Our goal is no longer "a deal" but rather elimination of the IRGC threat. An actual "deal" was probably always folly, but the man who literally "wrote the book" on dealmaking was always bound to give the idea the old college try. This turned out about as well as negotiating with terrorists generally does. Give them an inch and they ask for two and then take three, then four, and will basically keep going until you kill them. Now things have shifted to the degree that other gu

A shocker. Senator dies at age 71 Lindsey Graham, a longtime Republican senator from South Carolina, died suddenly on Saturday night, his office said. Graham’s office said only that the senator had “passed away from a brief and sudden illness.” The statement said Graham’s family appreciates prayers and asks for privacy. Wow. Wasn't expecting this. 71 is not a very ripe old age anymore. It's considered young. The sudden illness deal is cryptic, but I am sure we will get more i

This feels a little like suggesting that the 16 year older brother is fighting with the 9 year old little brother. In reality he is just beating him up. Now that Trump has decided that Iran is not worth trying to negotiate with, the pundits are all suggesting that means we are "back at war". But from a traditional sense, the concept of a "war" generally is some sort of back and forth with two armies battling for supremacy. In the case of the US and Iran, there is only one mi

They want him to "pull out" before it is too late!

But bad poll numbers matter to Democrats! The pitchforks are out and Platner appears to be on the cusp of being forced out... or is he? So far he has lost all support for apparently being Platner. Nazi Tattoo, public masturbation fantasies, active on a social media account that targets children, several allegations of sexual abuse, cheating on his wife... all okay if he is ahead in the polls. But once he got down in the polls, everyone decided that they had had enough. One w

We'll see about that!