Feb 12,2009
Behind the headlines at the NSC
The lead story in Sunday’s WaPo was Obama’s NSC To Get New Power. Will Inboden — a former NSC official and new blogger at Shadow Government — explains why there...
Feb 12,2009
“I still have my face.”
In the wake of America’s 2-0 victory over Mexico last night, one of the Mexican coaches got a little slappy with American star Frankie Hejduk. Video at that link. I...
Feb 12,2009
Politicizing the census
Last week, the Obama administration announced that senior White House aides would supervise the Census Bureau’s conduct of the 2010 survey. Republicans quickly charged that the White House was politicizing...
Feb 12,2009
Dead Russian satellite collides with live American one
It had to happen sooner or later. A deactivated Russian satellite collided with a U.S. communications satellite over Siberia on February 10. William Broad of the Times and Seth Borenstein...
Feb 12,2009
Progressive Republicans
Seriously. I guess ‘progressive conservative’ might be something of a contradiction, although American conservatism, with its emphasis on individual freedom and free markets, could actually be described as progressive. (Hat...