Old Mavericks at Foggy Bottom I won’t shed a tear if present staff played a role in the mess of the Middle East and years of failed diplomacy. I realize when HRC left, “newcomer” John Kerry let e few staff...
Read MoreAlways handy to leak this story to discredit the US during the last phase of negotiations with Iran over the nuclear issue. No holds barred … Backlash Grows Against Bibi’s Congressional Speech on Iran and Terrorism....
Read More. Terrorist strikes during the Ronald Reagan administration, do stupid Republicans live on a short memory only? As U.S. Looks to Nuclear Deal, Book Faults Handling of Iranian Defector by Mark Handler WASHINGTON (NY Times)...
Read MoreThat about sums up the “hair on fire” rhetoric coming out of the WH, Congress, and the Beltway. The “reason” benefits must be cut. Because nobody could have predicted that 78 million Boomers...
Read MoreGiven the more immediate fiscal and economic challenges the US faces, I’m still not persuaded that fixing Social Security is among the top 10. (I am pretty sure that controlling health care costs is at least 3 of the...
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