Dear Trevor and Samantha: You are 19 years old, twins of the late Ambassador Joe Wilson. I have never had the pleasure of meeting you, so I hope you’ll forgive me if I think of you as young children because that’s what you were when the world first learned about you and your mom and dad. I am very sorry to learn about the passing of your father, Ambassador Wilson, this week. It just so happens that last weekend I…
Garnering a Nobel Peace Prize in Four Easy Steps: Step 1: Mix together some red and blue dye. You’re left with purple, which represents the future and calming emotions. Step 2: Next, dye a white hat purple. Step 3: At your local arts and crafts store, type out your lettering stencil. Hit the “M” key. Type the letter “A.” Reach for the “G,” but accidentally tap the “R” key. Type the letter “A.” Step 4: Affix the letters onto the…
As the Secretary of State arrives home from his fact-finding mission in the Middle East, let’s remember the wisdom of Shakespeare. “What’s past is prologue.” Or, if Elizabethan pentameter isn’t your thing, how about a riff on The Who: “Don’t Get Proofed Again.” (Aluminum tubes or yellow cake, anyone? “Wolf! Wolf!”) In order for peace to come to America, we need to make a choice–again. Do you trust the sellers? Or the buyers? According to 64% of the veterans surveyed…
Sir, congratulations on ridding the White House of Iago. Though your nod to President Lincoln in surrounding yourself with a team of rivals has some merit, clearly Mr. Bolton advocated for an aggressive foreign policy that completely contradicted your nature and–more importantly–your campaign promise to the American people to stay out of military adventures. Mr. President, you are a man concerned about your legacy as commander in chief, which is fine. I challenge anyone to name an American president who…