Archive for December, 2006
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Monday, December 11th, 2006First the Rumsfeld memo. Then the ISG Report. Now this.
President Bush traveled to the State Department today as part of a round of consultations over how to reshape Iraq policy, saying that it was important that “when I do speak to the American people, they will know that I have listened to all aspects of […]
Sunday, December 10th, 2006
I don’t care where you fall on the grand theological debate, this argument is still totally nonsensical.
This new strategy involves “fine-tuning” arguments, according to which we have evidence for God’s existence in the fact that the constants that figure in the laws of physics are set just right to make possible the existence of life. […]
Sunday, December 10th, 2006
It, apparently, is on.
Saturday, December 9th, 2006
Well this is disappointing. I really wanted to like Reyes, too. I was happy when Pelosi announced his appointment for basically two reasons:
1.) He wasn’t Jane Harman.2.) He wasn’t Alcee Hastings.
As happy as I was that our choices ended up not being limited to a Blue Dog or an impeached judge, what we ended up […]
Friday, December 8th, 2006
I’d like to amend my earlier remarks on the Iraq Study Group.
It took me a couple days to really think over my position on the ISG’s reports. It’s a useful report in that it gives a pretty good assessment of how far Iraq has deteriorated - that’s information everyone needs to know. The thing is, […]
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
This is starting to get ridiculous. The Republicans are no longer in control of the House, and with them goes the stupidly long vacations and short work weeks of their reign. The new, Democratic House, is going to be working five days a week.
Well what do you know. That’s what most people work. Seems perfectly […]
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
Well the Baker Commission has released its report on Iraq. I can’t really speak all that authoritatively on it, but what I’ve read so far is making me tacitly endorse the report. Certainly the fact that the Bush administration is already starting to distance themselves from their previous endorsement of the committee helps.
Reception elsewhere seems […]
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
When the War Came*
The Decemberists, of course, have responded in kind.
I have to say, I’m in a real moral dilemma right now. Colbert is, after all, is my favorite fake pundit. But I’m going to have to side with The Decemberists here, simply because it wasn’t Colbert who created “The Mariner’s Revenge Song.”
*Get it? It’s […]
Monday, December 4th, 2006
John Bolton’s long moribund ambassadorship has finally let out its last gasp.
And in case anybody has any trouble rembering why this is a very good thing:
Less than two weeks before the White House announced his resignation, Ambassador John Bolton’s U.N. mission blocked an effort to celebrate the end of slavery in our hemisphere.
Oh, John, you […]
Monday, December 4th, 2006
Joe Klein finally comes out and says what a lot of beltway insiders seem to be thinking. This is exactly the problem with press insiders - a huge part of their job is exposing the corruption and moral bankruptcy of the same people who, ultimately, end up being within their social circle. So somehow, Klein […]
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