on his hind legs and fight

president pledges ~ end-run grid-locked washington ~ executive orders

president obama speaks to congress

must bring to an end ~ this political circus ~ pass this jobs bill now

permanent war • permanent profiteering

mccain has worries ~ "end of the fighting season" ~ when's the PEACE season?!

it's time to pay-up

tough-love for NATO ~ enough of carrying y'all ~ past time to pay up

wake up NATO

"america" needs ~ serious and capable ~ partners in defense

no, YOU spend more on defense

robert gates sees a ~ dim, if not dismal future ~ for NATO allies

treasure

these numbers: people ~ such blood-less euphemisms ~ numbers: our treasure

such blood-less euphemisms

in afghanistan ~ obama boasts that we have ~ "plussed-up" the numbers