Print Gregory D. Chang Read Full Bio Rep. Adam Smith Bemoans 'Romney-Cheney Doctrine,' Praises Obama Foreign Policy How does Smith get to a Cheney-Romney doctrine? “It's particularly worrisome that on Thursday, July 12, Governor Mitt Romney is attending a GOP fundraiser hosted by former Vice President Dick Cheney at his home in Wyoming.” Being in the same room does not make Cheney a top foreign policy adviser to Romney. 19 Jul 2012 Obama Administration to Sell Foreclosed Homes To 'Vulture Capitalists' It is good that someone is looking out for his constituents at a time when the Federal Reserve says the median American family has lost nearly half its net worth, and median family income is dropping instead of rising. Shouldn’t American taxpayers rather than hedge fund managers and multi-billion dollar venture capital firms be the appropriate recipients of such generous government largess, a plank in the Obama platform in word, though unfortunately not in deed throughout his term as president? 6 Jul 2012 Obama Offers Israel Election Year Platitudes, Putin Offers Strategic Economic Partnerships Israel rolled out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin and a host of Russian dignitaries this week, showing a desire by both parties to repair strained ties between the two countries. A long series of diplomatic failures in regard to the “Arab Spring” by the Obama administration, and a conspicuous lack of a visit to Israel since Obama’s inauguration, have placed Israel in an increasingly tenuous and isolated position as America’s influence wanes in the region. It is a strategic vacuum that Putin would like to fill. 27 Jun 2012 Putin Visit Helps Strengthen Israel's Position, Even As Obama Administration Security Leaks Undermine It Next week, Russian President Vladimir Putin will do something President Obama has not: namely, visit the country of Israel. Though it is unlikely that there will be any major Russian policy changes regarding Syria and Iran that come out of the visit, it does send a clear message. Israel is a legitimate power in the Middle-East and Russia regards it as such. That is something that President Obama has failed to do in a substantive way. Perhaps someone should tell him they have a great golf course in Caesarea. 22 Jun 2012 Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Deadly Cross-Border Attacks in Israel A newly formed al-Qaeda group known as the Mujahideen Shura Council of Jerusalem has claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack across the Israeli-Egyptian border on the Sinai Peninsula. The claim, made by video posted on an al-Qaeda website, confirms Israel’s assertion that the terror group is operating in the Sinai and that a new front has opened up for Israel in its battle with radical Islamists. The video also promises additional attacks in the near future. 20 Jun 2012 In The Race for Syria, It Is Sectarian by a Nose The Syrian situation is sad but not unique as a global humanitarian crisis crying out for American intervention. 12 Jun 2012 Obama on Syria: Intervention for Feel-Good Morality, not National Interest Syria’s sectarian civil war is entering its second year, with 15,000 to 19,000 estimated casualties so far. President Obama has intervened in the conflict diplomatically and has expressed a willingness to get involved militarily. 5 Jun 2012 Good Morning America—Tea Party Racist Hate Group Last week the U.S. Census Bureau predicted that whites would become a minority in America by 2050. Saturday, Good Morning America gave us their leftist take on this statistic. 30 May 2012 The Consequences of Leading From Behind: Mali On March 22, Taureg rebels fueled by an influx of weapons brought in by mercenaries fighting for Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi successfully overthrew the government of Mali, ending 20 years of democracy. Weapons from the US-sponsored Libyan civil war have shown up in conflicts throughout Africa and the Middle East, but perhaps nowhere have the consequences been as dire as they are in Mali. 30 May 2012 US to Israel: $70M for Missile Defense System The United States will provide $70 million dollars to Israel for the Iron Dome missile defense system. "Iron Dome is a game changer, saving lives and providing increased security to innocent Israelis who for too long have been terrorized by random Palestinian terrorist rocket attacks," said Rep. Howard Berman of California. 19 May 2012 Previous 1 2 3 Next
