Oh here’s some must reading for the president-elect!

I know Obama has a lot on his plate these days, but i hope someone close to him takes careful note of The New York Times this morning. It is running a whistle-blowing piece from a former high-level NASA administrators that certainly has the painful ring of truth to it. I suspect the basic principles [...]

Obama’s ’secret’ weapon – try it!

I was a bit surprised when a New York Times news analysis on Friday began:
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama won the Democratic nomination with the enthusiastic support of the left wing of his party, fueled by his vehement opposition to the decision to invade Iraq and by one of the most liberal voting records in [...]

Another vote for “go home now, George”

Friedman – got to be my favorite columnist – writes today:
If I had my druthers right now we would convene a special session of Congress, amend the Constitution and move up the inauguration from Jan. 20 to Thanksgiving Day. Forget the inaugural balls; we can’t afford them. Forget the grandstands; we don’t need them. Just [...]