defense spending

The defense industry and its Republican allies in Congress are up in arms - metaphorically speaking,of course - over the possibility that an agreement which the GOP signed might actually take effect as agreed.

They hate when then happens. So they're cooking something up that could create big problems for your wallet ... not to mention your digestive tract. more »

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Joe Biden famously said of Rudy Giuliani, "There's only three things he mentions in a sentence -- a noun, a verb, and 9/11. There's nothing else! There's nothing else!" Great line. But this is not a day to talk about Joe Biden or Rudy Giuliani. But it is a day for that kind of sentence: A noun, a verb, and 9/11.

In 2001 I had just left a job in lower Manhattan and found one in New Jersey. People I knew well died that day. It was my neighborhood, my subway stop, my friends on the television. I served on a committee with one of the dead, who was giving a presentation that day in a conference room at Marsh Inc. I knew that room well.

Remembering someone on 9/11. more »

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There is much worry throughout the land about government spending, borrowing, deficits, debt and similar concerns.

Conservatives are loudly declaring that the dollar is in danger, that the country is going bankrupt, etc. and are demanding that spending be cut back.

In the category of "All That Needs To Be Said About That" I submit for your consideration the following from today's news: more »

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Similar to Iraq, the use of contractors by the U.S. government in Afghanistan stands at unprecedented levels. In fact, contractors in Afghanistan outnumber American troops –and will continue to do so despite Obama’s troop increase in 2010. more »

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President Obama’s expected announcement Tuesday night of a 34,000 troop surge in Afghanistan is indeed a worrisome as well as costly decision. more »

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