Admiral Fallon’s words of wisdom

Admiral William Fallon, head of U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, has heard plenty of war-mongering rhetoric from the right when it comes to Iran. In some circles, most notably Rudy Giuliani’s inner circle, the debate is basically over whether to start the bombing raids this morning or this afternoon. […]

Getting to the heart of why Sunday morning shows exist

Barack Obama made his first appearance on Meet the Press in quite a while yesterday, and subjected himself to Tim Russert’s aggressive questioning. Most political observers probably tune into interviews like these, watching to see if the pugilist will knock his opponent down — in this case, if Russert will “nail” Obama with a subject […]