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McCain’s Supporters’ Low Road
Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo observes the Road Map for McCain's campaign against Obama. Hopefully, everyone can now see the McCain strategy for running against Barack Obama. Yes, we have some general points on taxes, culture wars and McCain as war hero who can protect us in ways that flash-in-the-pan pretty boy Barack Obama can't. But that's not the core. The core … [Read more...] about McCain’s Supporters’ Low Road
What To Do About All Those Scandals?
If the next president is a Democrat (and that is by no means a foregone conclusion) what if any investigations of Bush administration criminality and other misdeeds should be persued? Or, should the Democratic president and Congress, in the spirit of a new era and an appeal to bipartisanship, wipe the slate clean? The criminality and misdeeds include: * The refusal of … [Read more...] about What To Do About All Those Scandals?
USA & Pakistan’s Musharraf: A Dangerous Affair…?
The cussed approach of the US administration bodes ill for the emerging democracy in Pakistan and may create a serious crisis there. This is becoming clear by the latest news. The Pakistani Spectator says that the political parties that have won decisively, especially Nawaz Sharif's PML-N party does not believe that President Pervez Musharraf would leave office voluntarily, and … [Read more...] about USA & Pakistan’s Musharraf: A Dangerous Affair…?
What’s The Verdict In The John McCain Versus The New York Times Controversy?
It had all the elements of high drama: a major newspaper (the New York Times) running an expose raising potentially-explosive questions about the political and sexual activities of a Senator poised to get a major party's Presidential nomination (John McCain). Controversy. Press coverage. Partisan recriminations. So who came out most damaged? According to Jay Rosen, one of … [Read more...] about What’s The Verdict In The John McCain Versus The New York Times Controversy?
A Call For More Political Poetry On America’s Op Ed Pages
Why isn't there more poetry on the Op Ed and opinion pages of this country's newspapers? The answer to this question might seem obvious. Poetry isn't viewed by newspaper editors (nor by most American poets) as a primary medium of popular political and economic expression. It's seen as a way to express personal feelings, and best-suited for the pages of small literary … [Read more...] about A Call For More Political Poetry On America’s Op Ed Pages
Guest Book Review: Desperate Passage by Ethan Rarick
This is another Guest Book Review by fiction writer Jessica Schneider who also writes for the highly-visited site Cosmoetica, is Book Editor for Monsters and Critics and is the only contributor to her own blog. Book Review: Desperate Passage by Ethan Rarick by Jessica Schneider The Donner Party. When I first learned about them I recall my history teacher telling … [Read more...] about Guest Book Review: Desperate Passage by Ethan Rarick
Hypnobama
Eric Allie, Caglecartoons.com … [Read more...] about Hypnobama
Clueless Americans Responsible for Their Own Burned Embassy!
For the Russians, U.S. recognition of Kosovo's independence was tantamount to an international crime, and the burning of the United States Embassy in Belgrade by angry Serbs could hardly have been avoided. The New York Bureau Chief of Russia's Novosti News Service, Dmitry Gornostayev writes, 'It was somewhat ridiculous to hear the appeal by Deputy Secretary of State Nicholas … [Read more...] about Clueless Americans Responsible for Their Own Burned Embassy!
Bloomberg to help steer us towards pragmatism
Michael Bloomberg just wrote in the New York Times I’m Not Running for President, but ... I have watched this campaign unfold, and I am hopeful that the current campaigns can rise to the challenge by offering truly independent leadership. The most productive role that I can serve is to push them forward, by using the means at my disposal to promote a real and honest … [Read more...] about Bloomberg to help steer us towards pragmatism
Mighty Pharmaceutical Giants Under Attack
Never in medical history the pharmaceutical giants, who reportedly enjoy clout next only to the international arms dealers, have witnessed such sustained assault on their credibility as in recent weeks. (By the way the mysterious silence of the U.N.'s World Health Organization on this issue is intriguing.) The latest attack was triggered yesterday by an analysis of … [Read more...] about Mighty Pharmaceutical Giants Under Attack
Cuba vs. Puerto Rico: A ‘Great Lesson for All of Our Peoples’ …
This morning in Honduras, people woke up, opened their morning newspaper, and read this comparison between Communist Cuba and Democratic Puerto Rico. According to Luis Pazos writing for the newspaper La Prensa, 'Beyond dogma, demagoguery, rhetoric, sympathies and antipathies and based on an objective and dispassionate analysis, the difference in living standards and the level … [Read more...] about Cuba vs. Puerto Rico: A ‘Great Lesson for All of Our Peoples’ …
William F Buckley RIP
Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner … [Read more...] about William F Buckley RIP
Hillary Clinton Didn’t Reject Or Denounce It
A good point by Andrew Sullivan. And Marc Ambinder has a longer interview about it. … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton Didn’t Reject Or Denounce It
Odes to William F. Buckley …
William F. Buckley, one of the seminal figures of modern American conservatism, died at his desk this morning at the age of 82. WORLDMEETS.US is scouring the global press for reaction to his death. According to the Times of London, 'William F. Buckley was a progenitor, and the best-known proponent, of modern American conservatism. ... Buckley's personality, even more than his … [Read more...] about Odes to William F. Buckley …
Health Insurance Answers Depend on What Question We Ask
This election season we have heard a lot about "health care reform" and "health insurance reform". Senator Clinton and Senator Obama have been sparring over the issue most of the month. On the other side of the aisle, Senator McCain has also had to address the issue of health care. Everyone agrees we have a "problem" when it comes to health care and health insurance, but … [Read more...] about Health Insurance Answers Depend on What Question We Ask
A Cleveland Grilling
Michael Signer, a former adviser to the Edwards campaign, recently wrote an article for The Washington Post arguing that the media isn't paying enough attention to foreign policy issues in its coverage of the presidential campaign. It's hard to argue with that. As Signer notes, most reports about candidates and their foreign policy agendas have the "flavor of a fantasy baseball … [Read more...] about A Cleveland Grilling
U.S. Troops Must Not Be Permitted on Pakistan’s Soil
Is the United States even now preparing to mount ground operations or 'train' elite forces inside Pakistan? The evidence to support the claim is piling up, and Pakistanis are not reacting well. According to this editorial from Pakistan's The Nation newspaper, 'American forces working with our elite units would be able to obtain strategically crucial information and might … [Read more...] about U.S. Troops Must Not Be Permitted on Pakistan’s Soil
Karl Rove To GOP: Cut The Stuff About “Hussein” Obama
How far has American political culture and talk radio veered out of control? So much that Karl Rove -- yes THE Karl Rove who has demonized more than all the installments of "The Exorcist" put together -- has told GOPers to cut it out. Marc Ambinder has this: No less an authority figure than Karl Rove has warned Republican operatives from demagoguing Barack Obama's middle … [Read more...] about Karl Rove To GOP: Cut The Stuff About “Hussein” Obama
Poll: Republican McCain Would Beat Democrats Obama Or Clinton
A new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll shows why Republican John McCain has long been perceived as the Democrats' biggest nightmare in their dream of recapturing the White House: it shows he'd beat both Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton if today were Election Day: As he emerges from a sometimes-bitter primary campaign, presumptive Republican presidential nominee … [Read more...] about Poll: Republican McCain Would Beat Democrats Obama Or Clinton