Why Obama is right to follow Keynesian theory

Obama and Congressional Democrats are taking blistering attacks from newly minted "fiscal conservatives" over the just passed stimulus bill. Common sense may dictate that government should retract during tough economic times. Such an act would have been disastrous, had Senator McCain won the election. Keynesian economics is based on the notion that governments maintain fiscally moderate policies during good economic times (See Clinton era Rubinomics). During tough times, under this theory, the government steps in to keep economic activity moving until the private sector can recover and fulfill its role. It also serves the critical function of preventing social unrest and uncertainty during bleak times. Future generations will view Obama as the man who saved capitalism, notwithstanding his current vilification from Bush-era spendthrifts.

Senator Feinstein spills the beans on Pakistan cooperation

Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Ca) potentially damaged national security and ruined a delicate U.S military and CIA operation to kill terrorists in Pakistan via Predator drones flown from Pakistan airbases. Pakistan's new civilian government has vowed to take down Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorists cells, while publicly opposing our "unilateral" strikes on Pakistan soil. This bifurcated policy is necessary due to hard-line elements in that nation's military and intelligence agencies who sympathize with fundamentalist elements in the wild western regions that border Afghanistan. Senator Feinstein chairs the Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security sub-committee and should know better about spilling delicate national security secrets. One hopes this was a one-off blunder that will not be repeated.