He’s a brilliant tactician, decorated warrior and commander, so has the deafening silence from the Clark camp been a tactic? Has he waited until the announcements of Clinton and Obama quieted down before he made his move?
Two weeks ago Barack Obama took the leap, threw the flare out for all to see, he is running […]

Bill Kristol still can’t believe his lying eyes and ears. Why should we believe that the escalation will work? You have to know your enemy to fight it. And the neo cons know nothing about the middle east expect that it has oil they want. Should we be more patient? I guess if you are […]

ROOTS & WINGS : The costs of war 
As it appears that the Bush administration is putting things in place to expand its strategy of violence not only in Baghdad but very possibly into Iran, I think it’s time to look at the reality of this war. In so many ways this has been a stealth […]

 Congress has limited options. It could refuse funding the escalation, but that is politically unlikely. Congress can pass a resolution stating its lack of support for the president’s plan. Americans can and should voice their concerns to congressional representatives and to the White House.
We do not lack for courage or patriotism. We do lack more […]

Who’s afraid of a gas tax ? ” — to which my immediate response was, “ Who isn’t ? ” Obviously, wealthy columnists and others who can live and work wherever they choose aren’t afraid. Nor is anyone else for whom the price of fuel — or the cost of an expensive hybrid vehicle — […]