The problem is, the longer this goes on, the harder it becomes. The worst truth is that bin Laden is welcomed in much of Pakistan, and can hide out and be protected by the local community with something close to impunity.

To tell you the truth, that's how I expect Brett to pitch every game. He's really come a long way since last year.

Maybe I had a "secret identity", but then when you think about it, don't we all? A part of ourselves very few people ever get to see. The part we think of as "me". The part that deals with the big stuff. Makes the real choices. The part everything else is a reflection of.

They are astute observers of the executive branch ... and they know that the president is weakened.

I don't think it's a secret. I don't think the president is comfortable traveling.

It's one of the most significant military modernizations in history. And anyone who would deny that I think is simply trying to avoid a difficult truth.