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Defense Nominee: Ashton Carter terrific choice but will Obama listen to him?

The most important appointment President Obama will make for the rest of his time in office is the next secretary of defense. For the next two years, every major foreign policy problem he faces will be contentious, and largely a…

US extends nuclear talks with Iran

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After Chuck Hagel: Why Obama’s next pick for Pentagon chief could determine his foreign policy legacy

Poor Defense Secretary Hagel. Hired and fired in just one term. I’m not surprised. When he got the job I warned that he was the wrong pick, because he didn’t have good relations with Congress to sell the president’s unpopular…

Russian Forces Inside Ukraine

It is being characterized as an incursion and not an invasion at this point, but whatever you want to call it, one thing is for sure: the Russians are coming. Just days ago, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned…

Impeachment Talk Won’t Help The GOP

The Republicans are standing on the brink of yet another missed opportunity to capitalize on a Democrat party with their backs against the wall. Obamacare is still struggling. There are thousands of illegal migrants streaming across the southern border. Ukraine…

Clintons struggle in discussing wealth as Hillary tests 2016 waters

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has not announced she’s a candidate for the 2016 presidential election, but should she run, a remark made during an interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer may be cemented as the first gaffe of her…

The American Dream isn’t dead but we have work to do

May 20, 2009: The Statue of Liberty against the deep blue sky in New York Harbor. On Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 the statue will host the 125th anniversary of its dedication with a Naturalization Ceremony, the presentation of a gift…

Three inspirational days riding with President Bush, warriors in W100K

There are beautiful rocks of all varieties on the bike trails at Prairie Chapel Ranch, former President George W. Bush’s home in Crawford, Texas. The shifting terrain and slopes challenge riders. The single track weaves between the trees with just…

A doctor, not a bureaucrat, should be in charge of Health and Human Services

“The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans,” Jack Kennedy famously said in his 1961 inaugural address, a phrase once swollen with optimism and American pride. ; It may be tempting for President Obama to use this…

Putin Blames The US For Ukrainian Unrest And Reserves Right To Military Action

Though Putin has had his hand in the events of the last week in Ukraine, he actually hadn’t made any formal comments – until today. In an hour long, unscripted press conference in Moscow, Putin called the events in Ukraine…