One of the most amusing pathologies of wingnut cranks is their unyielding conviction that Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic nominee in 2004, despite the facts that 1)she repeatedly said she wouldn't run, and 2)no constituency within the party who wanted her to run. Then, she...
About Obama, I have little to add to the blogger consensus; at least as it sounded on the radio, it was great. Ever the glutton for punishment, after Reagan's speech I watched.
Island of Balta believes ""In 20 years, we will look back and say that the single greatest failure of this Administration was the fact that it allowed Iran time to.
Via Kevin Drum, Iran has broken the remaining seals on its nuclear equipment. Looks like they're going for broke. A few points: 1. This is entirely rational on the part of the Iranians. They think that the US won't respond during an election, and especially while tied...
Probably not, unfortunately. Ann Coulter has been given a seat at the table in national media circles for some time now, in person and in print. From where I sit,.
Rob's absolutely right, Bill Clinton is a brilliant speaker, in terms of rhetoric, content and delivery. The best thing about the speech was the brilliant conceit of taking the actions and.
Bill Clinton is the finest political communicator anyone alive has ever seen. He makes Reagan look like a stammering idiot. Even the Fox News crew was in awe. If you didn't hear his speech, make sure to read it. A couple of my favorite moments: Barack...
"D-Fence!" "D-Fence!" "Extended warranty? I can't lose!" "Ayn Rand's philosophical genius is eclipsed only by Ann Coulter!" This last category, which Moe Sislak ("that's right--he's a surgeon!") didn't reach, is.
This site's devoted readers (if any) will have noticed a relative absence of the ballast I usually provide to this blog, because of a trip to NYC to seek housing..
I was going to comment on Daniel Okrent's embarrassing public editor piece in the Times yesterday, but Bob Somerby has made any further commentary redundent. Read. OK, one brief comment. In this piece, Okrent makes it abundantly clear that he has no idea whatsoever that there might exist some...
Just in case you're wondering, we're not in Boston for the Convention. I haven't decided yet what parts of this I'm planning to watch. Tonight seems like the strongest lineup with.
Eric Lichtblau's NYT story on Sandy Berger today contains the following insinuation: Leading Republicans have accused him of stashing documents in his clothing intentionally, perhaps as a way of hiding information that.