– Obama arrived today in Moscow for his first Russian visit with Medvedev, but don’t expect any genuine change in Russian-American relations.
– Becker-Posner offer their takes on the new Democratic 60 seat supermajority.
– In a bizarre turn of events, Sarah Palin announced that she will soon be resigning from her position as Governor of Alaska. Fred Barnes discusses her weakened prospects for 2012.
– The Cornell Daily Sun has the story on another apparent suicide at Fall Creek Gorge.
– AEI’s Kevin Hassett says that California’s financial mess will kill Obamanomics.
– David Bauder investigates president Obama’s media overload.
– ¿Sabes que esta pasando en Honduras? Catch up on the current political regime change in Honduras here.
– Always staying up with North Korean stunts, this week’s is particularly foreign to Americans: the first advertisement on North Korean television.
So far, the only positive to have come out of the Russian meetings is that American planes are now allowed to fly missions over Russia on the way to Afghanistan, so that’s a good thing. However, the most important issue, the missile defense system over Europe, was not even mentioned. Which is clearly not a good thing.
So far, the only positive to have come out of the Russian meetings is that American planes are now allowed to fly missions over Russia on the way to Afghanistan, so that’s a good thing. However, the most important issue, the missile defense system over Europe, was not even mentioned. Which is clearly not a good thing.
It will be interesting to see if this point is given serious discussion.
Dennis, so far no good. Apparently, the two sides issued a statement saying only: “Further study of the issue is necessary”. This, to me, means either it was not discussed or no viable agreement was reached.
Dennis, so far no good. Apparently, the two sides issued a statement saying only: “Further study of the issue is necessary”. This, to me, means either it was not discussed or no viable agreement was reached.