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Call them 'Morning Sisyphus '. . . The cruel king of Greek mythology was forced to roll a huge boulder up a hill, only for it to roll back down, requiring him to repeat the labor every day for eternity. And so it is for the cast of Morning Joe. No matter how they might have denounced President Trump the day before, as the sun rises they are forced to begin yet again their labor of trying to take Trump down. Today, doing his part, Donny Deutsch put his shoulder to the stone. His notion was that President Trump's travails...

These Are Historic Times Is it to be Lincoln or Sisyphus? By May 1864, Abraham Lincoln was in real trouble. The spectacular victories of the past year at Gettysburg and Vicksburg were mostly forgotten — in the manner that we no longer talk much about the amazing campaign in Afghanistan or the historic three-week drive on Baghdad. If we think the present snipings and car bombings in Iraq are disheartening, imagine a spring and summer of discontent after Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. Add the gloom of the stalemate at Petersburg — and the very capital in danger from the...

E-mail AuthorAuthor ArchiveSend to a Friend Print Version September 19, 2003, 9:00 a.m.These Are Historic TimesIs it to be Lincoln or Sisyphus? y May 1864, Abraham Lincoln was in real trouble. The spectacular victories of the past year at Gettysburg and Vicksburg were mostly forgotten — in the manner that we no longer talk much about the amazing campaign in Afghanistan or the historic three-week drive on Baghdad. If we think the present snipings and car bombings in Iraq are disheartening, imagine a spring and summer of discontent after Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. Add the gloom of the...

At least Sisyphus got close. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned to spend eternity rolling a block of stone up a steep hill, only to see it tumble back down as he reaches the top. For Sisyphus, this is his punishment for the sins of his life. For Foggy Bottom it seems the preferred method of diplomacy. Now that the U.N. has failed comprehensively in the war against terrorism, we are going back — again — to ask for help in Iraq. For several weeks, the State Department has been signaling that America wanted a new U.N. resolution providing for...

Years ago, in college, I read about a man named Sisyphus. He was a man of physical and emotional strenght with stron determination. Several years ago, I saw an advertisement for a mutual fund company depicting a man rolling a very large rock up an extrememly steep slope. In retrospect of what our *President Bush* is doing, I am relating my studies, the advert, to our *President*. For some reason, no one likes to refer to President Bush as "President Bush." The Stainman is still our president I guess, based upon the media. So, if any of you can find,...