Archive for March, 2003
Posted in March 27th, 2003
I’m having a hard time deciding who is stupider. Is it people who have their tongues split or legislators who feel the situation is in desperate need of being outlawed. Rep. Ron Stephens, R-Troy, was the only legislator who did not vote "yes" to the bill. He voted "present" because the bill had no merit, […]
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Posted in March 27th, 2003
Many in Illinois are up in arms because Madigan is giving staffers double digit raises during a budget crisis. These people assume that Madigan cares how it looks. They are hopelessly naive.
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Posted in March 27th, 2003
First girl lost in the war
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Posted in March 27th, 2003
Chris Mathews has made the argument that the Iraqi invasion will bring about 1,000 years of hatred of the west by Arabs. For a variety of reasons, I don’t buy this argument. The war will be short enough and even a botched reconstruction will result in a better outcome than Saddam. It won’t win us […]
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Posted in March 27th, 2003
The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself. (quote via Kaus) Attacked for pointing out that unstable homes in the African-American community reinforced poverty and above all, kept children from reaching their full potential as human beings, Daniel Patrick Moynihan died yesterday. For some time he has […]
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Posted in March 27th, 2003
Kos is doing a bang up job summarizing the state of the war and battles within the larger war. He points out one of the most fortunate aspects of this war, the Iraqi incompetence on the battlefield. Reports yesterday indicated a thousand vehicle convoy left its positions and was moving towards the US forces. More […]
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Posted in March 26th, 2003
but no one cares, does it matter? John Hagelin of Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, former Presidential Candidate for the Natural Law Party, and all around loon is forming a shadow government. Their primary focus will be flapping their thighs and pretend to be levitating.
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Posted in March 26th, 2003
Via Atrios: Charles Johnson says: Since the media?s barrage of images of Corrie looking Caucasian and saintly has not abated, every time I cover a story about her I?m going to repost one of these photographs, unmasking the hidden face of Rachel Corrie. Now how does she not look caucasion in the pic? I believe […]
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Posted in March 26th, 2003
Cellucci joins in the bashing of close allies and Daniel Drezner starts with three reasons this is stupid. The Shorter Drezner is: 1) Don’t make empty threats 2) Don’t bother criticizing actions beyond the scope of the federal government. 3) Don’t make the Iraq question a make-or-break one for allies. Why does this have to […]
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Posted in March 26th, 2003
Via Nathan Newman: John Stewart: Speaking of the Haliburton contract in Iraq: On the bright side, I won my office pool. On the other hand, hearing that does make me feel like the government just took a shit on my chest (shit bleeped)…Of course, Haliburton has refused to disclose the value of the contract, but […]
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Posted in March 26th, 2003
I’m watching the BBC when possible So I’m definitely not in the Fox target audience, but their anchors are just horrible, how does anyone watch that crap. It is true that Aaron Brown and Lester Holt should have been stationed in the former home of Iraqi TV, but the guys on Fox are right out […]
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Posted in March 26th, 2003
There are a small number of companies that can fight oil well fires, but Haliburton had better have to bid on something from this war.
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Posted in March 26th, 2003
Is that Major Tom Jones had some comments on the war. Could this be why the Iraqis are putting up such a fight?
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Posted in March 26th, 2003
The predictable members of the blogosphere are getting their stockings in a bunch because the French want a role in the rebuilding of Iraq. The thing is rebuilding Iraq may well be the booby prize that we really don’t want. Conquering Iraq is the relatively easy part and while we will see more casualties, they […]
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Posted in March 25th, 2003
A very good column on the importance of Turkey is in today’s Sun-Times—by John O’Sullivan. The public embarrasment of Turkey through ham-handed tactics was counterproductive in the short term-and dead wrong treatment for a steadfast ally of the US. UP DATE: Josh Marshall tackles the same subject.
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