Given the circumstances, “a little common sense” sounds like it’s desperately needed, but is in short supply. The nation’s largest combat veterans group on Friday urged the military to “exercise a little common sense” and call off its investigation of a group of Iraq war veterans who wore their uniforms during anti-war protests. “Trying to […]
We’ve reached an entertaining point in Bush’s presidency — normal weeks are now newsworthy. For a lame duck, President Bush looked remarkably spry last week, announcing a series of policy initiatives that caught many in Washington off guard. […] On Tuesday, Bush announced new sanctions against Sudan and a nominee for World Bank president who […]
When I worked at Americans United for Separation of Church and State, it was frustrating to debate rivals in the religious right, not because they held competing opinions, but because they accepted a different reality. I would note that the Constitution separates church from state. They’d say, “No, it doesn’t.” I’d say the Founding Fathers […]
As you’ve probably heard, Steve Gilliard died yesterday at the age of 41. His strong, passionate voice will be sorely missed. My condolences to his family and friends. I didn’t know Steve well, and never had the pleasure of meeting him, but I enjoyed his hard-hitting, unapologetic posts, and was always impressed with his consistently-amazing […]
The plot was, as the saying goes, “more aspirational than operational,” but the arrests of these suspected terrorists are obviously good news. A suspected terrorist cell planned a “chilling” attack to destroy John F. Kennedy International Airport, kill thousands of people and trigger an economic catastrophe by blowing up a jet fuel artery that runs […]
About a week ago, Steve Clemons raised eyebrows throughout the political world with a report on the “race currently underway between different flanks of the administration to determine the future course of US-Iran policy.” As Clemons described it, Cheney’s team is actively circumventing the president’s team in order to instigate a U.S. conflict with Iran. […]
I vaguely recall a time when Surgeon General was a big deal. C. Everett Koop became a prominent national figure in the 1980s, and seemed to take the position from honorary title to leading public health official. Other than Joycelyn Elders, who gained unwelcome notoriety, the position hasn’t garnered much attention since. Quick: name the […]
James Comey’s revelations from two weeks ago continue to reverberate on the Hill. Not surprisingly, lawmakers now want to hear from the man who could shed quite a bit of light on the subject: Former Attorney General John Ashcroft. The Senate and House Intelligence Committees are asking former attorney general John Ashcroft to testify about […]
Much of the political world snickered this week when most of the Democratic presidential candidates announced that they will not participate in the Congressional Black Caucus Institute’s scheduled debate, because the event will be co-sponsored and aired by the Republicans’ Fox News Channel. When the dust settled, Joe Biden, Dennis Kucinich, and Mike Gravel — […]
Aside from a handful of lunatics, everyone in government — both parties, both chambers, both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue — knows that Iraq did not have WMD stockpiles before Bush launched an invasion in 2003. The administration ended its search for the illicit weapons years ago, after officials realized the arsenal that sparked the war […]