In case you’ve heard about Obama backing the Bush total-surveillance program, there is a lot to learn. In short, Obama has always backed this program, which is disappointing but unsurprising. More importantly, though, is that these actions are taking place under the initiative of Bush’s ...

Putting all of the tax issues aside, the actual key question is does the handling of the financial crisis, that he had such a critical hand in, and which shows little signs of abating, tell us that he is indeed the right man for the job. If he is in fact confirmed, as he no doubt will be because eth...

Holder to Face Grilling Over Clinton Pardons Originally uploaded by mashget Grilled On Marc Rich and FALN Pardons I talked on Friday about the Eric Holder confirmation hearings focusing on his spoken definition of torture. My hope is that in the back rooms of Washington, out of the cameras eye where...

A much needed fresh start for the Department of Veterans Affairs: Retired Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki pledged yesterday to transform the Department of Veterans Affairs into a proactive, "21st-century organization" to meet the needs of a growing population of wounded veterans. Shinseki, the former Arm...

Tuesday Night News Roundup I watched portions of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s confirmation hearing. From what I saw, I thought she performed well. I thought she reflected Obama’s foreign-policy positions extremely well. Senator David Vitter from Louisiana, connected with prostitutio...

  I know Senator David Vitter (R-La.) was just trying to score some cheap political points with his base today with his intense questioning of Hillary Clinton and donations made to her husband’s foundation at her confirmation hearing before the senate foreign relations committee. I’ll a...

Just More Of The Same Political Quid Pro Quo Hmmm. Primary adversaries, a choice with a huge political agenda, a politician that may carry her own message and not necessarily yours, a husband that may usurp your authority and create controversy and distraction in his many speeches around the world. ...