kaus To Newsweek
Another new media star is coming to the rescue of an old media dinosaur. Put it’s probably too late.
Union Hires Non-Union Workers to Protest
The UFCW of Nevada pays temporary workers minimum wage to demand fair treatment and wages from Wal-Mart.
Are The Ivies Too Small?
America’s elite universities have proportionately fewer slots than their English and French counterparts. Does it matter?
The Godfather Presidency
One Republican analyst thinks that President Obama could learn a few leadership lessons from Vito and Michael Corleone. In order to do that, though, the President would need to stop acting like the weakest of the Corleone brothers.