as we mourn the passing of howard baker let us reflect upon the lessons that he valiantly if unconsciously was imparting to us over forty years ago namely to rise above pettiness and work to reach compromise on issues big and small howard baker a lion that roared todays generation has lost its faith in nation building blair may find chemistry with a emirati crown prince but the former prime minister is toxic to his own people tony blair and the gulf neocons it had been an exciting spring for the drones notwithstanding ongoing reports of civilians in pakistan and other countries being accidentally killed by drones there was some good news the errant drone and other tales