USA Today has an interesting piece on Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)’s recent trip to Ramadi, Iraq the provincial capital of al-Anbar province and one of the former centers of the insurgency in Iraq. What Ellison has to say is extremely interesting, especially coming from an anti-war Democrat: Ellison said that local leaders in Ramadi told [...]
The IRS and FBI have raided the home of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), the man (in)famous for the “Bridge to Nowhere” earmark and “series of tubes” speech. Sen. Stevens has proven himself to be an embarrassment to the Senate, and it’s not all that surprising that one of America’s worst politicians would be at the [...]
Michael O’Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack have a report back from their trip to Iraq in The New York Times. Both of them find that the last few months have produced great progress in securing the country: Here is the most important thing Americans need to understand: We are finally getting somewhere in Iraq, at least [...]
Ed Morrissey notes that Congressional Democrats are about to end up fighting a losing battle over executive privilege by filing contempt charges against two White House aides. As The Washington Post reports: The House Judiciary Committee voted today to issue contempt citations for two of President Bush’s most trusted aides, taking its most dramatic step [...]
The father of Senator Norm Coleman has died at the age of 82. Sen. Coleman is the senior Senator from Minnesota. Condolences to the Coleman family on their loss.
Michael Totten, blogging from Baghdad, has a fascinating look at life in one Baghdad neighborhood: “This is not what I expected in Baghdad,” I said. “Most of what we’re doing doesn’t get reported in the media,” he said. “We’re not fighting a war here anymore, not in this area. We’ve moved way beyond that stage. [...]
David Bernstein notes that the head of US intelligence has warned that Hizballah has established sleeper cells in the United States, ready to strike if the US engages in military action against Iran. I’m not particularly surprised about this — Hizballah is responsible for the murder of US citizens in Beirut and Saudi Arabia, and [...]