Okay, Now They Are Just Bragging…

These pool reports from the Obama press office are killing me. Note the time on this one: Dec. 26, 2008 Pool report No. 3 Kailua, Hawaii The wonderful Samantha Tubman called a lid at 9:27 a.m., so your pool is returning to Waikiki Beach. President-elect Barack Obama is not planning other movements today, but if [...]

The Ongoing Cost of War

The early months of the Obama Administration are likely to be dominated by debates over massive amounts of new domestic spending. But we also will be continuing to pay another big bill. Mark Thompson has an illuminating look at the more than $1 trillion we will soon have spent fighting the wars that have started [...]