Our linkfest presenting you with interesting links from VARYING viewpoints. Linked views do not necessary reflect the opinion of this site.
Guess Who’s Al Qaeda’s Candidate? If you thought Ned Lamont, well, no. Only Vice President Dick Cheney, Joe Lieberman, and a few conservative talk show hosts have suggested that. So don’t be confused. According to a GOP candidate in New York, Hillary Clinton is the (new) Al Qaeda candidate. Details HERE.
John Amato writes:”Remind me again, who is playing politics with national security?” Indeed. The real tragedy of the post 911 era is how the White House and the GOP high command have totally squandered the kind of national unity that is vital to combat terrorism. It has worked before, will it work again? We think the mantra is getting kind of old..
The Lodestar of George Bush: For a less hysterical (in the emotional and hilarious sense of the word) and serious defense of George Bush’s handling of the terrorism issue read THIS ARTICLE by Louis M. Zickar, editor The Ripon Society’s Ripon Forum. People who disagree with him will disagree with him but you can see the contrast between someone who lays out a case versus a political hack (they exist on the right AND left) who decides to call an opponent a candidate of a group that murders men, women and children. THIS independent voter votes AGAINST candidates who cross that line (but we don’t vote in New York so we don’t matter).
Meanwhile, George Bush Has A New Ranking On Google: A teenager here in San Diego told TMV to go to Google’s web page HERE and type in (we don’t usually use the word on this site but we have to for this) the word “asshole” then hit I’m Feeling Lucky. Look at what you get. (Some political partisans certainly were busy and placed their message prominently on the Internet).
Katie Couric Is Trying To Snipe The Hype: She’s lowering expectations.
The Bush Administration Dreams Of Having Laws Like Great Britain on terrorism. And the always stylish The Heretik puts it under the microscope. Here’s a tiny taste of his provocative post:
One can only imagine the further public relations coups possible in arresting people without charging them. The casual attitude the Bush administration applies to this wish list item is truly astounding when you consider no one has made a precise link yet with this proviso and the British success in disrupting the current terror plot over there. Cynics will say we tried to disrupt the British disruption by having them arrest suspects too soon.
More On How George Allen’s “Macaca” Comment: Ann Althouse examines the incident. She writes:
The mere fact that he looked at a dark-skinned man and said “Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia” is repugnant. And it turns out that “macaca” is an offensive racial term. It’s hard to believe that’s mere chance taken in conjunction with the “Welcome to America” stupidity…
…This is all quite reminiscent of the discussion we just had about Mel Gibson. Except Allen wasn’t drunk and Allen is asking us to trust him to be President. My trust is shot to hell.
Yes. Mr. Allen’s explanation hasn’t quite gelled with what has come out since about what the term actually means. And there’s also credible speculation that he knows what it really meant. This is the kind of little slip of the lip that destroys national ambitions. He now has too much baggage.
Cuba’s Future: A cryptic official comment suggests to some that Castro’s days are over.
The Lebanese War Subjected to an Armchair Historian’s Analysis is a post by Mark Daniels — and must read for all sides in the Middle East debate. It will likely spark some debate. Besides analyzing the issue he poses some interesting questions.
Is Democrat Howard Dean Too Eager To Move Away From National Security Issues And Talk Domestic Issues? David Adesnik thinks so and tells you why.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.