Month: April 2017

Putin or Trump: Who to Believe?

With Neal Gorsuch just confirmed to the Supreme Court and a Republican president launching missiles against a Middle Eastern country, today is not a comforting day to be a liberal.  Our Bush Era PTSD has been reactivated in a...

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Benefits of US Tomahawks on Homs, Syria [Update]

Trump just saved his presidency No more talk of impeachment Recovery from shallow popularity polls I’m the boss: exit Bannon and Nunes Bowed to intelligence community Bows to US Congress hawks McCain et al Stern warning to...

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Trump Strikes Syria

First the good part. The military strikes that Donald Trump authorized tonight against a Syrian airfield avoided many possible pitfalls. The target made sense, as it is the Intelligence Community’s assessment that the...

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Who Likes the Nuclear Option?

As you contemplate Mitch McConnell’s exercise of the dreaded nuclear option, I want you to keep something in mind: The 2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial election were recall elections to elect the governor and lieutenant...

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