Posts Tagged ‘senate’

Does an Afghanistan exit strategy hurt our allies?

Does an Afghanistan exit strategy hurt our allies?
I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or at Rethink Afghanistan. The views expressed below are my own. Uh oh, looks like you are starting to have an effect on the war. Congress is freaking out, calling hearings, holding up...
June 18th, 2010 | Politics, US | Read More

Presidential roulette

Presidential roulette
Imagine the unthinkable happens: later this evening, just as the President approaches the podium to deliver his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, terrorists unleash the horror of a weapon of mass destruction in the heart of Washington. As first responders comb through...
January 27th, 2010 | Featured, State of the Union | Read More

Rep. Fattah’s mandate for health care reform was the 2008 Election, not Massachusetts

Rep. Fattah’s mandate for health care reform was the 2008 Election, not Massachusetts
Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) is serving his eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives and is a member of the influential and powerful Appropriations Committee. The day following the Massachusetts Special Election, he spoke with me about the ramifications the election last Tuesday will have...
January 26th, 2010 | Featured | Read More