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More Polls Bring Bad News For Bush On Iraq Support And Job Performance

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More polls are coming out underscoring growing public unease over the Bush administration's Iraq policy and management -- and what is now becoming evident: President Bush's much-anticipated speech on a new direction for Iraq has failed to convince the bulk of the American public. CNN:Two out of three Americans oppose President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq, a … [Read more...] about More Polls Bring Bad News For Bush On Iraq Support And Job Performance

Center of Attention

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Dennis Sanders at Donklephant on the surge, escalation augmentation. Dennis believes, like I do, that Iraq is most likely lost. He continues to argue that the U.S. needs "to keep the contagion from spreading." The always fascinating Michael J. Totten at Winds of Change with, yet another, piece of original reporting. He visited "the besieged Christian community of Ain Ebel." … [Read more...] about Center of Attention

Mapping

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I just received an e-mail containing links to an interesting website. From the e-mail: I am writing to let US Government and Politics enthusiasts know that MapMuse.com has recently introduced the first of its US Government topics. We have created red and blue coded interactive maps for the following subjects: 1. US House of Representatives 2. US Senators 3. … [Read more...] about Mapping

Too Good To Be True

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I was enthusiastic about the change in Congressional Leadership. Then... Speaker Nancy Pelosi's minimum wage bill apparently has an exemption for a company Headquartered in her district that operates in American Samoa. But the ban on House debate thwarts making this more public. Senator Harry Reid proposes earmark reform but tries to restrict the changes to a relatively … [Read more...] about Too Good To Be True

Issue Break: Some Answers To Some “Tag” Questions

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Our coblogger Michael Stickings has "tagged" yours truly to answer a bunch of questions. His post with his thoughtful MUST READ ANSWERS is HERE. He was "tagged" by Balloon Juice's Tim. F, who did it "here." Note that I usually totally avoid putting these kinds of posts on TMV. I feel that too often weblogs become chatty websites that write more about Blogtopia (word used … [Read more...] about Issue Break: Some Answers To Some “Tag” Questions

Widening the War?

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There is growing buzz and increasing concern that the President's Iraq speech Wednesday night may have signaled an important and - in my view - incredibly troubling stage in the Iraq War (even beyond the "surge"). Steve Clemons reports significant speculation in the capital that Bush recently "sent a secret Executive Order to the Secretary of Defense and to the Director of the … [Read more...] about Widening the War?

Literary Quote of the Day: Peter Guralnick

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“Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presleyâ€? (1994) by Peter Guralnick has been called the first great rock ‘n’ roll biography. Guralnick, a pre-eminent writer on American music and musicians, provides an even handed and incredibly detailed look at Presley’s rise in “Last Train,â€? which ends in 1958. A companion volume, “Careless Love: The Unmaking of … [Read more...] about Literary Quote of the Day: Peter Guralnick

Down, down, down he goes

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I've not written anything on Jimmy Carter and / or Israel for a while, but the controversy surrounding this former U.S. President doesn't seem to go away. The debate about his book is still - rightfully - going on. David posted an interesting article yesterday in which he argues that Carter seems to endorse Palestinian terrorism in at least one passage in his book Palestine: … [Read more...] about Down, down, down he goes

My President Makes Me Want To Do Drugs

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The day after the day after a terrifyingly myopic speech in which George Bush announced an escalation of the Iraq war in the face of calls from the best and brightest to do just the opposite, I feel despair. I also feel certain that things are going to get worse -- possibly much worse -- before they get better. How the hell are things going to get better with a delusional … [Read more...] about My President Makes Me Want To Do Drugs

Extreme Left Group Fires Rocket at U.S. Embassy in Athens

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or so it claims: Suspected leftist guerrillas fired a rocket at the U.S. embassy in Athens on Friday but no one was hurt in the blast, police and government officials said. In the most serious attack against the mission in 10 years, the small rocket launched from across the street shattered windows and woke up nearby residents in the central Athens area at 5:58 AM (0358 … [Read more...] about Extreme Left Group Fires Rocket at U.S. Embassy in Athens

Republicans Against Bush

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Senator Chuck Hagel (Nebraska) didn't hold back. When Rice said that she wouldn't call the 'surge' an 'escalation', Hagel asked her, then "how would you call it, a decrease?" Some other Republicans who said that they cannot support the escalation augmentation: George Voinovich (Ohio) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska). Democratic Senator Nelson also said that he cannot support the … [Read more...] about Republicans Against Bush

Has Bush Already Launched Another War?

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This report wouldn't be taken as seriously if it wasn't coming from a writer with as much credibility and excellent sources as Steve Clemons, who writes:Did the President Declare "Secret War" Against Syria and Iran? Washington intelligence, military and foreign policy circles are abuzz today with speculation that the President, yesterday or in recent days, sent a secret … [Read more...] about Has Bush Already Launched Another War?

Late Night Comedians On President George Bush

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One of the barometers of public opinion and, more specifically, the mass culture conventional wisdom is the late night comedian joke. How are they reacting to President Bush's latest policy pronoucements on Iraq? Here's a cross section of jokes we've edited down from a list: --"Earlier tonight, there was a big policy address from President Bush about the war in Iraq. And … [Read more...] about Late Night Comedians On President George Bush

Rice Insists Not “Escalation” But “Augmentation” In Iraq

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If political scientists or people outside of the United States are puzzled why this administration is losing support from all but Sean, Rush and the rip-and-read administration backers, here's a prime example. Now Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, perhaps realizing the word "surge" has been rejected by the public at large, is trying out a NEW word to insist that the war … [Read more...] about Rice Insists Not “Escalation” But “Augmentation” In Iraq