Really starting to look like the Bibi really, really over-reached: The President’s top adviser David Axelrod told me that approval of new housing units by Israel in the Arab section of Jerusalem during Vice President Biden’s trip there last week was an “affront” and an “insult”. “What it did was it made more difficult a …
Foreign Affairs
It’s Nice to be Liked, But It’s Better By Far to be Paid
The Times has a good round-up of how the Iraqi economic stimulus is helping at home: Investigators looking into corruption involving reconstruction in Iraq say they have opened more than 50 new cases in six months by scrutinizing large cash transactions — involving banks, land deals, loan payments, casinos and even plastic surgery — made …
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Enough is Enough
As sick of the health care debate as I am, there is still something worse- the Israeli/Palestinian issue: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday that Israel had sent a “deeply negative signal” aboutthe U.S.-Israeli relationship and urged him to take immediate steps to demonstrate it was interested …
Olympic Hockey
Not sure if you are watching, but the US Hockey team just scored 6 goals in the first period of the match versus Finland. And while the Fins may feel a little shellshocked, at least they don’t have to contend with this: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is well known for his bizarre exploits, from demanding …
A Real Profile in Courage
So tired of Dick: KARL: And you think that’s a good thing? I mean, is it time to allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military? CHENEY: Well, I think the society has moved on. I think it’s partly a generational question. I say I’m reluctant to second-guess the military in this regard …
Spanish bomb
This story is not getting as much attention as one would think in the American media, but Greece, Spain and Portugal are facing major financial crises that may end with the countries defaulting on their debt. If this happens, you can be pretty sure that the deficit scolds will use this as cautionary tale, e.g. …
Doing Things Right vs. Doing Things Right Now
I dunno, I’m an O-Bot and everything, but my judgment is that having the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs coming out in favor of repealing DADT in the first day of hearings with an accompanying media narrative that it is not “if” it will be repealed but “when” is probably a lot more helpful in …
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