Now the most famous peanut farmer of all weighs in on President Obama’s ISIS/ISIL/Islamic State strategy: “[Former President Jimmy] Carter said it was hard to figure out exactly what President Obama’s policy is in the Middle East. “It changes from time to time,” Carter said. “I noticed that two of his secretaries of defense, after …
Black Jimmy Carter
Holder Resigning
As you all are in touch politically, you are all probably aware that Holder is resigning. I have no idea who will be nominated to take his place, but I sure hope it is someone who will push decriminalization of marijuana laws and will continue to aggressively pursue civil rights violations. Taking on the banksters …
That Certainly Didn’t Take Long
The old FITD technique applied to getting our war on: President Obama’s top military adviser said Tuesday that he would recommend deploying United States forces in ground operations against Islamic extremists in Iraq if airstrikes proved insufficient, opening the door to a riskier, more expansive American combat role than the president has publicly outlined. Gen. …
I Guess We Sit Back and Watch Now
I'm perplexed on pivot to the economy and domestic cheerleading in that speech–confusing to people, different kind of USA exceptionalism — Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) September 11, 2014 That being said, Obama was forceful tonight in his delivery and presentation so if you didn't process the words, it looked/sounded ok — Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) September 11, …
Points for Honesty!
IMPERIAL PRESIDENT! WHY DOES HE USE SO MANY EXECUTIVE ORDERS! WHY WON’T HE GET AUTHORIZATION FOR MILITARY STRIKES: “A lot of people would like to stay on the sideline and say, ‘Just bomb the place and tell us about it later,’ ” said Representative Jack Kingston, Republican of Georgia, who supports having an authorization vote. …
Things Are Fucked Up and Bullshit
Because I am already in a bad mood right now, I decided to read the Meet the Press transcript and get it out of the way (Up next, I am checking the last few days of the WaPo editorial page, and I am just going to get all my self-inflicted pain out of the way …
President Obama’s Dilemma
I didn’t see the president’s remarks live yesterday, but I did read a transcript. Apparently, the remarks disappointed some liberals, including Booman, for one, and a bunch of people on Twitter. But I think Ezra Klein has it right here: If Obama’s speeches aren’t as dramatic as they used to be, this is why: the …