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Stephen reviewed the AUMF and indicated there are pros and cons. He also demonstrated that age old truism of Six Degrees of Separation. Senator Lindsey Graham thought the AUMF should be modified somewhat and so Stephen did so, crossing out unnecessary verbiage. The shorter and easier to understand version merely states, "Be it resolved ...That the President is authorized to use all force." Now that I understand.

Andrew Bacevich, Professor of International Relations at Boston University, showed up to help Stephen understand war and declaring war. Stephen declared that vigilance is necessary.

The last time Congress declared war was World War II. Since then, there have been a lot of work-arounds. After just a few more statements, Stephen was able to turn the tables on Andrew Bacevich. He then admitted defeat, telling Stephen, "You win." Stephen laughed and said, "You're my favorite kind of guest!"

It's been a while since we had any religion on the show, so I was glad to hear Stephen talking about the new Pope. Unfortunately the Pope has upset Stephen because he seems to be going easy on atheists. Stephen reminded us all of what it says in John 3:16: "Membership has its privileges." Stephen has put in a lot of time in the church, on his knees and is really upset by all this. He turned to a talking  Buddhist stapler for advice only to find out that the stapler cares nothing about Stephen's concerns and worries.

C.J. Chivers joined Stephen over by the fireplace for the interview. He is the author of the book, "The Gun." As Foreign Correspondent for The New York Times, he is spending time on the ground in Syria. He told Stephen that the Syrians would like to see more involvement by the Americans. While Stephen assumed that C.J. Chivers most likely would stay at the Damascus Hyatt, actually, he brings a sleeping bag and travels with the Syrian rebels and observes and reports back.

In closing, as I suspected, Stephen will be off for the next week. When he comes back, he will be "thin as a rail and brown as a berry." I have no idea what that means, but I am anxious to see Stephen when he comes back.