This, by Thom Shanker of the NY Times, is a very good analysis of Stanley McChrystal’s strategy in the battle for Marjah. It is, to be sure, a new kind of warfare–a major battle as demonstration project–that isn’t counterinsurgency, but complements it. Helmand Province isn’t the center of gravity of the Taliban insurgency; Kandahar province [...]
To the great disappointment of the conservative blogosphere, it turns out that it wasn’t the current one.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has not gotten a lot of good press recently. The stinging loss of Ted Kennedy’s seat to Scott Brown, the failure to recruit promising prospects such as Beau Biden and the spate of high-profile retirements from the upper chamber have all taken a toll on the group’s image. The legacy [...]
There’s a kind of “coming out” that’s still scary and potentially career-threatening in the gay-friendly town of Hollywood: telling the world you’re a conservative. So said radio host Larry O’Connor and producer Kevin McKeever, two Tinsel Town veterans who have exposed themselves as “stage right,” during a seminar on “Getting Started in Hollywood” at the [...]
In this shot from our White House Photo Blog, the First Lady stares down about 50,000 calories. Mmmmm…donuts.:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has told Greg Sargent that “if a decision is made to use reconciliation to advance health care,” he’s open to bringing back the public option. That was fast.
Take a stroll through CPAC’s exhibition hall this year and between the proffered candy, bumper stickers and key rings you can’t help overhearing some heated debates. At the end of the first row of exhibitors, next to the National Rifle Association, is a booth for the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and [...]
One of the perks of a job like mine is all the free therapy from online critics. John Cook, a crackerjack Gawker reporter, late of Radar, diagnosed me this week with “White House Press Personality Disorder,” a condition that is not yet in the DSM but may be sometime soon. (Before I continue, let me [...]
Indiana Rep. Brad Ellsworth is stepping into the breach left by Evan Bayh’s surprise retirement and is expected to announce a Senate bid later today. Widely viewed as a recruiting win for the DSCC, Ellsworth’s entrance into the race allows Democrats still reeling from the Indiana Senator’s high-profile withdrawal to breathe a little easier. A [...]
