Category Archives: Politics

Pelosi comes out against Iran bill

Posted on April 8, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

THE HILL by Mike Lillis April 8, 2015 House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday announced she will oppose legislation empowering Congress to review the White House’s nuclear deal with Iran. The California Democrat said the proposal, sponsored by Senate … Continue reading →

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Honey, I Shrunk the Jews !

Posted on April 8, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

TABLET MAG by Lee Smith April 8, 2015 Why did Obama send a lowly vice-presidential adviser to inform American Jewish leadership about his Iran deal? ….Obama was able to hammer away at AIPAC and the pro-Israel lobby largely because the … Continue reading →

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Obama and the ‘Inevitable Critics’

Posted on April 7, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

WALL STREET JOURNAL by Bret Stephens April 6, 2015 ‘So when you hear the inevitable critics of the deal sound off, ask them a simple question: Do you really think that this verifiable deal, if fully implemented, backed by the … Continue reading →

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The West’s Romance with Iran and Islamists

Posted on April 6, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

GATESTONE by Uzay Bulut April 6, 2015 ….The Marxist view holds that religion is just a placebo in the face of economic oppression. So, the thinking goes, if there is a problem in a Muslim society, it must mainly stem … Continue reading →

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NY’s Schumer Not Puppet for Obama on Iran ‘Deal’

Posted on April 6, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

JEWISH PRESS by Lori Lowenthal Marcus April 7, 2015 Many hard-core Israel supporters thought all hopes of preventing a bad Iran deal was lost when powerful New York Senator Chuck Schumer (D) recently learned he would soon attain a long-coveted … Continue reading →

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The Iraq War and Stubborn Myths

Posted on April 5, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

WALL STREET JOURNAL by Judith Miller April 3, 2015 I took America to war in Iraq. It was all me. OK, I had some help from a duplicitous vice president, Dick Cheney.Then there was George W. Bush, a gullible president who … Continue reading →

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Rolling Stone to remove controversial UVA ‘Rape on Campus’ story

Posted on April 5, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

MEDIAITE by Evan McMurry April 5, 2015 According to CNN’s Brian Stelter, Rolling Stone and journalist Sabrina Erdely will formerly apologize for and remove last fall’s discredited story about a rape on the University of Virginia campus, the result of … Continue reading →

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US rejects Netanyahu’s demand for Iranian recognition of Israel

Posted on April 4, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Itamar Sharon and AP April 4, 2015 The US State Department rejected over the weekend Israel’s demand that any final deal with Iran on its nuclear program include recognition of Israel’s right to exist, saying that … Continue reading →

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Harry Reid: Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin need to ‘relax’

Posted on April 2, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

POLITICO by Burgess Everet April 1, 2015 Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid waded into a simmering dispute between deputies Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer on Wednesday, telling the two to “relax” as they tussle over whether Durbin will keep his … Continue reading →

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Howard Dean: Obama should walk away from Iran talks

Posted on April 1, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

THE HILL by Mark Hensch April 1, 2015 Former Gov. Howard Dean (D-Vt.) on Wednesday said the Obama administration should leave Iran at the bargaining table and stop pursuing a deal over its nuclear program. “Obama is right to try to get … Continue reading →

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