By Oct 13,2009

Dianne Feinstein, Afghanistan hawk

I’m glad to see a staunch liberal staying strong on this issue. Hypothetical question: What if Feinstein were up for re-election in 2010 instead of 2012? I don’t know, but...

By Oct 13,2009

Who would Obama give the Prize to?

I’m guessing he wouldn’t answer that question, but I hope his answer would be Morgan Tsavngirai, leader of a peaceful effort to bring democracy and human rights to Zimbabwe, which...

By Oct 11,2009

What the Norwegians were thinking

The President’s reaction to winning the Nobel Prize was to say he will “not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments.” Presidents rarely refuse to take credit for...

By Oct 08,2009

What does it mean to be non-partisan?

I just sent off a post to a listserv discussion about J Street and AIPAC.   After one AIPAC member described the organization as non-partisan, a critic shot back that AIPAC...