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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...