Jim Wheeler
BS, USNA, Annapolis, 1959; MSA, The Geo. Washington U., 1975; Submariner, Commander, USN, 1959 - 1981; Aerospace battery engineer & mgr., 1981 - 1999; Political affiliation: Mainly of the Democratic persuasion but not a fan of the extremes on either side.
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Tag Archives: Congress
War – It’s Not What It Used To Be
It was one of those internet features, written for The Fiscal Times to tweak curiosity and lure me to distracting ads. But this one was relevant, I thought, to the Syrian Red Line crisis. The title was, “12 Weapons That … Continue reading
Posted in War
Tagged Assad, Cold War, Congress, cruise missiles, deterrence, Nazi Germany, Obama, Syria, Tomahawk
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Fish or Cut Bait?
With the Obama administration giving every sign of intending to use military force against Syria, the nation is once again faced with the differing opinions about the War Powers Resolution of 1973. The Wikipedia page on that states this at … Continue reading
Posted in War
Tagged chemical weapons, Congress, Nixon, Obama, Oval Office, President of the United States, red line, Syria, United States, United States Congress, WMD's
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The Majority of the Majority Rules
Think you pretty well know the rules by which Congress works to pass legislation? I thought I did, but I learned on an NPR pod-cast this week that the Republicans adopted three new ones following their sweep of the House … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Bush tax cuts, Congress, debt ceiling, George W. Bush, Great Depression, Grover Norquist, no new taxes, Obama administration, political compromise, political cooperation, Presidency of Bill Clinton, Republican, Tea Party, the majority of the majority, tyranny of the majority
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Still Skeptical After All These Years 