The White House confirmed today that the goal of any military intervention in Syria would be very limited. Which makes one wonder what the point of doing anything actually is.
Western military action in the Syrian civil war now appears likely.
As President Obama’s red line has been crossed more brazenly, he continues to sound reluctant to intervene in Syria while positioning forces to do just that.
A headline I never thought I’d see: “Yemen Asks U.S. For Drones To Fight Al Qaeda”
Congress isn’t spending much time in Washington these days but that’s only one of the reasons it isn’t accomplishing very much.
President Obama is doing precisely what Senator Obama warned us about.
The architect of President Obama’s re-election campaign is going to work for the Tories.
Al Qaeda may be up to something, so take no chances.
Cory Booker puts the kibosh on a persistent political rumor.
Army Staff Sergeant Ty Carter will be the fifth living recipient of the Medal of Honor from the Afghanistan-Iraq era.
Republicans on Capitol Hill are openly disagreeing with a proposed strategy to threaten a government shutdown if Obamacare isn’t repealed.
Conservatives are doing what they criticized JournoList for doing—even though JournoList didn’t.
As expected, President Obama’s latest “pivot” to the economy is less than meets the eye.
Americans tell pollsters that hate Congress, but they never seem to do anything about it.
Another poll shows the President’s poll numbers dipping.
A Federal Judge wasn’t very pleased when Administration lawyers told her that she doesn’t have jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit over the President’s drone policy.
What can an incident at an elite New York party ten years ago tell us about race in America?
President Obama has appointed a lot of donor’s and supporters to plumb Ambassadorial slots. That’s not at all unusual.
The Oval Office Address, once a common tool of the Presidency, has been in declining use of late.
Tony Kornheiser celebrated becoming a senior citizen by playing a round of golf with the president.
Frustrations with the mercurial leader of Afghanistan may increase the pace of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Could Rick Perry recover from his disastrous 2012 campaign to become a viable candidate?
Forget about the budget deficit and spending. The Tea Party apparently now considers stopping immigration reform to be its most important task.
Liberal leaders want Ruth Bader Ginsburg to retire so President Obama can appoint her successor. She wants to hang around another decade.
There seem to be some signs that defense hawks in the GOP are concerned about Rand Paul’s growing popularity in the party.
The lede of a YahooNews report on President Obama’s trip to Africa: “President Barack Obama makes the first extended trip to Africa of his presidency next week—but he won’t be stopping at the country of his birth.”
Your latest Outrage Of The Day.
Does it matter if political leaders like each other on some personal level? Sometimes it does.
