Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff might not have said “We’re all gonna die,” but he does have a “gut feeling” something bad is going down this summer.
Nothing against leaders who trust their gut, but here’s an analogy: imagine a top-ranking cabinet member in 1962, say Robert Kennedy, saying something like “I have a gut […]
The opening paragraphs of this Associated Press article published in yesterday’s (7/10/07) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel say it all:
The boost in troop levels in Iraq has increased the cost of war there and in Afghanistan to $12 billion a month, and the total for Iraq alone is nearing a half-trillion dollars, congressional analysts say.
All told, Congress […]
Here’s an example of brutally honest self-awareness that’s rare and, well, so refreshing these days:
A Cape Cod man who claimed he was homophobic, racist and a habitual liar to avoid jury duty earned an angry rebuke from a judge on Monday, who referred the case to prosecutors for possible charges.
I’ll have to consult a lawyer […]