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Don’t Overlook the Good News in Iraq
3 comments on Don’t Overlook the Good News in IraqIn the midst of Bernie Madoff, Governor Sanford, cap-and-tax, unrest in Iran and the continuing deceasement of MJ, take a moment to note a happy milestone: The orderly, scheduled withdrawal today of American troops from…
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Madoff Hoped for Eventual Freedom
Bernie Madoff got the maximum sentence of 150 years in prison for stealing billions in what the judge called his “extraordinarily evil” Ponzi scheme. Probably it should now be renamed a Madoff scheme — Mr.…
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R.I.P., President Obama’s Honeymoon
It’s been a while since I’ve updated the Honeymoon-Over Watch. According to David J. Rothkopf at Foreign Policy, this should be the last update needed: Mark it on your calendars. It was in June 2009…
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Better Pass It Quickly — Someone Might Read It!
Once again the Democrats in Congress are trying to push through a hugely expensive and controversial bill that nobody — literally nobody — has read. In February, as Congressional leaders and the Obama Administration were…
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Michael Jackson, 1958-2009 —
May Light Perpetual Shine Upon HimHe was three days younger than me. Self-absorbed, I suppose, but that’s what came to mind first when I heard of Michael Jackson’s death. He’s indexed in my mind along with Madonna and Prince, who…
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The Perilous Implications of Bush’s Third Term
While much of Barack Obama’s national security policy has, thankfully, looked like a continuation of the Bush administration, his rhetorical response to the crisis in Iran thus far contrasts sharply with what we would have…
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Jonesing for My Iran Fix — Did They Strike or Not?
Andrew Sullivan posted his latest update from the #iranelection Tweetstream at about midnight last night, indicating confusion about whether the national strike is planned for Tuesday or Wednesday. Now it’s 8:15 a.m. on the US…
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Obama Critic Indulges in Overwrought Rhetoric
I think President Obama’s expression of support Friday for Iranians “seeking justice in a peaceful way” in Iran set the proper tone. I’d give it a B+, with points deducted for tardiness, as it could…
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CWCID: Thank You, Mr. President; Now Please Teach CBS How to Edit
Credit where credit is due: President Obama yesterday said unambiguously “we stand behind those who are seeking justice in a peaceful way” in Iran. And then, after days of complaints about the president’s lack of…
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The Election Was a Sham — I Hope the Revolt is Not
Charles Krauthammer today, taking aim at Obama’s tepid expression of “deep concern about the election”: Moreover, this incipient revolution is no longer about the election. Obama totally misses the point. The election allowed the political…