Jimmy Carter
Carter’s disappointment; Obama doesn’t call
Jimmy Carter, the last fellow for whom I cast a vote for Democrat for president, is a bit miffed because President Obama doesn’t call him for advice, the Washington Times reports; He was asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” if Mr. Obama ever reached out to him for advice on various policy matters. His response? […]
Draft dodgers in South Korea
For those of you out there who think that draft is the answer to the problems facing national security as service in our all-volunteer military becomes less attractive, this look at South Korea’s conscription woes in the Stars & Stripes might alter your perception; South Korea is better known for its catchy K-pop songs, tech-savviness […]
Carter says he was targeted for assassination
I saw the title of this article in the Washington Examiner and thought they were going to offer some kind of evidence that Jimmy Carter had been the target of assassination since he left the White House, but apparently the only source for the story is the peanut magnate himself; “I have had two or […]
Lindsey Graham; the new Jimmy Carter
I remember in 1980 that our grand strategy for defeating the Soviet Union after their invasion of Afghanistan the year before, was to boycott the Moscow Olympics. Remember how well that worked? Yep, it hit the Soviets so hard that they were forced to withdraw from Afghanistan eight years later. It was a close won […]
Argo; Jimmy Carter ruined it for me
So, yesterday I watched Argo on Amazon and I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised by the entire movie. It represented Americans, generally, and the CIA, in particular, very well. I’ll admit that I never knew much about that operation, but then I was in the 82d at the time and I was […]
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