Month: June 2010

I agree with the New York Times editorial board and Thomas Ricks. The president should not limit himself to sacking Gen. McChrystal. He should fire Ambassador Eikenberry and Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke, too. Eikenberry...

Talk of immigration-related lawsuits filled the news this week, and it all started with a television interview that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave overseas in Ecuador. The rather obscure interview footage most likely...

As Steve Benen says, “Democrats appear to have lined up 58 votes, but in the Senate, 42 is greater than 58, even when our economic health is on the line.” He’s referring to the failed effort to pass the...

“Better One Innocent Man Should Die …than we should ever get rid of the death penalty.” I know that’s a crude reversal of the standard catchphrase death penalty opponents make. Yet, isn’t it in...

“I agree, Lord of Darkness, if you grant me the following wishes: First, I would like the nation to be hurled into an economic crisis caused by Wall Street greed and recklessness. This will discredit free-market...