That 70′s Show
Director Jonathan Demme’s documentary on Jimmy Carter—Jimmy Carter Man from Plains—has been drawing dozens of the former President’s devotees to the theaters. The film couldn’t be better timed. What...
View ArticleUnpardonable Behavior
The New York Times yesterday carried a front-page article entitled “As Democrats See Security Gains in Iraq, Tone Shifts.” The story details the rank cynicism of the Democratic presidential candidates,...
View ArticlePutin’s Real Record
Surprise, surprise. In an “election” with all the suspense of the Harlem Globetrotters beating the Washington Generals, Russian voters dutifully handed their presidency to Vladimir Putin’s hand-picked...
View ArticleThe “Iraq Recession” Fallacy
I couldn’t believe my ears when I was on a radio program a few days ago with Rep. Barbara Lee, one of the most liberal members of Congress (she represents Berkeley and environs). She referred to our...
View ArticleIn the Kitchen with Bin Laden
Senator Hillary Clinton has a new ad that describes the presidency as “the toughest job in the world. You need to be ready for anything–especially now, with two wars, oil prices skyrocketing, and an...
View ArticleSlavin Gets It Wrong
Barbara Slavin’s op-ed in today’s San Francisco Chronicle tackles the question of Iran in order to rebuke what she considers as growing “war talk” within the Bush Administration–although the White...
View ArticleNervous Employers, Obtuse Politicians
The Wall Street Journal editors observe: Sooner or later the economic recovery will start creating new jobs, we promise. But it sure is turning out to be a long, agonizing wait. The economy has been...
View ArticleObama’s Iran Policy Is Producing Arab Fallout
A key concern of those who believe a nuclear Iran would be disastrous is that it would prompt “moderate” Arab states to switch into the Iranian camp — due to fear that America would be unable to...
View ArticleMorning Commentary
House Republicans announced a vote to repeal health-care reform on Jan. 12, naming their bill the “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act.” But even if the legislation passes the House, it’s...
View ArticleObama Admin Admits Goal Isn’t to Reduce Oil Prices
It’s long been obvious the Obama administration is more interested in reducing oil dependency than reducing gasoline prices. But now Republican operatives have a sound bite to go with it, after...
View ArticleWhite House Launches Hamfisted Campaign to Silence Iran Critics
President Obama tried to water down congressional sanctions last year and then declined to implement them last week, part of a long-term policy that leaves pressuring Iran to “leaders in Congress and...
View ArticleIran Sanctions Exemptions Leave Room for Doubt About Obama’s Intentions
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced today that the United States was granting exemptions to Japan and several European countries from sanctions that are intended to prevent the sale of Iranian...
View ArticleIs Obama Blaming Israel for Gas Prices?
The campaign of administration leaks aimed at undermining Israel’s position on Iran has been widely noted. But according to Robert Satloff, the respected head of the Washington Institute for Near East...
View ArticleOPEC Battle Ahead for Iran
When OPEC meets later this month for its ministers’ summit, price-hawk Iran will confront a new reality – for the first time since the beginning of international sanctions against the regime in Tehran,...
View ArticleObama’s Iran Détente and Oil Prices
Americans may be enjoying some of the lowest gasoline prices in recent memory but this good news for consumers is very bad for those countries that count on oil revenue to keep them in business....
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