Libya and Syria - Second verse, same as the first! 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm

In March 2001, I posted about then-looming US war against Libya. Below is a cut and paste job from that post. I have changed nothing at all except the word, "Libya" to "Syria" or "Qadaffi" to "Assad."...

Get ready for the Syrian quagmire 27 Aug 2013 | 04:13 am

Kerry Says Chemical Arms Attack in Syria Is ‘Undeniable’ - NYTimes.com WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the use of chemical weapons in attacks on civilians in Syria last we...

Why we need the Apocalypse as soon as possible 27 Aug 2013 | 12:50 am

After the VMA awards, which I happily did not watch but unhappily saw news reports thereof, I am almost convinced that the the end of history cannot come a moment too soon. But at least someone thinks...

Biden then, Biden now 27 Aug 2013 | 12:50 am

It used to be that Vice President Joe Biden offered measured, well considered and even scholarly analyses: After studying the constitutional language governing the use of military force and the debat...

Hagel on Syria: UN yes, Congress no 26 Aug 2013 | 11:03 pm

Reuters this morning: And what would that legal justification be? President Obama's record is that he himself is all the legal justification he needs to send US forces into war. Some members of Cong...

Obama to order banjo control 26 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am

There are too many assault banjos on the streets. It is time to institute rigorous controls over who may lawfully possess a banjo.

A Sunday reminder 25 Aug 2013 | 08:44 am

How's that reset button working out? 24 Aug 2013 | 05:09 am

Putin Is the Victor in Egypt as Obama Stumbles In the meantime, Russian President Vladimir Putin has slid into the great-power vacuum to call an extraordinary meeting of the Kremlin and announce that...

Americans getting poorer quicker 24 Aug 2013 | 04:45 am

The recovery continues! Worst off were African American households which, according to the study, saw a larger income drop since the end of recession than other groups. Interestingly, increase in co...

Doctors say this is a miracle 23 Aug 2013 | 08:26 am

Ohio Man Declared Dead Comes Back to Life - ABC News "These are things that just clinically don't happen."