Barack Obama’s selection of Eric Shinseki to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, a position that has only been Cabinet-level for 20 years, is receiving an unusual level of attention. This is understandable, given the celebrity that Mr. Shinseki has accrued these past five years, as his pre-invasion estimate that the U.S. had sent hundreds Read More
Naming Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs, which came as a surprise to most observers, was among the most astute and farsighted political decisions announced by the Obama transition team to date. By definition, a retired four-star Army general is qualified for this post, and this particular general carries a powerful symbolic Read More
The New Republic this week has a snidely-vicious attack on John Murtha as the destroyer of the Democratic party’s hopes for November. The article reflects TNR’s belief that the war in Iraq is a good thing, and underscores the deep divisions within the Democratic party over Iraq. It also demonstrates a key difference between Vietnam Read More
