So I just got the trick that the Republicans pulled tonight - why they had two speeches. Bachmann's the fall guy. She goes up there, with her charts and her eyes not quite focused on the screen, and makes Paul Ryan look like the moderate. Even though he's the guy talking about cutting Social Security ( Read more... )

'The birther "debate" doesn't exist. There is no debate. You don't call what happens when a bunch of people decide to willfully ignore every scrap of evidence thrown their way - like, say, the high-res scans of the birth certificate posted three years ago - a debate. You call that a mockery. Or political theater. Possibly vaudeville. But not a

December 10, 2010 ( Read more... )

Sat down last night to try and actually figure out this whole Obamacare thing - which I'll admit I didn't do as great a job keeping track of back when it happened earlier this year - and why the conservatives are so upset about it. A few hours later, my head hurts, but I think I have a better idea of what's going on. Here's what I've learned:

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Letter submitted tonight to the Cleveland Plain Dealer:

Let me be blunt: I can see nothing more fitting than for the planners of the September 11th attack to be tried as common criminals in New York City.

The Republicans have been whining that military tribunals are somehow safer. On the contrary, allowing these men to be tried and convicted behind ( Read more... )

Being re: An Open Letter to President Obama from Michael MooreMr. Moore ( Read more... )

Man... I can't believe this. I'm actually feeling ticked off by an episode of the Daily Show. When did that happen?



Posted this on the comments section for this episode:
Sigh... Look, Jon, what do you really see as the alternative here? If we pull out of Afghanistan now, the Taliban is inevitably going to take back over again. Do they really ( Read more... )

From the Wall Street Journal - "Time Limit on Surge Draws Fire":Republican critics said setting a firm date for starting a troop withdrawal encourages the enemy to simply wait out the U.S. efforts, and many officials in Afghanistan agreed, calling the timeline unrealistic. Some Democrats, meanwhile, were concerned the deadline wasn't firm enough ( Read more... )

From CNN: Will Afghanistan be Obama's Vietnam?

So regarding Afghanistan - I don't really see any way around it. Please correct me if I'm wrong here - but in spite of all of the hype in the media and the vague grumbles from both right and left, there really aren't a whole lot of real options on the table. In the end, we're going to have to commit ( Read more... )

From CNN Political Ticker: GOP accuses Obama of ‘groveling’ to Saudi King: Oh, for crying out loud. If you're going to make a mountain out of a molehill, GOP, the least you could do is find a more incriminating-looking photo. All he's doing in the one you've got in the ad is bowing at the waist, Japanese-style. The least you could do is Photoshop ( Read more... )