Category Archives: politics

Dan Froomkin, author of the the Washington Post’s White House Briefing, is soliciting suggestions for the presidential debates, for one or other candidate, at NiemanWatchdog.org. My question: Mr. President, before the Iraq War, you named Jay Garner as the postwar … Continue reading →

Salon interviews Sy Hersch. This is a dynamite must-read. Is there someone who is the Henry Kissinger in this administration? Oh, believe me, I pray for one [clasps his hands and looks beseechingly upward]. Wouldn’t it be great if the … Continue reading →

An old but good article on the number of links the current administration has to people who have behaved badly in the past. Sigh. Reading this stuff makes me think of the recent case of Sandy Berger, and makes me … Continue reading →

Swift Boat Memories Robert Lambert, a man who doesn’t plan on voting for John Kerry and was offended by his conduct in 1971 still says they were under fire during the incident during the Bronze Star incident.

Interesting column. One of the things that occured to me is that Federalism is actually a weak Hayekian barrier, in that most social change is restricted to a state-by-state change, so there’s no reason to implement a fairness-promoting principle (gay … Continue reading →

… of the real reason that dethroning Bush should be a bipartisan affair. But he leaves out the third reason–the big reason, the Elephant-in-the-Living-Room reason–to run screaming into the night at the thought of a big Bush initiative. Even if … Continue reading →

I don’t have much to say about this, other than the fact that I think it’s ultimately important to read. It’s kind of presented as a human interest story — more about Mrs. Darby dealing with the press than Joe … Continue reading →

Jon Stewart, from last night’s daily show: Novak ends with the only logical conclusion about the book: “Unfit for Command sends a devastating message, unless it is effectively refuted.” Because in this country, when a scurrilous charge is made against … Continue reading →

The Salt Lake City Tribune meditates on all the attention given to Lori Hacking. Their conclusion? “Go Away.” … via FAIR

Here’s something I don’t understand. Supposedly, if you ask people who they’d rather have a beer with, Bush or Kerry, people say Bush. Now, first of all, I’d like to see actual numbers, because this sounds like received wisdom left … Continue reading →