Pat Dollard

Second Update, What We Saw: Our trip down the road was successful. The terrain was hilly, 4×4 mandatory, and we spotted several likely spotter and sniper positions in the rocks above. It was quite clear that this road was neither designed or used for any sort of “normal” civilian traffic. Given that it was day, [...]

Washington (AP) – – Christina Romer, one of President Obama’s top economic advisers, plans to step down effective Sept. 3. Romer, head of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers, has been one of the administration’s most prominent voices on the economy, making frequent appearances on TV and at White House events to promote Obama’s policies. [...]

The Telegraph: Downing Street admitted that the Prime Minister had “misspoken” during a question and answer session with voters when he suggested that the Islamic Republic, which is seeking to develop a nuclear capacity, was already in possession of the bomb. His slip-up came during a torrid “PM Direct” in Brighton, when he was also [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) – An Army doctor has been charged with disobeying orders after failing to show up for duty in Afghanistan and questioning whether President Barack Obama has the right to order him there. Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin is scheduled to be arraigned Friday at Fort Belvoir, Va. The Greeley, Colo., native did not report [...]

Politico: Nationally, Democrats say they intend to campaign against the tea party movement. But locally, Democratic officials and activists in at least four states now stand accused of collaborating with tea party candidates in an attempt to sabotage Republican challengers in some of the closest House races in the nation. The charges of dirty tricks [...]

Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal: It is, obviously, self-referential to quote yourself, but I do it to make a point. I wrote the following on New Year’s day, 1994. America 16 years ago was a relatively content nation, though full of political sparks: 10 months later the Republicans would take the House for [...]