CQ Analyst Suggests ‘Rumsfeld’s Leaving Is Just The Beginning,’ Cheney Might Be Next Appearing on MSNBC this afternoon, Congressional Quarterly political analyst Craig Crawford speculated that, as “neocons are heading for the hills,” Dick Cheney may be the next to leave the administration. He claimed the Vice President’s “authority is waning, if not gone.” “And […]
Right War, Botched Occupation As U.S. troops entered Iraq, President Bush promised freedom and democracy. But rather than establish a stable democracy, today terrorists and militias tear the country apart. After billions spent and the sacrifice of almost 3,000 U.S. troops, it is right to ask whether democracy in Iraq was not a fool’s dream. […]
This blog, The Neurotic Iraqi Wife, popped up in a comment on the Huffington Post. I presume it’s legit. Have a read [by clicking the picture on the left]. It brings home the senslessness of wars about power – Saddam Hussein, George Bush, the elected Iraqis, The Shiite Militias, the Sunni Militias, and the insolubility […]
Colorado subdivision bans wreath peace sign A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti-Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan. Some residents who have complained have children serving in Iraq, said […]
Hail to the Chief is not a story I know, but I know it’s a story. Ever since he came into office, Dick Cheney has been obsessed with increasing presidential power. There’s even a name for it – the "Unitary Executive Theory." Like many of Cheney’s ideas, it proposes to change the government in a […]
How do couples decide when to get a divorce? Even though the term is out of vogue in legal circles, "irreconcilable differences" still aptly describes the conditions that lead to the end of things. Former generations were more likely to "stay the course," more from necessity, inertia, or rigid morality than from some kind of […]
the left coaster has a post up about Stephen Holmes review of Francis Fukuyama‘s book, After the Neocons: America at the Crossroads. Fukuyama is a reformed neocon, one of the signers of the 1998 Project for the New American Century‘s letter to President Clinton outlining the Bush Doctrine and urging "regime change" in Iraq. Given […]
There’s women in the church, Oh my Lord… With paint on their faces. Oh my Lord… Take some water ‘n wash it off, And let the the church roll on. …….[traditional] Flatt and Scruggs I don’t personally think about gay marriage issue much. If gay people want to enter lifelong marital contracts, it’s […]
Strong defense and limited government can bring a Republican renewal By SEN. JOHN MCCAIN … We must be honest about the war in Iraq. Without additional combat forces we will not win. We must clear and hold insurgent strongholds, provide security for rebuilding local institutions and economies, arrest sectarian violence in Baghdad and disarm Sunni […]
I’ve tried to leave my profession [Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis] out of things, but Dobson’s latest is just too provocative: From Larry King Live: KING: We discussed this before in the past, but not recently: Do you still believe that being gay is a choice rather than a given? DOBSON: I never did believe that. KING: Oh, […]