Rich Galen
Rich Galen has been described as "what you get when you cross a political hack with a philosopher."

His career includes work in and out of politics, in and out of the United States.

In 2003-2004, Rich did a tour of duty in Iraq where he went at the request of the White House. The assignment - which was to have lasted about eight weeks, stretched into six months. While there, he was responsible for bringing the message of the positive aspects of what the coalition was doing in Iraq back to Middle America.
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Another 2,000-Page Bill
Friday, November 20, 2009
The first problem with the Senate bill is there doesn't appear to be any agreement on how much it will cost.
So Many Jobs, So Little Time
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
With the stimulus jobs "created or saved" numbers having such little credibility, reporters are jumping on the data like a five-year-old on a leaf pile.
President of All the World
Monday, November 16, 2009
The decision to bring terrorists to New York City to be tried in an American civilian court has everything to do with President Obama attempting to burnish his credentials as President of All the World and nothing to do with what is best for America.
The Strange Case of Dr. Hasan
Friday, November 13, 2009
The other night I interviewed a military doctor who was actually in school with Nidal Hasan. My doc echoed what others in that program were quoted by CNN as saying -- that Hasan "wore his religious views on his sleeve."
Politically Correct Murder
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
It is high time we recognize that we have entered a period of national idiocy in the matter of political correctness.
Changing the Narrative
Monday, November 09, 2009
Among those voting for the health care bill was the new congressman from NY-23, Bill Owens, who said during the campaign that he was opposed to the public option.
Combat Stress
Friday, November 06, 2009
We'll find out much more about Major Hasan over the next days and weeks. I wonder, though, where the Army psychiatrists and nurses, the Combat Stress heroes, go when they need counseling -- when one of their own kills.
If I Owned a Network
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
One election night does not allow us to draw sweeping conclusions about what will happen in 2010 but it does tell us this: Whatever political capital the White House thought it had in reserve for the 2010 legislative and electoral has disappeared.
Candidates Dropping Out
Monday, November 02, 2009
On Saturday, Republican candidate Dierdre Scozzafava announced she was dropping out of the special election to fill the vacancy in New York's 23rd congressional district. On Sunday, one of the candidates for president of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, announced he was dropping out, too.
Turn Your Head and Cough
Friday, October 30, 2009
After hearing what's in this House health care bill, I feel like I do when I'm getting my annual physical and my doc tells me to "turn your head and cough."