Obama and national security: Pragmatism, continuity

Tweet Sorry I haven’t posted today — actually, I DID post something, but it blew up when I hit SAVE, and I’m not about to type it again, so there. Anyway, I thought I’d put up something that would provide a chance for y’all to discuss Obama’s National Security team. I’ve already expressed my concern […]

The creeping sense of letdown

TweetThis feeling has been creeping up on me in recent weeks, and it’s just emerged into my consciousness in the last days. I hesitated to mention it, and it seems particularly inappropriate given the fact that people are turning out in droves to vote, but… The election has been a real letdown for me. And […]

Which do you want, JFK or LBJ?

TweetBy BRAD WARTHENEDITORIAL PAGE EDITORBARACK OBAMA and Hillary Clinton decided last week to put their spat over MLK, JFK and LBJ behind them. That’s nice for them, but the rest of us shouldn’t drop the subject so quickly.Intentionally or not, the statement that started all the trouble points to the main difference between the two […]

Last night’s dream

TweetSummon Joseph to my presence… Joseph, let’s see how you do with this one. I had a dream last night. Well, actually, this morning, I suppose, since I was able to remember it when I woke. I remembered it quite clearly then, but it’s been several hours — affairs of state and such, you know. […]