Bush Shoe-Thrower May Get Fifteen Years

Was it worth it?

Iraq War Ends

At least in NYC subways this morning. I actually saw one of these fake NY Times coverpages out of the corner of my eye, and was like, wow, Obama works fast. Then I went back to being crushed into somebody’s armpit and forgot all about it till a friend of mine told me about the [...]

Osama Bin Laden Wants John McCain To Be President

Osama Bin Laden wants McCain to be elected President. He does. I said it.
The idea for this post came from watching Meet the Press today. John Kerry and Ted Thompson swung by, and I was reminded how a last minute message from Osama Bin Laden probably tilted the last election back [...]

Senator Chuck Hagel As Secretary Of State In An Obama Administration?

There’s been a lot of chatter about the idea. Here’s an interesting quote from the November New Yorker article on Hagel and the conflict in Iraq.
I was speaking with Hagel in early October, shortly before the second Presidential debate. He mentioned that Obama had just called him, and among the many things they discussed [...]

In Defense Of Powell & His Endorsement

Bloggers whose views I often admire from all over the blogosphere are ripping into Powell and writing off the man as, it almost feels like, some sort of useless hack.
Look people, Colin Powell gave a dishonest speech before the United Nations that was disgusting, and helped make the case for a pointless war in Iraq. [...]

Abraham Lincoln On The Bush Doctrine

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose—and you allow him to make war at pleasure.
- Abraham Lincoln

Debate Analysis: Victory!

The overall consensus, supported by the polls, is that Obama won the first debate:
“Who won the debate polls” are notoriously subjective, of course, so take them for what they’re worth. But according to three post debate polls, respondents think Obama got the best of things tonight:
CBS News: Obama won 39%, McCain [...]

Why Everybody Is Right About Iraq

The debate about what to do in Iraq has been raging and will continue to rage for years. When I watch politicians and policy wonks discuss the issue, I’m often blown away by how far off I think they are to seeing the core of the problems, and asserting a reasonable solution.
I think that the [...]

Smartest Move Democrats Could Have Made on Iraq Occupation…But Didn’t

For the last few years we’ve watched Democrats flounder around looking for a coherent message on what to do about the Iraq crisis. It’s really been disappointing to se ehow long it has taken them to take a critical stance, and to see the weakness of the political stances that they have been taking.
Here’s a [...]

Framing the Cost of the War in Iraq

Something that has been pretty disappointing has been the inability of Democrats to frame the cost of the war in Iraq and its effect on the quality of our domestic lives. Sure, some have cited the absolute numbers, and some have made allusions to the alternative uses the money could have been used for, but [...]