Month: December 2010

Richard Holbrooke Has Passed

It’s not his fault, but Richard Holbrooke died at an inopportune time. On Tuesday, Obama is scheduled to meet with his top national security advisers to finalize an assessment of his Afghanistan strategy in the year since...

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Serious Question

Can it get any more obvious that we’re wasting our time in Afghanistan? Actually, it can. It can’t get really obvious. But why do we have to wait for that?

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Rosa Parks – #3

“Dangerous memories” is a phrase often used by German Catholic theologian Johann Metz.  Metz argues that certain memories are subversive of the status quo, and therefore dangerous to the powers that be....

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Unfrozen Caveman Liberals

Wait. Nearly 70% of liberal Democrats support the president’s tax deal with the Republicans? Can anyone find one of them in nature? I haven’t seen or read anything from any liberal that is supportive of the deal...

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Blubbering Boehner

I made the mistake of watching 60 Minutes last night. John Boehner has a nice family but he blubbers too much. It’s ridiculous. I don’t even know what he’s crying about. That the son of a bar owner can...

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