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A few weeks back I posted an item about Tony Blair and his soon-to-be retirement from the Prime Minister’s office in Britain. At the time I indicated that the United States would be losing a strong ally in the office at #10 Downing Street - and I still feel that way.
But after reading his […]

Occasionally I get some pretty interesting emails. This one came today from a former staffer on the Hill who still works in DC:
I was having a drink last night with a friend who works in the office of a congresswoman. Apparently the friend’s boss is in an uproar with the Speaker over this […]

I love hypotheticals, so here’s one that I’ve been mulling over lately…
Suppose that you’re a major stockholder for a large national, publicly-held corporation. Over the years you’ve continued to accumulate holdings in the company and you’ve watched and participated in actions that have hired and fired Boards, CEOs, Managers, Department Heads and various […]

I have a question for President Bush - who’s running American foreign policy? The last time I gave a read to the U.S. Constitution and reviewed some of my government operations texts, I’m pretty sure they said (not only directly but through inference) that U.S. foreign policy is supposed to be directed by […]

I’m shocked that Nancy Pelosi completely misrepresented our country in foreign policy discussions while galavanting about the Middle East and has received no public reprimand. Sure the White House said they thought her trip was counterproductive, but how come Bush isn’t demanding a public apology?
Others agree… I like what Tom Bowler at Libertarian Leanings […]

Charles Krauthammer seems to think so…
Kind of ironic how that Iranian diplomat was suddenly released and how Iran was given access to those five “consular officials”.
What do you think? Forget about what a bunch of wusses the British are, this is a BIG story to which nobody seems to be paying any attention.

Yesterday’s New York Times featured an interview with former George W. Bush campaign strategist Matthew Dowd. In the interview Dowd described his anti-Iraq war sentiment and growing disenchantment with the President and the current administration. As I read the interview, I couldn’t help but feel for Dowd.
Here’s a guy who as a Texas […]

… but maybe if they drank?
Last night’s Radio and Television Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington DC featured the president’s obligatory humorous remarks and the presentation by Bob Woodruff to Steve Senntani of the David Bloom award. The evening’s big trademark comedy act was Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood from the ABC show “Who’s Line is […]

Follow the clues:

Arizona Senator John McCain refuses to distance himself from the Bush Administration and becomes the president’s staunchest ally in the senate for the war in Iraq
Vice President Dick Cheney’s Chief of Staff Scooter Libby is indicted for lying to the grand jury about his conduct in the CIA leak case and the outing […]

It’s Friday and we’ve got a sick kid at home. Word to the wise, if your kid (our daughter Paige is 4) goes to the doctor for their regular check-up and innoculations, plan on them being home for the next few days. Sometimes they have no reaction, sometimes they do… this time Paige is having […]