Cheney’s Song

US Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed a special prosecutor (Ed Durham) for the alleged purpose of investigating CIA “excesses and abuses” of the interrogation of detainees. From what has been discussed in the media for a long time, this seems poorly focused. Former Vice President Dick Cheney, true to form, has once again this [...]

A Break in the Clouds

Today’s newspapers bring unconfirmed reports that the Obama Administration may announce alternatives to the “star wars” project that the Bush Administration tried to roll out in Poland and the Czech Republic. If true, this will represent a break in the clouds, a “no-risk” option that should help international relations, save money, and in no way [...]

Massachusetts’ Quandary

With the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy, the State of Massachusetts has a potential test of whether this progressive State can look itself in a mirror without feeling the urge to regurgitate. When it appeared that Senator John Kerry might beat former President George W Bush in 2004, the Democratic controlled legislature passed a bill [...]

The Higher Power’s Legacy

In the run up to the invasion and occupation of Iraq, George W Bush told the world that he did not seek his own father’s (George H W Bush) advice but instead talked with a “higher authority”. Only a cynic like Dick Cheney could keep a straight face and commend the President’s seeking supernatural advice. [...]

Think Twice

The George W Bush Administration inherited a budget surplus from former President Bill Clinton. President Barack Obama inherited a projected $1.2 trillion deficit from the Bush Administration, and the projection was prepared well before the economic melt down that subsequently occurred. In the best of the Bush years, deficits were encountered primarily because tax revenues [...]

Does It Make A Difference?

It is hard to be sure whether health care reform is in trouble or not. The “debate” or better said, the outrageous disagreements that are paraded before us each day are almost certainly not intended for informational purposes. Rather they are intended to support the special interests that have contributed money and demand this type [...]

What’s Happening in Afghanistan?

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullin made the talk shows on Sunday. His job was to spread the doom and gloom message before the whole Afghan house of cards collapses. What could be happening that so worried the Admiral? Separately, other reports over the weekend painted the picture that the Taliban was reduced [...]

Swatting Flies

In August it gets hot. Flies of all types swam and fill the air with useless noise. On a particularly bad day, one can spend all the waking moments simply swatting flies. And the tragedy of this picture is that new flies come back the next day. President Obama seems to be stuck in the [...]

$174,000 Does Not Buy Much

Your everyday Congress man or woman is entitled to $ 174,000 in salary for the year 2009. That does not seem like a lot of money although it is a little more than 10 times the minimum wage. It is not as much as what you think of when the word “Wall Street” comes to [...]

Non-sensical Politics

The on-going health care debate has been a misnomer. There has been no debate, no sharing of two or more sets of ideas that might improve health care. Instead we have heard one distortion after another from one side and a clear as mud explanation from the President on what exactly he is proposing. It [...]