[NOTE: The full text of Bush’s speech can be found here.] Bush’s speech last night was a tight and subdued performance in terms of rhetoric and delivery. But, what else is new? Although a Churchillian sweep and grandeur would be … Continue reading →
Sophia Loren’s husband Carlo Ponti has died at the age of 94 (hat tip: Pajamas Media). Sophia made my list of ten all-time favorite movie stars back in May of 2005. She was (well, I suppose she still is, but … Continue reading →
Here’s a wonderful headline that caught my eye, from, of all things, the Voice of America: “Some Iraqis express doubts about new US strategy.” Why, goodness gracious me my, they do? I’m so astonished I hardly know where to begin. … Continue reading →
In this story about how bloggers won’t let go of the controversy over the existence of quoted AP source Jamil Hussein, Maria Aspen writes (in the business section of the NY Times): In a reference to a memorable swipe that … Continue reading →
…on Congress’s reaction to Bush’s Iraq plan (before he’s announced it), utopia and tyranny, self-defense, and a myriad of other assorted issues. It’s me, sans cold; Siggy; Dr. Sanity; and Shrink. Join us.
Continue reading →I like Joe Donnelly’s style. Who’s Joe Donnelly? A very freshman US Congressman from Indiana, one of the Blue Dog Democrats (in fact, being a freshman, Donnelly might better be called a “blue pup”–and no, I didn’t make the term … Continue reading →
They’re a fringe, it’s true–but a fringe that detractors of Israel have made much of. I’m speaking of the ultra-orthodox religious Jews who are anti-Zionist. That’s their prerogative, of course; eveyone’s entitled to his/her opinion, yada yada yada. But some … Continue reading →
I’ve been tagged for one of those meme things by my friend Fausta, “five things you don’t know about me.” Ah. what to divulge? I have an unusual breadth of choice, since some of the most basic facts about me … Continue reading →
You think I sing a repetitious dirge “Iraq, Vietnam; please let the two diverge!” But here’s some news: the Democrats they urge, “Oh Mr. Bush, don’t recommend a surge!” And why? They say we’re surely on the verge Of failure. … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote about the limitations Congress might face in opposing a “surge” of American troops in Iraq if–as rumor would have it–such a surge is part of Bush’s new Iraq policy to be unveiled next week. Today I read … Continue reading →
Yesterday’s post of mine was linked at Dean Esmay, and my old friend mikeca wrote a critique in the comments section there. I’ve already debated mikeca’s viewpoint about whether or not the South Vietnamese ARVN might have held off against … Continue reading →
Well, we had a Christmas hiatus, and we’re back. The Sanity Squad, that is, discussing the reactions to the Saddam execution, plus Somalia. Have a listen.
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