Rep. Adam Smith Bemoans 'Romney-Cheney Doctrine,' Praises Obama Foreign Policy How does Smith get to a Cheney-Romney doctrine? “It's particularly worrisome that on Thursday, July 12, Governor Mitt Romney is attending a GOP fundraiser hosted by former Vice President Dick Cheney at his home in Wyoming.” Being in the same room does not make Cheney a top foreign policy adviser to Romney. 19 Jul 2012
Obama Administration to Sell Foreclosed Homes To 'Vulture Capitalists' It is good that someone is looking out for his constituents at a time when the Federal Reserve says the median American family has lost nearly half its net worth, and median family income is dropping instead of rising. Shouldn’t American taxpayers rather than hedge fund managers and multi-billion dollar venture capital firms be the appropriate recipients of such generous government largess, a plank in the Obama platform in word, though unfortunately not in deed throughout his term as president? 6 Jul 2012
Obama Offers Israel Election Year Platitudes, Putin Offers Strategic Economic Partnerships Israel rolled out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin and a host of Russian dignitaries this week, showing a desire by both parties to repair strained ties between the two countries. A long series of diplomatic failures in regard to the “Arab Spring” by the Obama administration, and a conspicuous lack of a visit to Israel since Obama’s inauguration, have placed Israel in an increasingly tenuous and isolated position as America’s influence wanes in the region. It is a strategic vacuum that Putin would like to fill. 27 Jun 2012
Putin Visit Helps Strengthen Israel's Position, Even As Obama Administration Security Leaks Undermine It Next week, Russian President Vladimir Putin will do something President Obama has not: namely, visit the country of Israel. Though it is unlikely that there will be any major Russian policy changes regarding Syria and Iran that come out of the visit, it does send a clear message. Israel is a legitimate power in the Middle-East and Russia regards it as such. That is something that President Obama has failed to do in a substantive way. Perhaps someone should tell him they have a great golf course in Caesarea. 22 Jun 2012
Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Deadly Cross-Border Attacks in Israel A newly formed al-Qaeda group known as the Mujahideen Shura Council of Jerusalem has claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack across the Israeli-Egyptian border on the Sinai Peninsula. The claim, made by video posted on an al-Qaeda website, confirms Israel’s assertion that the terror group is operating in the Sinai and that a new front has opened up for Israel in its battle with radical Islamists. The video also promises additional attacks in the near future. 20 Jun 2012
In The Race for Syria, It Is Sectarian by a Nose The Syrian situation is sad but not unique as a global humanitarian crisis crying out for American intervention. 12 Jun 2012
Obama on Syria: Intervention for Feel-Good Morality, not National Interest Syria’s sectarian civil war is entering its second year, with 15,000 to 19,000 estimated casualties so far. President Obama has intervened in the conflict diplomatically and has expressed a willingness to get involved militarily. 5 Jun 2012
Good Morning America—Tea Party Racist Hate Group Last week the U.S. Census Bureau predicted that whites would become a minority in America by 2050. Saturday, Good Morning America gave us their leftist take on this statistic. 30 May 2012
The Consequences of Leading From Behind: Mali On March 22, Taureg rebels fueled by an influx of weapons brought in by mercenaries fighting for Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi successfully overthrew the government of Mali, ending 20 years of democracy. Weapons from the US-sponsored Libyan civil war have shown up in conflicts throughout Africa and the Middle East, but perhaps nowhere have the consequences been as dire as they are in Mali. 30 May 2012
US to Israel: $70M for Missile Defense System The United States will provide $70 million dollars to Israel for the Iron Dome missile defense system. "Iron Dome is a game changer, saving lives and providing increased security to innocent Israelis who for too long have been terrorized by random Palestinian terrorist rocket attacks," said Rep. Howard Berman of California. 19 May 2012
Republicans: IRS scandal shows agency 'rotten at the core,' needs major reform18 May 2013, 9:01 AM PDT
Republicans: IRS scandal shows agency 'rotten at the core,' needs major reform18 May 2013, 9:01 AM PDT
50 to 60 injured after car drives into hikers at Virginia parade, emergency official says18 May 2013, 2:25 PM PDT