The War President Who Couldn’t Be
From Joan Walsh’s The buck stops where?: “I haven’t written about President Bush for quite a while. I prefer to look toward the future. But his delusional exit interview with ABC’s Charles Gibson made me pay attention again. When Gibson asked Bush what he was ‘unprepared for’ when he became president, Bush gave this rather [...]
Two’s not enough?
From TIME’s Washington Is Risking War with Pakistan: “As Wall Street collapsed with a bang, almost no one noticed that we’re on the brink of war with Pakistan. And, unfortunately, that’s not too much of an exaggeration. On Tuesday, the Pakistan’s military ordered its forces along the Afghan border to repulse all future American military [...]
The Hits Just Keep on Coming
From NY Times’s 500 - Deadly U.S. Milestone in Afghan War: “June was the second deadliest month for the military in Afghanistan since the war began, with 23 American deaths from hostilities, compared with 22 in Iraq. July was less deadly, with 20 deaths, compared with six in Iraq. On July 22, nearly seven [...]
I Like Any Argument That Connects Sharon Stone to the Surge
From Informed Comment’s A Social History of the Surge: “Aside from defining what proponents mean by the ’surge,’ all kinds of things are claimed for it that are not in evidence. The assertion depends on a possible logical fallacy: post hoc ergo propter hoc. If event X comes after event Y, it is natural to [...]
Bill Kristol Sucks Ass Cooties
This guy can piss me off like no other.
Take a look at an excerpt from Bill Kristol’s recent Op-Ed What Obama Left Out, which is about Sen. Obama’s commencement speech at Wesleyan this weekend:
“Obama chooses to introduce the notion of public service…but there’s one obvious path of service Obama doesn’t recommend — or even mention: [...]
Thou Shalt Write In List Form
From Gary Kimaya’s The ten commandments: “Bush will face the judgment of history, and it will not be forgiving. But that is not our immediate concern. The most important thing now is to recognize the mistakes that led us into the most disastrous war since Vietnam — a war that will thankfully cost America many [...]
US military may not be ready for attack
From Yahoo News’s US military may not be ready for attack: “The U.S. military isn’t ready for a catastrophic attack on the country, and National Guard forces don’t have the equipment or training they need for the job, according to a report.”
What is Patriotism?
The answer to this question is the basic foundation of our nation. The founders of our nation are called “Patriots” but in reality they were “Dissenters” from English rule. So, dissent has always been a cornerstone of our liberty.
Our forefathers expressed our new nation’s ideals in the Declaration of Independence, “…We hold these truths to [...]
U.S. vs. Iran: Cold War, Too
From U.S. vs. Iran: Cold War, Too: “As Cold War II begins half a century later, the Bush administration is trying to drape a kind of Green Curtain dividing the Middle East between Iran’s friends and foes. The new showdown may well prove to be the most enduring legacy of the Iraq conflict.”
