Remember back in 2010 when Republicans won tons of races across the country and retook the House? They said up and down it was a sign that people wanted new direction on the economy and they were right in that. But since then we have seen all these Republican victories result in very little direction […]
The war drums with Iran are getting louder when you listen to the GOP Presidential candidates. At last night’s debate, both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich did their fair share of beating those drums: Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich said at the Republican presidential debate here Saturday night that they would be willing to go […]
Robert Gibbs has issued a statement trying to walk back his critique of the “professional left” in an interview with The Hill. Here’s Gibbs statement (via The Plum Line) I watch too much cable, I admit. Day after day it gets frustrating. Yesterday I watched as someone called legislation to prevent teacher layoffs a bailout […]
Wow: President Barack Obama made history again Friday, winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” The Norwegian Nobel Committee recognized Obama’s efforts to solve complex global problems, including working toward a world free of nuclear weapons. Congratulations Mr. President. He is only the fourth […]
Another good move by the President: Obama has rejected the Pentagon’s first draft of the “nuclear posture review” as being too timid, and has called for a range of more far-reaching options consistent with his goal of eventually abolishing nuclear weapons altogether, according to European officials. Those options include: • Reconfiguring the US nuclear force […]
By they, I mean the Russians: A top Russian general said Friday that Poland’s agreement to accept a U.S. missile interceptor base exposes the ex-communist nation to attack, possibly by nuclear weapons, the Interfax news agency reported. The statement by Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn is the strongest threat that Russia has issued against the plans to […]
Russia says they could use nuclear weapons: Russia’s military chief of staff said Saturday that Moscow could use nuclear weapons in preventive strikes to protect itself and its allies, the latest aggressive remarks from increasingly assertive Russian authorities. Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky’s comment did not mark a policy shift, military analysts said. Amid disputes with the […]
War monger Frank Gaffney was on Hardball tonight talking about the NIE. This is how idiotic the war mongers are getting – Gaffney thinks they should have a “do over” on the NIE. Buchanan called his bluff and asked Gaffney if he wanted this in 2005 when the NIE said Iran was working on nuclear […]
When our Congress lets someone act like a king long enough, then they start thinking they are one: The Bush administration is losing patience with Gordon Brown over Iran, with senior American diplomats frustrated by his reluctance to declare bluntly that the Islamic state must never be allowed nuclear weapons. Hey Bush – perhaps they […]
So how bad are things on the international front? The Washington Post gives us a great view: From deteriorating security in Afghanistan and Somalia to mayhem in the Middle East, confrontation with Iran and eroding relations with Russia, the White House suddenly sees crisis in every direction. North Korea’s long-range missile test Tuesday, although unsuccessful, […]