Peas in a Pod

It's Pea season in the LipsYard garden.

Nothing better than Snap Peas (Pisum sativum) fresh from the garden.


Speaking of Peas in a Pod, when foreign policy gurus Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft all start saying the same thing, it's time to pay attention. That happened this month in a joint appearance broadcast on The Charlie Rose Show, and their comments ought to be required reading for presidential candidates in both parties - not to mention the current occupant of the Oval Office.


Their collective message was this: In a radically changing world, America needs to be less arrogant about its use of power and more willing to talk to other nations. That may sound obvious, but the United States has spent much of the past six years doing the opposite. The three former top officials argued for more dialogue not just to improve America's image, but so that we can understand the new rules and opportunities in the game of nations.

A little pedigree for those who don't recognize these gentlemen:
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security adviser for President Jimmy Carter.
Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser for Ford and former President George H.W. Bush.