From a TV point of view, the arguing, interrupting, counterpunching, talking over each other and pleading to the cameras was delicious viewing, lacking only tears to make the moment picture perfect.
Auto execs act like borderless global cowboys. They act tough and play by their own rules. However, they soon find out that the world is a dangerous place.
Obama got himself in trouble when he drew a red line to prevent Syria from using chemical weapons but then lacked the will to enforce it. Putin brokered a phony Syrian chemical weapons surrender for Obama.
On this Pearl Harbor Day, it is fitting that Americans are reminded of the spirit of the enlisted soldier who survived and went on to become the 41st President of the United States.
The lasting impact of the genteel former president is not likely ever to be fully appreciated beyond the countless individuals whose lives he touched in profoundly kind and personal ways.
Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo make the Netflix series’ Frank and Claire Underwood seem like law-abiding, Constitution-respecting, selfless public servants.
Although it’s early to start thinking about the president’s chances at reelection, the variables are many. Chaos in the Democratic Party, challengers from inside the GOP and economic surprises could be ahead.
The first female speaker, who will turn 79 in March, is facing a growing chorus of demands for change from younger members, the very ones her prodigious fundraising and pugnacious politics helped elect.
The more the lies, justifications, diversions and cover-ups come from defenders of the Saudi royals, the greater the calls for retributory action by the United States.
We don’t know much. But we do know there was no blue wave. In fact, the Democrats’ gains of 30-plus seats were less than the 40 expected when a president’s job approval is below 50 percent.
The self-described non-politician wasted no motion or words reaching out to the unconvinced. Elections are about divisions, not unity. Trump’s strategy provides a template for his approach to re-election.
Now that the U.S. presidency no longer occupies any moral high ground, the hopes of foreign individuals for equality, democracy and independence don’t look to the American president for hope. They now look directly to the American people.
While speaking in New Delhi on Sept. 6, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied writing an opinion piece published in the New York Times. An anonymous senior administration official claimed to be part of a “resistance” working inside the White House.
