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Gen. James Jones is not a “useful idiot.” He’s a well-educated respected military professional. He’s also a highly decorated Marine. He is President Obama’s National Security Adviser. Ordinarily, that would be good news for all Americans. That cynical “useful idiot” phrase comes to us from Vladimir Lenin, the Bolshevik revolutionary who overthrew Russia’s democratic government in 1917. Lenin set up the world’s first Communist regime. Soon after taking power in Moscow, the Communists saw famine overtake their new Soviet Union. Everything was rationed. All property was owned by the proletariat—and soon everything was in short supply. Beset by shortages, invading...

General Jim Jones (Ret) opened a speech before a think tank using a little joke to break the ice. He broke more than just the ice, he broke a number of rules of etiquette for all government employees beginning with do not stray into racial or ethnic stereotypes. One would think somebody who reached the status of General and appointment to one of the highest and most sensitive positions in our government would know better than to tell a “Jew Joke”. Below is the video of the offending joke for those who just have to hear it to believe it,...

The summit between Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas continued today at the White House. The two leaders were joined by President Bush as they made a statement this afternoon in the Rose Garden. (Transcript) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was joined by retired General James Jones (USMC) at the State Department where she announced that Jones will serve as an intermediary in the Arab-Israeli peace process. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

During the 2004 presidential campaign, extensive media coverage was focused on all the usual suspects, like women, minority voters and evangelical Christians. But in their typical emphasis of demographic variables like gender, geography, socio-economics and race, the media largely ignored, again, the key issue of age in the electorate. In doing so, they missed out on a major story: history will show that one generation of voters - Generation Jones - provided the decisive vote that re-elected George W. Bush on Nov. 2, 2004. Not that age is ignored completely in politics; every election cycle sees coverage of the well-known...

Change is the only constant in U.S. European Command -- that's the not-so-subtle message of the organization's commander in prepared testimony for the House Armed Services Committee March 24. Marine Gen. James L. Jones said that the command has been involved in the overall war on terrorism. It also is positioning itself to provide support in the future and help allies counter the growing terror threat. "EUCOM's greatest contribution to security and stability lies as much in preventing conflict as it does in prevailing on the battlefield," Jones said in written testimony. "This is accomplished through influence and engaged leadership,...