Nov 17 2009

Blind Pig Finds Acorn

Tom Friedman wrote something that I more or less agree with today, about the Israel/Palestinian “peace process”:

It is time for a radically new approach. And I mean radical. I mean something no U.S. administration has ever dared to do: Take down our “Peace-Processing-Is-Us” sign and just go home. …
Let’s just get out of the picture. [...]

Oct 29 2009

Undiplomatic Diplomacy

Isn’t a diplomat supposed to be–you know–diplomatic? Secretary of State Hillary Clinton doesn’t seem to think so. On her current visit to Pakistan, she managed to insult both her own government and Pakistan’s in the space of a few minutes.
The Associated Press has reported on interviews and a Q and A [...]

Jun 26 2009

Everyone Hates the Cap-and-Trade Bill

Greenpeace just came out in opposition to the massive, 1,200-page bill the House is considering today. I say 1,200 pages, but it may have expanded to 1,500 overnight, as there’s a rumor than 300 pages of amendments were added around 2 a.m.
Conservatives quickly took to Twitter to laud Greenpeace, which is opposing the bill for [...]