How to predict a tornado: What do we know?

Currently we can do this with as much as 15-20 minutes warning. But forecasting actual tornadoes is beyond our reach now.

Do current scandals have some potential to haunt Obama and Dems in the future?

Like many previous presidencies embroiled in these types of scandals, Obama’s White House has been slow to respond.

Irregular quote of the day

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble in ”U.S. Advice to Europe Gets Polite Refusal.”

Iraq War, Bush administration and Central and Eastern Europe

In 2003, before the Iraq War, the Bush administration was able to create the coalition of the willing as many CEE nations were on board. How much you would say it was a result of Washington’s pressure and how much it was a genuine support?

What to expect from John Kerry’s first trip abroad as Secretary of State?

State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland suggested this first Kerry’s trip will be first of all more broadly as a listening tour. How would you describe it, what would you say Kerry’s priorities are? Read few comments.

Obama’s SOTU: A bold speech or just a speech about everything?

Read few comments.

Will Hillary Clinton run for White House in 2016? She probably doesn’t know either

And most politicians say they don’t want to run for president. 

Hillary Clinton as one the Top 10 greatest secretaries of state?

President Obama calls Clinton one of the nation’s greatest secretaries of state.

Women in combat? Yes!

The Pentagon to declare lifting a ban on women serving in combat. How revolutionary is this act and what added value it may give to military? And BTW, is it a right decision in your opinion?

Ben Affleck as a politician? Not yet, not yet…

There were some speculation that Ben Affleck may run for Senate seat to replace John Kerry. Though he denied it the American politics have witnessed actors turned politicians in the past. Would you say that Affleck would be an interesting candidate?