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I did what?(Photo Credit: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) Senator Jeff “Hawl’in-ass-out-of-there” Hawley is a guy who likes to raise his fist defiantly, and then bravely fold his cards and run away at the first opportunity. So it was no surprise that after… Read moreSold again!
Yesterday, numerous media outlets reported that a preliminary intelligence assessment found that the US bombing mission set Iran’s nuclear program back by only a “few months.” To the extent this preliminary assessment holds up (and isn’t suppressed or manipulated by… Read moreI don’t think he’s going to like this . . .
It’s only been a couple of days since Trump’s big bombs (“Bunker Busters”) were dropped on Iranian nuclear sites. In the hours after the bombing raid, Administration officials crowed about the success of the mission. But sensible people knew that… Read moreTrump’s big mouth and gut may have doomed his big beautiful bombing raid
When I was in elementary and middle school, the Vietnam War was still raging, and even we young ones were taking sides. No friendships were terminated over the divide, at least among us young ones. The only effect my family’s… Read moreAmericans (of the Republican variety) like authoritarians
People are scratching their heads over Trump’s doubling down on his praise of Putin. As he told Matt Lauer, he likes Putin because Putin is a strong leader. And very popular, too, with an 82% approval rating. Apart from the… Read moreTrump Likes Putin Because Trump Wants To Be An Authoritarian