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Josh Marshall further analyzes the administration’s problems with explaining the war.
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Kinsley Channelling Marshall, or vice
Kinsley Channelling Marshall, or vice versa
Ya know you go to your blog and plan to make a nice column like statement and some guy gets there first and does a better job of it.
A Rush to Topinka In
A Rush to Topinka
In danger of becoming collateral damage to the Illinois Circular Firing Squad Team, Topinka has found some help from Bobby Rush. This could be a good sign that even with historically low Republican turnout expected given the ICFST Ticket, Topinka will have a shot. She is professional and moderate and while Dart is an okay guy, it is always nice to have responsible checks on government.
Miller reports nearly a 20 point lead for Blagojevich. This is going to be a significant drag on the rest of the ticket with only Madigan and Dart seriously challenged.
Turn off the life support
Turn off the life support
Trial Lawyers are one of the most influential lobbies within the Democratic Party. Thus, Dems do bad with doctors compared to other professionals because of doctors’ desire for tort reform. This is sort of a universal maxim for the parties, except when the ICFST is in place . First the teachers’ union, then the retailers and now the docs. Ryan did get the Chamber of Commmerce though!
Next area to be limited
Next area to be limited in appeals
Actions by the FEC. Could Dubya be that bold? Can you say 3rd Party Challenge!
Ashcroft Explained! For an publication
Ashcroft Explained!
For an publication based in University City, the River Front Times is an especially poorly named publication. But they have discovered the secret to John Ashcroft.
Erratic posting alert–off and on
Erratic posting alert–off and on for the next week.
Steve Rhodes gives airing to
Steve Rhodes gives airing to Schipper some space regarding the conspiracy theories concerning Hamas, Oklahoma City, and Iraq. It is a conspiracy theory. Sometimes they turn out to be true, but mostly not. This probably falls in the not category.
Additionally, the theory seems to be that Hamas and Iraq cooperated on this. There is little evidence that Hamas operates outside of Israel and the immediate area. Fundraising yes, operations no.
This paragraph is especially problematic:
Schippers had come full circle. His theory: A Hamas front had trained Iraqis for participation in the Oklahoma City bombing. The path of Wright?s investigation had been converging with Davis?s all along. And bin Laden was behind the entire mess. Worse still, sources were saying the same conspirators were going to strike again.
This means Hamas, al Qaeda, and Iraq were cooperating to perform this function. This is hard to believe without substantial intelligence information.
Even stranger, why are they training for a job that really requires 2-4 people at most? At best, this is sloppy thinking.
What one seems left with is:
1) Hamas might be training in the US
2) There might be a third person involved in Oklahoma City
3) Apparently terrorists are now suing for libel?
Wanting something to be true, doesn’t make it so. And most of the “evidence” seems to be based on similar reasoning to those who compare coincidences between the Kennedy and Lincoln assassinations.
Where is Southwest? Why is
Where is Southwest?
Why is it that Southwest isn’t asking for a bailout from the federal government as some of the bigger carriers are doing? Oh, they are profitable. Additionally, they don’t use hub systems. At some point airlines need to be allowed to fail. The current structure is obviously not profitable for many airlines. It is time to let airlines survive on their own merits.
Friedman on Israel Thomas Friedman
Friedman on Israel
Thomas Friedman returns to his roots in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and agrees with little ‘ole me.