Thursday night, President Bush addressed the nation. He wanted to speak about the need to stay the course in Iraq. He made a most curious statement: “We thank the 36 nations who have troops on the ground in Iraq and the many others who are helping that young democracy.” Thirty-six countries have troops in IraqContinue reading “On the President’s Fuzzy Math”
Category Archives: Politics
On John Edwards’ Address to the Nation
An e-mail I received today from the John Edwards presidential campaign. Tonight, he’ll be addressing the nation on MSNBC following the President’s speech about Iraq and the report General Petreaus delivered to Congress. Tonight, after President Bush makes yet another argument for continuing the war in Iraq, John Edwards will speak directly to the AmericanContinue reading “On John Edwards’ Address to the Nation”
On Senatorial Races
Rumor has it that former Virginia governor Mark Warner will be announcing his candidacy for the Virginia Senate race this week. I’ve written about Warner before, when he announced that he would not be seeking the Democratic Presidential nomination, and I believe that Warner would be a formidable Senatorial candidate in Virginia against any RepublicanContinue reading “On Senatorial Races”
On the Coming War With Iran
I wrote two weeks ago about the President’s decision to name the Iranian Republican Guard — one of the major branches of their military — a “global terrorist organization” and the implications that had for a potential military strike against Iran. Then I read this today, an article at DailyKos giving the perspective of aContinue reading “On the Coming War With Iran”
On Presidential Primary Madness
The Presidential Primary/Caucus process is broken. Florida moved their primary in January, and the Democratic National Committee said, basically, “Get the fuck back in line, or we’ll take your delegates — and your voice in picking the next presidential candidate — away from you.” Now Michigan is moving their primary into mid-January. Which means thatContinue reading “On Presidential Primary Madness”
On Alberto Gonzales’ Resignation
And Alberto Gonzales throws in the towel. I’ve been wanting the asshole to resign for a while now. Why it took him four months to get the message, I couldn’t tell you. His lies are legion. His crimes are unknown. It may take a decade to extract his stench from the halls of the JusticeContinue reading “On Alberto Gonzales’ Resignation”
On Electoral College Reform
The sky is falling in the liberal blogosphere. There’s a movement in California for a ballot initiative that would apportion California’s Electoral College electors according to the candidate that wins each Congressional district rather than assign the whole of the state’s electors to the winner of the statewide vote. The reason the sky is falling?Continue reading “On Electoral College Reform”
On Sending Gonzales the Constitution
Several weeks ago I received an e-mail from the John Edwards campaign asking for signatures for a petition they wanted to send to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. What sort of petition? They wanted to send him a ginormous copy of the United States Constitution. Because, clearly, Gonzales had never read it. As long-time readers knowContinue reading “On Sending Gonzales the Constitution”
On the Things He Knew Then
In 1994 a former government official articulated a number of reasons why invading Iraq was a very bad idea. Can’t secure the country. Can’t hold Baghdad. Unsettle the region. It would be an occupation. It would be a mess. This former government official’s name? Dick Cheney. Currently the Vice President of the United States. AndContinue reading “On the Things He Knew Then”
On the Next Step in the “War on Terror”
The United States is going to go to war with Iran. It will happen. The noise machine is already working. It is going to happen. And there’s not a thing Congress can do about it now. Why? Because President Bush has designated Iran’s Republican Guard, their elite military force, a “global terrorist.” And the AuthorizationContinue reading “On the Next Step in the “War on Terror””