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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!(Oct. 4) -- Meet Col. Abdul Razziq, a larger-than-life figure in the Afghan war who simultaneously manages a vast criminal empire and maintains an impressive level of NATO-appreciated security in the areas he controls, earning him the nickname "the Afghan Robin Hood." His life and deeds are also the subject of a detailed profile by Rajiv Chandrasekaran in The Washington Post today, in which he was portrayed as a complex figure -- a man both dangerous and vital, at once undermining the Afghan government and giving it hope. But how does he compare to the more familiar figure of English-lit ...
Earlier in this year's campaign, back when it seemed certain that Hillary Clinton would become the Democratic nominee, I wrote a post titled, "Hillary Clinton is a Socialist!" That article looked at what was then the biggest insult the GOP was leveling at the New York senator. To many of Clinton's detractors, her proposal for universal health care smacked of a Stalinist plot, and provided all the ideological rationale required to oppose her. Well, of late, Barack Obama has taken over Clinton's dubious title. Now, he's the one accused of being the socialist. You hear it from Sarah Palin and the ...
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