Month: November 2012

That’s what John Boehner told President Obama when Obama told him that there had to be a deal on the debt ceiling. But he wasn’t really talking to Obama – he was talking to the people of the United States who...

It’s in the Constitution. You can’t ratify a treaty without the consent of two-thirds of the Senate. Presently, that means that you need 67 votes. It also means that you can’t have more than 33 senators opposed...

. FM Avigdor Liberman has threatened Israel will come down hard on the Palestinians of the West Bank if Mahmoud Abbas goes forward with his UN General Assembly bid to upgrade status as member state. It seems Abbas is willing to...

Jeb Bush has certain vulnerabilities as a potential presidential candidate that are particular to him. Collectively, they could be as damaging as Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital. It could be that he just isn’t a...

Just a question. Is climate change an issue big enough now to leverage to take back the House of Representatives? Water pollution should be included in the debate: rural water quality is abysmal. Simple message: we are polluting...