And by the title, I don't just mean our Round 2 prediction record (when you're right 0% of the time, you're wrong 100% of the time! Although that's a little misleading, because Michael himself went 1 for 4; our division of labor made things look worse.)...
Interesting stuff. Via Helmut:Just as the Bush administration is ignoring our efforts in the war on terror, it is also thwarting attempts to bring notorious terrorists to justice, and it.
[Picture via LGF watch.]One of the strategies that we're going to see more from cultural reactionaries is to misleadingly cite "religious freedom" in asking for broad exemptions to civil rights.
Chris Bertram:And I’ve enjoyed all of them, with the possible exception of The Drive-By Truckers who struck me as over-loud Skynyrd wannabeesAck. Responding to a statement like that would lend it more dignity that it deserves. Here's a more sensible perspective on the Truckers:On the other...
Friday Cat Blogging... Nelson and Starbuck
Kingdaddy has some useful commentary on "Effects Based Operations", a term which apparently refers to operations directed against enemy strategic targets rather than military forces. Such targets include morale, industry,.
I'm going to outsource the discussion of Kentucky Congressman Hal Rogers to Redbeard at Vague Nihilism. What's notable about this isn't the evident, obvious corruption, but rather that this is the kind of behavior that is almost certain to get you re-elected in the United States....
... to our commenters. As Akirlu reminds us, you guys are super. Hell, even our trolls are often informative.
Two related questions: Are sportswriters still bitching and moaning about LeBron James having the temerity to sign a professional contract out of high school? Are they still planning to complain.
Speaking of idiotic arguments, Yglesias points to this little gem by Kathy Roth-Douquet and Frank Schaeffer on the DLC website. The argument is ostensibly aimed at a bipartisan "elite", but it becomes clear that the authors definition of that term is roughly similar to that of...
shorter verbatim Our Lady of the Dolphins I: "What was needed was a definitive statement: As of this moment we will control our borders, I'm sending in the men, I'm.
As I've said before, the Republican Party will not repeal the 1964 Civil Rights Act. But what matters is not just that the statute remains on the books, but how.