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Through the Looking Glass With GWB
If anyone needed convincing that President Bush is on another planet when it comes to the Iraq war – and there still are a few of you out there – Thursday was a keeper. Astoundingly . . . No wait, at this late date nothing the president says is astounding . . . he asserted at a press conference notable for its Through the Looking Glass quality that "the fight can still … [Read more...] about Through the Looking Glass With GWB
The Implosion Of Senator John McCain (UPDATED)
No, the picture above isn't evidence of the latest GOP scandal. One day, this campaign 2004 photo will be considered the photo that helped sink a candidacy. Not since singer Sammy Davis, Jr. hugged a seemingly embarrassed President Richard Nixon has a photo be run and re-run so much by so many, usually with derisive motives in mind. It wouldn't have had impact if McCain's … [Read more...] about The Implosion Of Senator John McCain (UPDATED)
Harriet Miers Refuses To Show Up To House Judiciary Committee
The Bush administration is throwing down so many gauntlets to Congress that Congress can soon sell several sets on eBay. There are so many gauntlets, that if they sell them all on eBay they won't have to need money from lobbyists ever again. The latest gauntlet to be hurled down with a flourish is a seemingly unprecedented snub -- Bush confidante and lawyer Harriet Miers … [Read more...] about Harriet Miers Refuses To Show Up To House Judiciary Committee
Poisoning Pigeons In The Park
Improve your musical knowledge. Here's Tom Lehrer's classic set to You Tube images: This is the most complete CD collection of his incredible lyrics and music: … [Read more...] about Poisoning Pigeons In The Park
Lady Bird Johnson
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Libertarian Party Responds to President Bush’s Press Conference
Yesterday, President Bush gave a press conference regarding the progress we're making in Iraq and the need to continue the fight in Iraq: As president, my most solemn responsibility is to keep the American people safe. So on my orders, good men and women are now fighting the terrorists on the front lines in Iraq. I've given our troops in Iraq clear objectives. And as they … [Read more...] about Libertarian Party Responds to President Bush’s Press Conference
To Hindi, or Not To Hindi
I have scant seen more blatant religious bigotry than the reaction of the Family Research Council, a Christian Right stalwart, to the historic prayer of Hindu Chaplain Rajan Zed before the US Congress. It's disgusting, and despite (and because of!) its attempt to include Jews under its hateful ideology, it is one of the key reasons I will always see them as a threat to my … [Read more...] about To Hindi, or Not To Hindi
The Report and The Spin
After a quick scroll down the line up of today's posts, it does not appear that my colleagues have directly posted on the subject of the Interim (Iraq) Benchmark Assessment Report (as officially released vs. leaked and/or speculated), nor on the President's related press conference earlier today. So for those of you who are hungry for the basics but have not yet had a chance … [Read more...] about The Report and The Spin
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: THE REPUBLICAN RIDDLE
How Should the GOP Go in '08--and in '07 on Iraq? Over the decades the Republican Party has secured a reputation as the orderly bunch in our (mainly) two-party system. Its members like to have a designated successor in the White House wings, someone who has worked his way up and deserves the nod. Let the Democrats roam the countryside looking for an antiestablishment … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: THE REPUBLICAN RIDDLE
UPDATED: There’s a Term for These Folks – They Are Stupid Jerks
Some people thought they could promote Christianity by disrupting the Senate's invocation this morning. Sen. Harry Reid had invited a Hindu chaplain from his home state of Nevada to give today's prayer and these interlopers just didn't think that was appropriate. I doubt that these Christians attracted the unchurched to Christianity today. Shakesville: Your Daily Dose of … [Read more...] about UPDATED: There’s a Term for These Folks – They Are Stupid Jerks
Potential Democratic SCOTUS Nominees
My analysis of Tom Goldstein's list. Out of 30 finalists, only six are White men. Indeed, the list has an African-American plurality. But everybody on the list is extraordinarily qualified, and in a truly color-blind society it shouldn't bother us to see radical underrepresentation of White men any more than radical underrepresentation of Black women (right?), so I'm sure there … [Read more...] about Potential Democratic SCOTUS Nominees
Henry K Is Back
Mike Lane, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about Henry K Is Back
Iraq: Let’s Pray For Number Seven
With due deference to President Bush and some of my co bloggers who continue to focus on how to keep the bus that is the American presence in Iraq from going off the cliff, the bus went off the cliff a while ago. What we are left with is what happens when it hits the ground. Austin Bay is among those bloggers who might not completely buy into the bus-off-the-cliff analogy, … [Read more...] about Iraq: Let’s Pray For Number Seven
Education & Values are NOT the Same
Rabbi David Wolpe in The Jewish Week: A Question Of Values We are forever relearning the lesson: Education and values are not the same. A trained intellect does not equal an active conscience. Doctors can plot to bomb innocent people in London and Glasgow, if they are doctors without values. Professors can lie and cheat and steal, if they are professors without values. As … [Read more...] about Education & Values are NOT the Same
Nice Guy Nixon, Longing to Belong
Even in the White House, he felt the whole world was a club that wouldn’t take him in as a member. New documents and tapes released yesterday by custodians of the de-sanitized Nixon Library and Museum only add to the picture of an angry, isolated, paranoid President plotting to get everybody else before they got him and, at the same time, wanting to be perceived as a … [Read more...] about Nice Guy Nixon, Longing to Belong
A Second Reality Check
Earlier today, I published a post called "Reality Check" here at TMV (and at my own blog). Several people already responded. I would like to point out two - especially two - comments which basically prove my point. The first is a comment left by JLedell (an American): The world thinks America’s invasion of Iraq was a mistake. I think you and most Americans now agree with … [Read more...] about A Second Reality Check
O’Connor on Iraq
"It is a dire situation ... I don't think it has gotten any better. It just breaks your heart. . . . Iraqi people are dying, American soldiers are dying. So far it does not seem we have achieved any kind of security there." -Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a member of the Iraq Study Group, commenting on Iraq in a front-page WaPo story today by the … [Read more...] about O’Connor on Iraq
Bailing Out
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How About Doing Your Job?
Jules Crittenden has a good post up, in which he wonders why the different media are not offering "an actual, meaningful, in-depth look at the execution of the counter-insurgency strategy in Iraq by someone who has taken the time to understand what its goals and methods are, and isn’t just interested in kicking the crap out of it from a distance." Jules looked at the AP, at … [Read more...] about How About Doing Your Job?