Monthly Archives: February 2009

Toward the end of the war in Vietnam there were a number of odd arguments concerning withdrawal advanced by people suffering from non-combat fatigue. One had to do with the idea that because people had been lost in the war, … Continue reading →

President Obama's policy speech at Camp Lejeune today – It was a bravura performance. It would be strange if I had not liked this speech.  The policies involved are ones that I have advocated for years. In straightforward, statesmanlike, dare … Continue reading →

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"Moreover, Netanyahu will in all likelihood swiftly return to his old habit of alienating Israel's friends. Even Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak once admitted the Israeli nationalist leader made him "very, very, very exasperated." Jordan's King Hussein, who at one point … Continue reading →

"The cartoon shows a police officer, after his colleague just shot dead a chimpanzee, saying, "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill." Critics said yesterday that the chimpanzee served as a crude interpretation of Obama, … Continue reading →

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I think these are fair questions: Are we headed for a general collapse of the big banks, the ones that the federal government has shoveled money into? Is the crisis of mortgage foreclosure going to take down the structure of … Continue reading →