Palin
Saturday, August 30th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 2 Comments »I have to say, I'm just stunned. And I think I'm stunned in a non-partisan way. I just think that this is what has to be going through people's heads is something like this, no matter what their party ...
Did Russia Initiate?
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Interesting account according to which Russia actually initiated the conflict with Georgia: http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/2008/08/the-truth-about-1.php It's long, so the basics: the Russians move all their guys to Ossetia with clear designs; move the Ossetians out of their villages while irregulars play tit for ...
The Democratic National Convention Teeters …
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »I haven't been impressed by the complaining of Carville, Begala, and pundits that Monday ought to have included more attacks on McCain. In fact, I don't think that making the first day of what should be an uplifting gathering largely ...
Chris Mathews Blows his Lid at Keith Olbermann, Live
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Update: Video I've been putting very little up on this blog, because I've been waiting for something just this trivial: Chris Matthews had a very intemperate on-air moment with Keith Olbermann. Here's what happened, as far as I could tell. Matthews was ...
Biden: Out McCaining McCain
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Of those recognizable nationally, Biden is definitely the smartest, and he can definitely attack the hardest. And he is one of the most intellectually honest and frank politicians in Washington. Why he didn't blow everyone away in election primaries past ...
Georgian Crisis Roundup
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »More analysis of what's going on between Russia and Georgia: What remains is an absolute determination not to be defeated by Georgia and not to suffer the humiliation of having to abandon Russia’s South Ossete client state, with ...
Georgia, Oh Georgia
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 1 Comment »An ally we might have protected through preemptive diplomatic action if our administration weren't so intept and focused on other irrelevancies (like Iraq). According to Scott Horton, all very predictable: Four and a half years after the Rose Revolution, ...
McSmeagol Knows the Way!
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »McCain the Nominee, McSmeagol: We wants it, we needs it. Must have the presidency, precious. They are stealing it from us. Sneaky little Democratses. Wicked, tricksy, Obama! Old McCain, McGollum: No. We're Mavericky. Democrats are our friends! McSmeagol: No, precious -- ...
Two by Maureen
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »I'm not a fan of Dowd's rambling fusillades of cleverness, but these are fun: Now John McCain is pea-green with envy. That’s the only explanation for why a man who prides himself on honor, a man who vowed not to take ...
The Uyghur Insurgency — Separatist, not Islamist
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »It tells you something that the main terrorist threat to the Chinese government is Islamist. I hope Sullivan means it tells you about the Chinese government's brutal repression of Uyghurs. And I hope he's not merely repeating Chinese government propaganda equating ...
Obama: Too Cool for School? Too Sexy for his Shirt? Too Good to be True? Too presidential to be president? Too intelligent to be loved by morons? Too black to be loved by hard working white Americans? Too white to be loved by Jesse Jackson? Too loved by Foreign leaders to kick some French ass? Too deserving of respect not to seem arrogant? Too accomplished not to make me feel insecure? Too faithful to his wife to be the chastened champion of family values?
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Milbank, who is often wickedly revealing, last week seemed mostly wicked as he turned benign campaign tableau -- an Obama motorcade, a talk with the Treasury secretary, a "pep rally" with congressional Democrats -- into evidence that ...
Bruce Ivins and the Fear of Actual Counter-Terrorism
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »A question that currently preoccupies me: why is there so little regard for the identification and pursuit of actual "terrorists"? Why so many side-shows -- Iraq, the predominantly innocent population of Guantanamo, the very possibly innocent Bruce Ivins? It's not ...
The Foolish Inconsistencies of John McCain’s Latest Negative Ad
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 1 Comment »John McCain's new ad is, at best, strange. It's trying at the same time to portray Obama as: A shallow and inexperienced pop-star with no clue, yet alone a plan (hey, he's like Brittney!) A nefarious liberal with all the tax-raising plans ...
But Would You Want to Have a Beer With Him?
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Update: some corrections by a former student Too interesting for the Volk? At a formal institution, Barack Obama was a loose presence, joking with students about their romantic prospects, using first names, referring to case law one moment and The Godfather the ...
A Case in Point
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »A far more likely explanation for the reduction in violence: Sectarian fighting led to Sunni emigrations into adjacent countries and to Sunnis and Shias abandoning mixed neighborhoods in favor of homogeneous ones guarded by local militias. These population shifts ...
Obama, the Surge, a Witch!, and the Media’s Superstitious Relationship to Causality
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Here's a new meme: Bush-Like, Obama can't admit he's wrong. He's stubborn. But far from being Bush-Like, what that stubbornness means in this case is a refusal to give in to lack of nuance, especially when it comes to the troop surge in Iraq. ...
Why I’ll Believe it When I See It
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Obama should sweat, according to Greg Palast: In swing-state Colorado, the Republican Secretary of State conducted the biggest purge of voters in history, dumping a fifth of all registrations. Guess their color. In swing-state Florida, the state is ...
W. — A Fantastic Trailer
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Running While Sibling
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »And now, for some right-wing fodder: BARACK Obama’s half-brother has been helping to promote cheap Chinese exports in a low-profile business career while the Democratic senator has been winning worldwide fame in his race for the White House.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Running While ...
Help Me O-bam-a, you’re my only ….
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Let's hope it's for real: PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama now leads John McCain among national registered voters by a 49% to 40% margin in Gallup Poll Daily tracking conducted July 24-26. Gallup Daily: ...
