Note to @BarackObama and @JohnKerry

Adherance to "international norms" means no more cluster bombs, no more landmines, no more it's-not-napalm, no more kids under arms, no more wars of choice, and no more death penalty.

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more

Coming out of a classified briefing on Thursday, Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.) said that she was opposed to a strike on Syria "now more than ever." So much for the administration's "irrefutable" and "overwhelming" case for a bombing campaign.

The Times doesn't like Larry Summers any more than you do

"Mr. Summers has also shown an indifference to the effects of economic decisions on ordinary people — the opposite of what is needed in a Fed leader at a time of high unemployment. He advised the president to support a stimulus that other economists correctly warned was too small. He resisted bankruptcy relief for underwater homeowners that would have forced banks into mortgage modifications — even as the administration spared no expense to bail out the banks. Senators who have endorsed Ms. Yellen would do well to let Mr. Obama know, either publicly or through back channels, that their endorsement translates into a no vote for Mr. Summers."

The rest of the story:
The Federal Reserve Nomination by the New York Times Editorial Board (New York Times).