WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Drone wars By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – In a world full of danger and national security threats, the latest hot spot is Mali, a Northwest African nation not quite twice the size of Texas. Sparsely populated, it has become fertile […]

          WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Chuck the Knife By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – It’s become almost commonplace for Democratic presidents to nominate a Republican to lead the Defense Department, and in the past it worked like a charm, as when Bill Clinton named Maine Senator […]

          WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Debt ceiling: a question of clauses By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – As Congress lurches toward the next cliff, a repeat of whether or not to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, it comes down to a question of clauses. Much is […]

          WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Biden in 2016? By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – It was after eleven in the evening on New Year’s Day when President Obama stepped into the White House briefing room with Vice President Joe Biden at his side to thank all […]

          WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Uncle Joe By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama may be exceptionally bright, highly educated, and an astute campaigner, but, clearly, negotiating is not his strong suit. During the Fiscal Cliff negotiations, he worked with the Republican leaders, Speaker […]