Posts Tagged ‘tcot’

Miscellaneous Musings on Iran, the Role of the President, and US Foreign Policy

Sunday, June 14, 2009 13:23 1 Comment

Browsing through the usual chatter on Twitter this AM, I was struck by random speculation and questions everyone has related to what is currently happening in Iran, and how/if the United States should respond. Let’s start with the Middle Eastern nation itself: while I have not yet seen Jimmy Carter personally step forward and endorse [...]

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Think Globally, Act Locally: the 20th District in NY and Politics Beyond the Beltway

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 19:08 1 Comment

The political world remains transfixed on a small, otherwise nondescript region of upstate New York; there, a hotly contested race for state’s seat in the 20th Congressional District remains too close to call, as Republican Jim Tedisco and Democrat Scott Murphy remain deadlocked in this highest of stakes. Really?  One meager seat out of 435?  [...]

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Well, That Didn’t Take Long…

Monday, March 23, 2009 21:25 1 Comment

No doubt spurred into action by my scathing post from last night, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today that a large array of AIG senior managers have graciously agreed to return their not-so-justly earned bonus compensation in the name of the greater good of the citizen taxpayer. Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo of [...]

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