WASHINGTON -- His demeanor was not that of a young and inexperienced president, but that of an elder statesman. There was none of the boyish, fun-loving, "isn't-this-all-amazing?" charm that has exemplified so much of his public life. He smiled not once. Full Story »
WASHINGTON -- There must have been other people at the Obamas' first state dinner last week, but frankly I am not sure. Since the only pictures are of the omnipresent Michaele and Tareq Salahi, in their fine duds and supercilious manners, posing with as many of our leaders as they could get their hands on, it may very well be that they were the whole show. Full Story »
WASHINGTON -- It would seem at first, from the international news, that the elections to be held Sunday in Honduras might offer some resolution to the many political questions on the rise of the Far Left that has been sweeping the hemisphere over the last few years. Full Story »
WASHINGTON -- This Thanksgiving, coming in the good year of Our Lord 2009, wears a cloak of indecision as it strolls around these gray city streets, topped off by a droopy hat of disappointment and a scarf of desolation. This Thanksgiving, you might say, is not exactly a "Yes, we can" holiday. Full Story »
WASHINGTON -- What do past and present leaders like Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Juan Peron, Benito Mussolini and Huey Long have in common? Full Story »
WASHINGTON -- If the Obama administration's new policy toward China, which is tiresomely called "strategic reassurance," sounds more than a little like an old married couple's muted anniversary wish, that may be because it is. Full Story »
WASHINGTON -- It is not often in human history that a leader whose country has lost its position in the world because of his actions attends joyful events celebrating the loss. Much less common is it that he considers himself a hero for what he has done. Offhand, I cannot think of any such amazing -- indeed, astonishing -- time. Full Story »
WASHINGTON -- As we looked at the TV and other press coverage of the terrible massacre at Fort Hood last week, we rather quickly learned a lot about American Muslims, our military and our citizens in general -- only it is not exactly what we would expect to learn. Full Story »
WASHINGTON -- A new term is making the rounds in foreign policy circles in Washington these days. It is undeniably clumsy. The term is "the un-Vietnam," referring to a war that has been over for 34 years yet still comes back like an arrow gone wrong when we talk about Afghanistan. Full Story »
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