Posts Tagged ‘Congress’

Praise Honorable Men (and Diana)

By Carl Prine on Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Praise Honorable Men (and Diana)

Two Congressmen, the Pentagon and Big Army come together to do the right thing for our wounded veterans. Let us praise them.

What Would George Do?

By Carl Prine on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

What Would George Do?

What would George Marshall do? Probably nothing that ex-LTG Ricardo Sanchez has for the past decade.

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Doomed?

By Jamie McIntyre on Thursday, December 9th, 2010

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Doomed?

The military has a long history of arguing change is going to be really hard, only to discover after it has to change, well, it’s just not that hard. Should Congress muster up the gumption to end discrimination against gays, the ban will end with a whimper, not a bang.

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: No Applause From the Chiefs

By Jamie McIntyre on Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: No Applause From the Chiefs

The nation’s top military advisors are not the Joint CHEERLEADERS of Staff. It is not their role to publicly applaud or deride the political policies of the civilian leadership. Their job is to salute smartly, and carry out their orders.