As a Senator, Kelly is, under the Constitution, part of the formulation of foreign policy. From treaties to oversight committees to votes on various things - the Senate has a specified role. So he ha… (View Post)
He was considered, very sensibly as a possible VP candidate with Harris. Tim Walz got the job because of his home state, in the end. But Kelly was definitely on the short list. And for good reason. (View Post)
Yup - it is a quango setup so that the politicians can claim "nothing to do with us" when someone complains about sentencing. *And* the politicians can get plaudits at the right social func… (View Post)
It has happened in the past that coast guard or navy (in the UK and elsewhere) have boarded ships which are non-responsive to hails. And discovered that the vessel in on automatic pilot and everyone … (View Post)