Foreign Relations
David Shipley Dispenses With Objectivity
On Friday, the New York Times refused to publish an op-ed piece by Republican nominee John McCain (FoxNews.com). This might be the first time in American history that a newspaper turned down a column by a presidential candidate from a major party. According to Jonathan Martin of Politico, the Times demanded that McCain include “timetables” [...]
Watch Iran’s Navy
Iran commissioned a stealth attack submarine on November 28, adding a dangerous and potentially destabilizing weapon to its aggressive arsenal. Built with Russian help, the Ghadir is capable of launching torpedoes and missiles simultaneously.
Perhaps Iran has suspended its nuke program. Perhaps not. An advanced sub patrolling the Med in the hands of Iranian nuts is [...]
The GOP Horse Race
Mike Huckabee’s recent ascent through the polls is about to reverse itself.
Looking through RealClearPolitics news stories and polls, I saw a pattern:
Huckabee says something stupid
Romney fires off attack ads on Huckabee
Huckabee makes something up that might not be true
Romney fires off attack ads on Huckabee
Huckabee attacks Romney’s ads
Repeat until sick
Let’s assume that people in Iowa, New [...]
Huckabee Slammed By Senior Aide
From CNN:
A senior aide to Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee admitted Friday that the former Arkansas governor had “no foreign policy credentials” after his comments reacting to the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto raised questions.
When a candidate’s senior aide admits the candidate knows nothing about the world beyond Arkansas, USA, the voters [...]
Democrats Prove Incapable . . . Again
The two leading Democrat contenders for president took time out from their campaigns, yesterday, using Benazir Bhutto’s assassination to demonstrate their utter incapability and unpreparedness to lead the world’s last remaining superpower.
Obama
Barrack Obama’s team blamed the United States, George Bush, and everyone who supported the Iraq War for Bhutto’s assassination. In other words, like [...]
