August 2, 2007

The Tillman Investigation

Former SecDef Rumsfled decided to grace the House Oversight Committee with his presence yesterday, and as we've all come to expect, he had nothing important to say about the investigation... [More]

August 3, 2007

Romney in Foreign Affairs

While I'm on the subject of Obama v. Romney, the latest issue of Foreign Affairs has essays penned by each of the candidates. Obama's essay can and should be read... [More]

August 4, 2007

Military Contractors

I'll be honest; I've long worried about the increasing use of military contractors, but this point by Hendrik Hertzberg never occurred to me before: The military-industrial complex produced by the... [More]

August 8, 2007

Serving Your Country

I always thought that "service" meant looking beyond one's own family to the larger community of which you are a part. As a mormon, you would think Romney of all... [More]

August 10, 2007

The War Czar Just Used the D Word. Wow.

Normally I'd dismiss this as a bit of accidental truth telling. That he did it at the end of the day on a Friday, however, makes me wonder if this... [More]

August 20, 2007

Catching Up After a Long Weekend - The Short Version

First off, even with the torrential downpour that hit a few hours into our Saturday AM hike, the trip to Acadia was fabulous. The gift of an amazing system of... [More]