President Obama’s Biggest Hurdle: Nancy Pelosi and The Democratic Party
An observation on the Presidents recent obstacles.
Does Torture Make America Safer?
President Barack Obama and former Vice-President Dick Cheney square off on the virtues of using torture, does it contribute to making the country safe or less safe?
General Powell
In the guts of the White House in 2002, a handful of men made plans to torture the captured prisoners of a so-called “War on Terror”. Now one of them, Gen. Colin Powell, has left his post and resigned! Why did he leave the powerful post of Secretary of State and speak against the policies of the influential Bush Administration? Was it self-sacrifice or self-service that moved Gen. Powell?
First Class with the Senator
A general account of a 2003 flight with the senator of Idaho. And his very personable descriptions of some of our favorite politicians.
You Can’t Have it Both Ways, Uncle Sammy
The Washington Post reported the United States has warned Syria, Hezbollah and Iran not to topple the “U.S. backed democratically elected Lebanese government”. Once again, poor U.S. foreign policy has created inroads for those trying to pull down democracies in yet another country, as Hezbollah seeks to increase its power in the reconstructed “Unity Government” of Lebanon. If the U.S. backs Lebanon now, why did the back Israel during the campaign? No wonder US foreign policy is hated everywhere…except Washington.
