Christian at Defense Tech makes a catch:Obama flew from Iraq to Amman on an MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Transport squadron 162 -- the newest Osprey squadron to deploy to Iraq.I'm kicking over some rocks as we speak to see if this was by...
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The CENTCOM non-denial-denial came only after a call from the U.S. government:The statement by an aide to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki calling his remarks in Der Spiegel "misinterpreted and.
Mr. Trend on Obama's proposed Latin America policy:Certainly, it’s tough at this stage to say exactly and concretely what kind of plans or policies he has for Latin America, because.
Nate Silver, 6/25: If the media believes that Barack Obama is ahead by 5 points, then if a new poll comes out next week showing him ahead by 3, it will not get any attention. But if the media believes that Obama is ahead by...
Professor B provides some useful data about late-term abortions in light of Obama's dumb (and I guess now clumsily partially retracted) comments about abortion policy. Admittedly, the policy consequences of.
Obama wants to expand the role of faith-based organizations in American public life.Maybe there is a lot of good to be said about this -- particularly in poor, religious communities.
Dodd and Feingold to filibuster the House's awful FISA bill in the Senate. And Reid is co-sponsoring an amendment stripping the bill of the provisions providing retroactive immunity for corporations who illegally violated the privacy of their customers.I wish I could disagree with Jonathan Zasloff:Presumably,...
A few months ago, I foolishly claimed that Pat Oliphant could never get away with open racism comparable to his misogyny. I was certainly mistaken. (Latter link via Ez.)
Since the first three comments manage to miss the point entirely, allow me to try this again:Like any Democrat capable of winning a national election, Obama will make all sorts.
Indeed. One of the most irritating aspects of blog discussion about the primary was the "See -- Obama's a politican, no matter what his supporters say!" / "Obamabots don't understand that he will not suddenly make Republicans disappear!" talking points, along with similar assorted strawmen.
Below, Bean points us to the NRO's campaign spot blog, calling for the release of Obama's birth certificate for some truly strange reasons (more good snark on the logic behind.
The NRO is echoing conservative calls for Obama to release his birth certificate to debunk...something or other that is unclear (vague claims that Obama was not actually born in the.