Actor James Gandolfini
died suddenly of an apparent heart attack while on vacation in
Rome. He was 51.
Gandolfini is, of course, best known for portraying Tony Soprano
on the HBO series The Sopranos from 1999 to
2007.
Prior to his So...
Regarding my
analysis of Syria, I didn’t want to go off on a long tangent in
the piece itself, but it’s worth addressing an objection that I
anticipated (and have in fact gotten) from both opponents of
intervention and advocates of aiding...
Ex-Bush 43 aide Peter Wehner has responded to my criticism of
his piece on Sarah Palin and Herman Cain. The link over at
Commentary is
here and I am happy to repeat his interesting, policy driven
beginning. Below. With my answer coming in the near future...
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its reports on
the Senate’s immigration reform bill (S. 744) on Wednesday, with
several positive predictions for the pro-immigration crowd. For
one,
the first CBO report said federal budget deficits will b...
President Obama reaffirmed his desire to reduce nuclear weapon
stockpiles in the U.S. and Russia, and to combat climate change in
a speech in Berlin on Wednesday. He also said he hoped to rekindle
the spirit Berliners showed when they fought to be reunite...
If immigration reform passes, in the 1,000 page bill now before
Congress, get ready for a one-party state. Red states will turn
purple, purple states will turn blue, and federal politics will
resemble the single-hued state politics of California. Oh, ther...
The Ranking Democrat of the House Oversight and Government
Reform Committee tried to disrupt the committee’s investigation of
the IRS scandal last night by releasing the full transcript of a
single investigative interview onto the Internet, accordin...
I am a baseball fan who enjoys a well pitched game, especially
shutouts. But I rarely see them because managers won’t let their
starters go nine innings.
Case in point.
Felix Doubront pitched an absolutely beautiful game for the Red
Sox tonight aga...
I realize that with the amount of blood and treasure expended by
this country in Afghanistan for more than a decade that the
resumption of peace talks with the Taliban is viewed
as good news.
The Taliban has pledged to not to use Afghanistan as a base to...
