UPDATE #6: CNN, Fox, AP and NBC all project the sweep for the GOP. Only remaining issue is margins in the State House of Representatives but the GOP should retain control. UPDATE #5: Initial returns show McDonnell winning the trio of Loudoun, Prince William and Fairfax counties though it's just 10% or so of returns. But it this holds up it would be a huge switch. It's … [Read more...] about Virginia Governor
Flee For Your Lives! Everyone Is Stealing the Elections!
Right up front, I should let you know that we'll be bringing you some live, election night coverage this evening over at Rick Moran's radio show, where I will be co-hosting a two hour extravaganza of this ... ummm... exciting event. Be sure to stop by with your own thoughts and comments. But on with the news: On election night, the usual silliness is already breaking out in … [Read more...] about Flee For Your Lives! Everyone Is Stealing the Elections!
Obama Administration Secret Proposal On Copyright Puts ISP At Center Of Debate
Back in March, Declan McCullagh reported that the Obama Administration cloaked its draft section of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) under "national security" wrappers -- for the general public. At the same time, the document had supposedly already made the rounds of "corporate lobbyists in Europe, Japan, and the U.S." Today, someone has leaked information … [Read more...] about Obama Administration Secret Proposal On Copyright Puts ISP At Center Of Debate
Is it Fair for George W. Bush to Remain ‘Outside Prison Bars’?: OEA Libya, Libya
Coming from a state-controlled mouthpiece of Muammar Gaddafi's despotic regime, some may scoff at this article calling for President Bush to be brought before the International Criminal Court and charged with war crimes. The unfortunate truth, however, is that the sentiments expressed by OEA Libya's Ali Mar'i al-Ahad are by no means out of the norm in the Muslim world and … [Read more...] about Is it Fair for George W. Bush to Remain ‘Outside Prison Bars’?: OEA Libya, Libya
“How About Honesty? How About Telling the Truth?”
The Syracuse Post-Standard talks to Dede Scozzafava: … [Read more...] about “How About Honesty? How About Telling the Truth?”
UPDATE: A Tiny Ripple Does Not Make A Tsunami
Tell your friends you read it here first. Don't bother watching the wall-to-wall cable television coverage of today's handful of odd-year elections. Robert McDonnell, the Republican candidate, will be elected governor of Virginia. Barring a minor miracle, incumbent New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine will lose to Republican Chris Christie. Douglas Hoffman, the Conservative Party … [Read more...] about UPDATE: A Tiny Ripple Does Not Make A Tsunami
Veteran Suicide: Witness To The Isle of the Dead
The subject of veteran suicides rises every so often, like a dark island that floats off shore, but lays submerged under the water most all the time. Only small boats with intrepid rowers that are strong enough to go out past the riptides can see the sleeping dead under the water. But every so often the ocean heaves and there it is again: the landmass rises and you see that … [Read more...] about Veteran Suicide: Witness To The Isle of the Dead
Read It and Weep
This point has been made before, but not usually as bluntly as here (emphasis in original): … [Read more...] about Read It and Weep
Goldberg Interviews ATFP’s Ibish
This is an excellent interview by Jeffrey Goldberg of the American Task Force for Palestine's Hussein Ibish. I've spoken positively about the ATFP before, and interviews like this help demonstrate why. Mr. Ibish is a clear and steadfast supporter of a peaceful, two-state solution, and it really comes through in this interview that he gets the conflict and he, from the position … [Read more...] about Goldberg Interviews ATFP’s Ibish
So What’s Next In Afghanistan?
Recent events in Afghanistan raise the question: So now what? The always thoughtful Dave Schuler looks at this issue with both a roundup and some always-welcome thoughts of his own. This is how he begins it: President Karzai narrowly won a clearly fraudulent election. His main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, has withdrawn from consideration as a candidate, ruling out a … [Read more...] about So What’s Next In Afghanistan?
“Horse Soldiers”—Book Review, War Review
I just finished reading a fantastic and timely book. Fantastic because of how the writer, Doug Stanton, brilliantly and in gritty, sometimes grisly detail describes the unprecedented actions of a band of American Special Forces heroes who rode into Afghanistan after 9/11 during the opening days of what is now the Afghanistan War. Timely, not necessarily because of … [Read more...] about “Horse Soldiers”—Book Review, War Review
Let’s Privatize The U.S. Treasury
Should the U.S. Treasury Department be privatized? Should Goldman Sachs get the contract to operate it? Some people might ask why we should bother to formalize what has actually been the case informally for years. After all, the last Secretary of the Treasury, Hank Paulson, headed GS before deigning to serve in Washington. And the present occupant of Paulson's job, Tim … [Read more...] about Let’s Privatize The U.S. Treasury
What’s Lieberman’s Problem?
Attention deficit disorder: … [Read more...] about What’s Lieberman’s Problem?
The Ultimate Sacrifice
It's not what you might think. It's not dying in battle. It's not losing your life. It's losing your mind, your heart, your soul, and the life force inside you that makes you want to survive. … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Sacrifice
Obama Then and Now
Joe already touched on tonight's HBO documentary. Two other Obama-related items today add some context. The first is Jeff Zeleny's report for the NYT re: Iowa voter attitudes a year after the election. The second is a Daily Beast exclusive excerpt from David Plouffe's memoir. The NYT article cites, among others, John Sager a "retired electrical engineer who became a … [Read more...] about Obama Then and Now
Endangered Species Moderate Republicans
Bill Schorr, Cagle Cartoons This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Endangered Species Moderate Republicans
Biden, Absolutists, Irony, and NY-23 (Guest Voice)
Biden, Absolutists, Irony and NY-23 by Jon Wells Vice President Joe Biden was in upstate New York today stumping for Bill Owens in the heated NY-23 Congressional special election. You know, the one that doesn't matter and has no national portent whatsoever, except if Owens wins, of course. In any event, Biden had a few words to say about Scozzafava's departure and the … [Read more...] about Biden, Absolutists, Irony, and NY-23 (Guest Voice)
What Physicians Know (Guest Voice)
What Physicians Know by Joel S. Hirschhorn I had a long conversation with my favorite physician, who has operated on me twice successfully. He is an incredibly kind person without an ounce of greed or pretense. Like other physicians I have spoken to, he spoke eloquently about the terrible times he consistently has with private health insurance companies. While he … [Read more...] about What Physicians Know (Guest Voice)
Quote of the Day: On Moderates and the GOP
Our political quote of the day comes from conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh on moderates and the Republican party: "Moderates by definition have no principles,"....He predicted that "RINOs" - a putdown acronym of "Republicans In Name Only" - "may become extinct." … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: On Moderates and the GOP
NY Gov. Paterson’s World Series Tickets Raise Eyebrows
Just how DID he get those free tickets? … [Read more...] about NY Gov. Paterson’s World Series Tickets Raise Eyebrows