Month: April 2010

There are some fights that the president will win simply by virtue of being the president. The most famous example in somewhat recent history was the government shutdown of 1995. On the merits, the Republicans might have thought...

As I thought about Florida Rep. Ted Deutch’s quote in my previous post this morning, I also recalled a discussion I head either on Olbermann or Rachel Maddow last night ( I really wasn’t looking at who was talking,...

This is the problem facing any president who attempts to show even a limited amount of tough love to Israel. It might seem like I’m tough on Israel or even favor the Palestinians in their dispute with Israel. But that is...

We loved Southern Africa, and we hope this diary is helpful for those planning a trip by air, land, and sea. Yesterday, we did a similar post for East Africa that you can visit by clicking here. Cross posted from Border Jumpers,...

Much as it pains me to admit it, Colman got it right in predicting more snow as late as late March/early April. US and mainland European readers might treat this as a bit of a non news item, but in recent years we have had...