His Daughter’s On The No Fly List
Chris Kelly, a writer for HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher," writes in the Huffington Post:My middle daughter's name seems to be on the No Fly List. Since she's only twelve years old, and neither practices nor endorses acts of political violence, I can only assume...
Project On Government Oversight
The Project On Government Oversight is a non-partisan watchdog group that had some impact in Washington this year. As Marthena Cowart, their Director of Communication, explained to me today on WHAS/Louisville, they were part of finally killing the F-22, an...
Win The Peace Prize, Go Directly To War
This morning on KIRO/Seattle, I spoke with Jere Van Dyk about President Obama's announcement that he's sending 30,000 more US troops into Afghanistan. Van Dyk -- a senior fellow at the Carnegie Council and CBS News consultant -- authored "In Afghanistan" based on his...
The Ground Truth of 9/11
John Farmer was senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission and, as we approach the eighth anniversary, has published a book called "The Ground Truth: The Untold Story of America Under Attack on 9/11."We talked about it today on KTRS/St. Louis, from the lessons learned to...
Overreaction and Immaturity
I don't agree with much of what David Brooks writes, but his column today about overwrought reactions to the undie-bomber is right on the money:In a mature nation, President Obama could go on TV and say, “Listen, we’re doing the best we can, but some terrorists are...
Pearl Harbor
A few years ago, we went on vacation to Hawaii, and made the obligatory visit to Pearl Harbor. I wasn't sure what we'd see or how I'd react, but I got more than I bargained for.As part of the tour of the USS Arizona Memorial, we joined a hundred other tourists in the...
Leonard Pitts
Leonard Pitts is one of my favorite newspaper columnists, so I was happy to talk with him on KTRS/St. Louis this morning.Our conversation ranged from President Obama's back-to-school speech to the health care reform attempt to why Democrats can't seem to work as a...
Contractors Gone Wild
The Project On Government Oversight released a report this week about inappropriate behavior by some of the private military contractors who guard the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Witnesses say the guards worked in a "Lord Of The Flies environment," with hazing...