IRRITANT

Joe Scarborough, MSNBC gasbag and cheap-shot artist, suggests Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey is unfit for the job he holds because he called Iran a "rational actor" and refused to back down from that description in testimony before Congress. First, Demsey was using language almost identical to that used by former Israeli

TIP OF THE HAT

To General John Allen, top US commander in Afghanistan, for supporting President Obama's apology for the incident involving the accidental burning of some Korans. The General said:  "This is the central word of God for them. Why shouldn't we apologize? We didn't do it on purpose. But we should apologize."

MENSCHES, MOMZERS, AND SANTORUM

The special circumstances of this year's presidential campaign and the emergence of Rick Santorum are a challenge to describe in any one language. For that reason, I'm pressing into service the wonderful descriptive qualities of Yiddish for my maiden voyage on this website adventure. As many know, a mensch is a person of character, someone

MISSING PAT BUCHANAN

Pat Buchanan is an acquired taste. He's sort of like Scotch whiskey…bracing and not for everyone. Pat's penchant for prostrating himself simultaneously on all of the third rails of American politics (Israel, race, sexual orientation, abortion, and immigration) finally caught up with him. MSNBC finalized a de facto separation. Pat took it like a champ…no

IRRITANTS

Chris Matthews consistently suggests a sinister motive to Ron Paul's willingness to attack Gingrich and Santorum, while giving a pass to Romney.  It's simple. Ron Paul has indicated that he thought Romney had the management style and psychological makeup suitable for the job of President and that, based on his experience working with Gingrich and