A friend of mine emailed me last week to suggest John Edwards’ Democratic rivals should be pressured to issue statements in support of Edwards’ decision to keep his bloggers on staff. This struck me as highly unlikely, and probably a little unreasonable. It’s one thing to talk about Clinton’s and Obama’s bloggers; it’s another to […]
At this point, roadside bombs in Iraq account for about 70% of all U.S. deaths. Advanced Humvee armor kits could help save Americans lives, but the overstretched military still doesn’t have the equipment it needs. The Army is working to fill a shortfall in Iraq of thousands of advanced Humvee armor kits designed to reduce […]
I would genuinely love to hear a Bush supporter defend this kind of abject stupidity. From a Newsweek article describing how and why U.S.-Iranian relations deteriorated in 2002: In a pattern that would become familiar, however, a chill quickly followed the warming in relations. Barely a week after the Tokyo meeting, Iran was included with […]
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * Perhaps the strongest part of Hillary Clinton’s stump speech continues to be her references to those who hate her most. The Politico reported, “Campaigning in New Hampshire, Clinton claimed that she — […]
Of all the countries for the White House to put on its enemies list, Japan hardly seems worthy of indignation, especially when it comes to the war. Japan was not only one of the handful of countries to endorse Bush’s decision to invade Iraq, it also sent 600 ground troops to Iraq, and kept the […]
Bush administration officials have been hinting for weeks that they had quite a presentation to show reporters about Iranian meddling in the war in Iraq, and would provide proof just as soon as they could find some. I mean, as soon as they nailed down the details. Yes, that’s it. Yesterday, reporters in Iraq finally […]
As far as the debate over Iraq goes, opponents of the war clearly have the facts on their side. And domestic opinion. And history. And international consensus. And common sense. But, somehow, war supporters seem to have ended up with all the cool rhetoric. Sure, they’ve been wrong about everything from the start, but when […]
With increased desperation comes increased recklessness. William Kristol, unable to defend the war in Iraq with any kind of substance, seems to have bought a one-way ticket to Limbaugh Land, where reason, facts, and common decency have lost all meaning. A few weeks ago, it was Kristol rejecting the idea of dissent, insisting that critics […]