Posted by msrb on May 25, 2009
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A “Law Professor” Caught Between the U.S. Constitution and “Trappings” of Oval Office

The shadow of the head of U.S. President Barack Obama falls upon a copy of the U.S. Constitution as he makes a speech on America’s national security at the National Archives in Washington, May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque. Image may be subject to copyright.
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Posted by msrb on May 27, 2008
What a Wonderful World!
So Reassuring to Know the World Won’t End with a Whimper

Former US President Jimmy Carter speaking at the 2008 Hay Festival. Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA. [Image may be subject to copyright. See MSRB Fair Use Notice!]
President Carter:
“The U.S. has more than 12,000 nuclear weapons, the Soviet Union (Russia) has about the same, Great Britain and France have several hundred, and Israel has 150 or more. We have a phalanx of enormous weaponry … not only of enormous weaponry but of rockets to deliver those missiles on a pinpoint accuracy target.” (Source)
What are those precious human qualities that President Carter has, but have eluded most presidents before him and certainly all Oval Office occupants after him?
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