Tag Archives: afghanistan

Observations.

Observations.

Posted on 11. Apr, 2010 by scott.

this propensity to forgive is one of the greatest things about our country

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Karzai has crossed the line.

Karzai has crossed the line.

Posted on 06. Apr, 2010 by scott.

I have been absorbed by the NCAA Final Four the past few days.  It has been great too.  Close games with great plays and even better sportsmanship.  I am though, deeply disappointed that Butler did not win it all, too.  I think most Americans living outside of North Carolina were for this amazing ‘underdog’ — [...]

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President Obama on Afghanistan.  Huh?

President Obama on Afghanistan. Huh?

Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by scott.

If our President doesn’t understand the issues in this war then how is he going to get our allies (again who are they?) to step up more than they have in the last 8 years.

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Dubai, a potential economic reality show.

Dubai, a potential economic reality show.

Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by scott.

in a month when the DOW and S&P were up over 5% the Dubai crisis proved to be a very localized and mostly uninteresting bubble.

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T-day views before the feast.

T-day views before the feast.

Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by scott.

consumer confidence rose from a 48.7 revised figure in October to a preliminary 49.5 in November

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Afghanistan Bananistan!

Afghanistan Bananistan!

Posted on 22. Sep, 2009 by scott.

I am getting really frustrated with our policies in Afghanistan.  The trouble is that they seem to be changing far too frequently.  We need to get this right!  It is at least as important as health care and seems to be getting pushed into the background in D.C.
When President Obama changed command there and picked [...]

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