Author: Arthur Gilroy

In Booman’s recent post Privatizing Security is a Bad Idea, he wrote the following deathless words. For more than a decade I have regarded Booz Allen Hamilton as indistinguishable from the Central Intelligence Agency....

In the so-called paper of record’s editorial page today there is an article called President Obama’s Dragnet. In it the Times throws Obama under the bus and then for good measure goes around the block and runs him...

The consiglieri tactic. The underboss tactic. The isolation of the gang boss from the misdeeds of his underlings. As above, so below. Obama is familiar with it. If he’s not, he’s learning on the job. Bet on it....

[In a late night editing session glitch, I inadvertently deleted this post and the ensuing comments. Here is the post again although I believe the comments are wandering around lost somewhere in the vast internets. Sorry]. Mr....

In a comment on Booman’s article The Push For War, Bob in Portland wrote: I would also like to point out that for the last fifty years the President has had less and less say in running things, especially the CIA and...