Ami Eden reports for The Jewish Daily Forward that Mitt Romney issued a statement "blasting Hillary Clinton’s call at a recent AIPAC meeting for engagement with Iran." From that statement:
"In a speech two days ago in New York City, Senator Hillary Clinton said that she needs to quote 'understand' unquote Iran better - and we need to quote 'engage Iran' unquote. She argued … [Read more...] about Romney DistortsBlasts Hillary
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National ID
States challenge nat'l driver's license Wiki has a summary of the issues. I am in favor of a universal ID system to help separate predators from the general population. I would like for my society to know who is entering the country, who is buying explosives, who is moving around large amounts of money, to keep tract of chronic predators who physically, emotionally or … [Read more...] about National ID
Emerging Political Identities: Idealism or Realism
David Brooks writes in today's NY Times about "Children of Polarization", "For many students, the main axis of their politics is not between left and right but between idealism and realism" ...I’m struck by the universal tone of postboomer pragmatism. ...In general, their writing is calm, optimistic and ironical. Most students in my class showed an aversion to broad … [Read more...] about Emerging Political Identities: Idealism or Realism
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India’s Cities & Farms: A Bewildering Contrast
Oh! Is this a big bubble or a big Indian vegetable? With investment banks predicting that India will become the world's third largest economy within two decades and a CIA report forecasting that the 21st century will be India's, this national self-confidence is spreading fast, says Amelia Gentleman in The Observer. "Beneath the headline 'Empire Strikes Back', one paper … [Read more...] about India’s Cities & Farms: A Bewildering Contrast
Can Rudy Giuliani Reassure Conservatives?
It sounds like he's making some headway. … [Read more...] about Can Rudy Giuliani Reassure Conservatives?
Florida Recovers From Tornado Terror
Our airplane from St. Louis was supposed to land in Fort Myers, on Florida's Gulf Coast, around 10 p.m. Thursday Feb. 1. It was around 9:15 p.m. we got the announcement that made us brace ourselves. "We're heading into two bands of bad weather right now and there could be some turbulence," the pilot said. "Please fasten your seat belts. I've also asked the crew to stop their … [Read more...] about Florida Recovers From Tornado Terror
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Bush Extends Rhetorical Olive Branch To Democrats
President George Bush, in his first big meeting with a wide variety of Democratic members of Congress in six years, has clearly extended a rhetorical olive branch -- formal notice that he is not suggesting they're unpatriotic if they differ with him:President Bush squarely addressed the issue most on the mind of House Democrats, saying Saturday that deep divisions over the Iraq … [Read more...] about Bush Extends Rhetorical Olive Branch To Democrats
Gaza is Burning
What to do about the Palestinian Civil War? … [Read more...] about Gaza is Burning
Center of Attention
I'm back on the CoA beat, today, for Michael vdG. Did you miss me? Don't answer that. But please do give some extra attention and a little love to these generally Centrist blogs. At Left of Centrist, Robert Rouse has finally had it with reality TV. Earlier this week, another Robert re-visited the subject of payroll disparity, i.e., the grand-canyon gap in … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
Buying Influence in Africa
Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Africa this week. Why is he there? And what is the controversy surrounding his visit? I analyze the situation in a new post at Foreign Policy Watch. … [Read more...] about Buying Influence in Africa
Literary Quote of the Day: John Fowles
John Fowles (1926-2005) is my favorite English novelist. He is considered a forefather of British postmodernism, which is kind of over my head, but his beautifully stylized writing and proclivity for multiple endings certainly are not. Among Fowles’ terrific novels are “The Collectorâ€? (1963), “The Aristosâ€? (1964), “The Magusâ€? (1965), “The French … [Read more...] about Literary Quote of the Day: John Fowles
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Bush Tries Reaching Out To Democrats
President George Bush will today try to reach out to Democrats by talking to them privately at a Democratic retreat in a setting where cameras are off. He'll reportedly try to speak their language -- the language of leaving open the possibility of channels of communication with Congress, with the hopes of compromise on some issues: In an attempt to sustain key elements of a … [Read more...] about Bush Tries Reaching Out To Democrats
The Democratization of Political Discourse
Glenn Greenwald, who word for word (and boy is he long-winded) is one of the best political bloggers around, is moving on to the big time and Salon, the online magazine, where his Unclaimed Territory will be a featured blog. In a victory lap of a sort, Glenn offers some parting words. An excerpt from his post: "The political blogosphere is driven by many factors, but the … [Read more...] about The Democratization of Political Discourse
Sorry
I received e-mails from several people wondering whether there was something wrong with the site. The answer to that question: yes, sorry for the inconvenience but there was a problem which caused TMV to be offline for - as I understand it - several hours. To be exact just about 4 hours: from 6:15a - 10:15a EST. Our technical crew worked hard to solve the problem and...they … [Read more...] about Sorry
NIE on Iran in Iraq… Bush Exaggerating Threat?
Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel write for Real Cities: The Bush administration is escalating its confrontation with Iran, sending an additional aircraft carrier and minesweepers into the Persian Gulf as it accuses the Islamic regime in Tehran of arming Shiite Muslim militias in Iraq for attacks on American troops. A new U.S. intelligence estimate on Friday, however, … [Read more...] about NIE on Iran in Iraq… Bush Exaggerating Threat?
What Rich Little Will Say At The White House Correspondents Dinner
So this year the organizers of the White House Correspondent's dinner decided to invite veteran impressionist/comedian Rich Little to entertain the bigwig journalists and politicos such as President George Bush and first lady Laura Bush. The general consensus is that Little was invited as a noncontroversial choice. Darrell Hammond gives us a Saturday Night Live take on … [Read more...] about What Rich Little Will Say At The White House Correspondents Dinner
“Exxon Buys Scientists on The Cheap”
That's the title of this MUST READ POST at the All Spin Zone. … [Read more...] about “Exxon Buys Scientists on The Cheap”