2004

Imagine If Bill Clinton Had Done It

ArchPundit May 27, 2004 4 Comments

Really, just try:

Now the White House has informed the American people that they were also “all wrong” about their decision to place their faith in Ahmed Chalabi, even though they have paid him 340,000 dollars per month. 33 million dollars (CHECK) and placed him adjacent to Laura Bush at the State of the Union address. Chalabi had been convicted of fraud and embezzling 70 million dollars in public funds from a Jordanian bank, and escaped prison by fleeing the country. But in spite of that record, he had become one of key advisors to the Bush Administration on planning and promoting the War against Iraq.

And they repeatedly cited him as an authority, perhaps even a future president of Iraq. Incredibly, they even ferried him and his private army into Baghdad in advance of anyone else, and allowed him to seize control over Saddam’s secret papers.

Now they are telling the American people that he is a spy for Iran who has been duping the President of the United States for all these years.

UPDATE: And in comments Absit Invidia leaves a note that the National Review’s David Frum was defending Chalabi as late as May 5th.

AI is a good site–take a look–he is conservative and very smart and independent. He’s linked on the expanded blog roll as well. Always a good read.

Nuclear Materials Here!

ArchPundit May 27, 2004 1 Comment

From Gore’s speech:

“There was also in Rumsfeld’s planning a failure to provide security for nuclear materials”

Some have tried to shrug this off as the chaos of the original invasion.

Then how do they explain an article from April 15th pointing out the nuclear facilities are still unguarded.

Those who have read for a long time know that I harp on the issue of nuclear security quite a bit. Much of my respect for Dick Lugar comes from his work alerting the nation to the danger of loose nuclear materials control. In this case, the material is not fissable–at least easily, but I didn’t think an invasion of Iraq was to create an open bazaar of dirty bomb materials for Al Qaeda–such a situation leaves us less secure than with Saddam Hussein in power who had an interest in controlling such material to make sure it wasn’t used against him.

Why not just put a giant neon sign
“Nuclear Materials Here!”

Sign the petition to have Rumsfeld fired. If anything, the petition is too modest in asking for only Rumsfeld’s job.

Small Problem Joyce

ArchPundit May 27, 2004 No Comments

Rutherford isn’t against the wetlands bill on principle, he’s against exempting Cook County. It’s a reasonable position. Maybe you should ask him about it.

Makes Me Ralph

ArchPundit May 26, 2004 1 Comment

Ralph has the best coverage of the Luechtefeld trash story. And he says more to come….

Marc Camp To Make the Next Supersize Me

ArchPundit May 26, 2004 2 Comments

It’ll only make sense to those inbetween Lincoln and Litchfield though as it’ll be called Horseshoe Me!

Scroll down–they don’t have permalinks yet.

Don’t Celebrate Russert’s Subpeona

ArchPundit May 26, 2004 1 Comment

Carol Marin writes a very good column on why Russert shouldn’t be subpeonaed.

Doing so would stop sources who are true whistle blowers from coming forward instead of nitwits trying to damage a perceived political opponent. The best solution is a new President–then the leaker will be unemployed–unless Patrick Fitzgerald has more than people are guessing.

A Present for the Former Copy Editor

ArchPundit May 26, 2004 No Comments

Eric Zorn might have fun taking a copy of today’s lead editorial to Bruce Dold:

My, it has been fun to watch them try to scare the wits out of each other in the state capital over something as dry as the state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

Not that I’d be one to make fun of them, I quite often switch legislator with legislature-and I study state politics.