This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating

This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating

I consider theology to be the rhetoric of morals.

I consider theology to be the rhetoric of morals.

What the Bush administration is primarily interested in is regime change in the United States, not regime change in Iraq read more

What the Bush administration is primarily interested in is regime change in the United States, not regime change in Iraq or South East Asia or the Balkans. A foreign war is a wonderful lollipop to stuff in the mouth of a possibly quarrelsome press.

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be read more

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.

The dominant rhetoric is academese relieved by flashes of clich‚.

The dominant rhetoric is academese relieved by flashes of clich‚.

Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.

Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.

When Bush had an opportunity to capture or kill bin Laden, he took his focus off of him, outsourced the read more

When Bush had an opportunity to capture or kill bin Laden, he took his focus off of him, outsourced the job to Afghan warlords and bin Laden escaped.

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. read more

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.

When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday.

When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday.