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...