I personally think Powell sold his soul for 30 pieces of silver when in 2002 he made his personal Achilles Heel speech before the U.N. However, I’m not stupid and Powell who has recognized and admitted his mistakes, which were many, when he served at the pleasure of George W. Bush has a lot to say and a lot of […]

Here’s a classic American political story about the stresses and strains of those ever-contradictory obligations. I refer to campaign promises and practical governing.
You can always count on this kind of story to unfold a few weeks after November’s euphoria and a few weeks before January’s inaugural.
It’s the old “be careful what you wish for because […]