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Will Donald Rumsfeld Have a Robert McNamara Moment?

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Is former Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, onetime collegiate wrestling champion, fitness freak and an all-around tough guy who preferred to stand at his Pentagon desk rather than sit, losing his stuff? According to a gossipy report in the WaPo, the people accompanying the 75-year-old Rumsfeld when he lunched last week at Morton’s in Washington had to help him onto an … [Read more...] about Will Donald Rumsfeld Have a Robert McNamara Moment?

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Won’t Run For Re-Election

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Here's news that yet another Republican bigwig is about to leave his job to spend more time with his family: (CBS) CHICAGO Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is in Asia, but he's scheduled a news conference in Kendall County for Friday. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports exclusively sources say that they expect Hastert to announce he will not seek … [Read more...] about Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Won’t Run For Re-Election

Man Who Called Himself Pedophile Blogger Is Arrested

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Here's one blogger who we would not email and say "Hey, do you want to exchange links." But, then his blog is down, but it's likely he'll get a lot of hits later on -- if he's in jail: A man who blogs about his attraction to young girls but says he doesn’t touch them was arrested Monday near a university child care facility with a camera, police said. Jack McClellan, … [Read more...] about Man Who Called Himself Pedophile Blogger Is Arrested

The Mullah’s Waterboy

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The Van Der Galiën Gazette's latest co-blogger, Kevin Sullivan, wrote an interesting post about Iran. Kind of like Michael and Turkey, I have developed a mixed fascination with the Islamic Republic of Iran. I’ve touched upon the current state of affairs there pretty frequently on my own blog, and have tried my darnedest to debunk arguments that reject the totalitarian … [Read more...] about The Mullah’s Waterboy

An Imus Comeback in the Offing? Yup.

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Don Imus has reached a settlement with CBS over his multimillion-dollar contract and is negotiating to resume his broadcasting career. The settlement pre-empts the dismissed radio personality's threatened $120 million breach-of-contract lawsuit at a time when he is taking steps to make a comeback with WABC-AM, the flagship station in the once huge network of radio stations … [Read more...] about An Imus Comeback in the Offing? Yup.

Center of Attention

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A round up of recent posts by a few centrist, moderate, and independent bloggers. EDITOR'S NOTE: Assuming our readers have (by now) overdosed on the buffet of K. Rove commentary, we decided to avoid that subject in this edition of CoA. Slight problem: There wasn't a lot else from which to choose. Net: We apologize for today's slim pickings and encourage you to blame it … [Read more...] about Center of Attention

My Dog Ate My Moral Authority

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"Our military has increasing moral authority in Iraq, but the same cannot be said for our government at home. In fact, it’s in moral deficit. . . . Washington has no moral clout in Iraq. Washington looks like a circus act. The authority is coming from our military. The importance of this fact would be difficult to understate." -- MICHAEL YON * There is nothing funny … [Read more...] about My Dog Ate My Moral Authority

Karl Rove Has Left The Building: Or HAS He?

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The news that White House political maven Karl Rove is resigning August 31st to basically spend more time with his family (supposedly...really...no kidding) has sent shock waves through political circles, the mainstream media and the blogosphere yesterday. The stories and opinions are still percolating. But a lingering question now becomes: So the Republicans' political … [Read more...] about Karl Rove Has Left The Building: Or HAS He?

Less Is More In Afghanistan…Or Is It?

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With the Taliban gaining strength in recent months, it is widely agreed upon that the Bush administration has underdone it in Afghanistan. In particular, critics allege that Afghan reconstruction and counter-insurgency efforts have been hampered by a lack of political will and an unwillingness to deploy enough American/NATO troops. But Rory Stewart, in a compelling op-ed in The … [Read more...] about Less Is More In Afghanistan…Or Is It?