The Squad tees off…
…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.
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New Sanity Squad podcast
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.
Continue reading →Vietnam on the mind: Congress jockeys for position on Bush’s new plan for Iraq
There’s an awful lot of speculation on what Bush’s new plan for Iraq might be. The consensus is that it will take the form of the “go big” option: the so-called “surge.” The details–just how large that surge will be, … Continue reading →
Ban’s already an improvement
Nearly everything I’ve heard about the new UN Secretary-General Ban has been good. Or, at least, comparatively good–compared, that is, to his predecessor Kofi Annan. Now he’s done two reasonable things, after only a couple of days on the job: … Continue reading →
Have a ball: today is the first day of the rest of 2007
Well, I’ve recovered from last night. Not all that much to recover from, actually, compared to my wild and misspent youth. Yes, on certain New Years Eves Past I actually used to haul myself off to Times Square to watch … Continue reading →
Happy New Year!
I want to wish you the happiest of Happy New Years! May the coming year be much better than the last for everyone–except the terrorists and their henchmen. Party on, and drive safely.
Continue reading →New Sanity Squad podcast: be afraid, be very very afraid
Why afraid? Well, take a look at the graphic for this week’s podcast. But you needn’t be too frightened; it merely illustrates the artist’s conception of one of Siggy’s many sound bites The topics: Barak Obama’s pumped-up candidacy and the … Continue reading →
Holiday ode to ibuprofen, as well as to joy
[NOTE: That post on Cronkite, Part II, is coming, coming, coming–but due to holiday doings, I’m on a slightly delayed schedule. The post will appear here later today. Meanwhile…] Last night, some combination of keyboarding, exhaustion, coughing from the lingering … Continue reading →
Gone phishin’
Just got this email that somehow evaded my spam folder: In a brief introduction, my name is George Michael. My intention of contacting you is to have a discussion with you regarding an investment that I want to build in … Continue reading →
Don’t mean to beat a dead ISG horse, but…
The ISG report seems to be dead in the water. And that’s a good thing. The idea behind the report was to get us all to come together, and we did. The only problem is we came together in condemning … Continue reading →
New Secretary-General Ban: I like the reform rhetoric, at least (and then there’s the French…)
If you listened to my most recent podcast, you’ve probably noted that I’m neither a Kofi Annan fan nor a UN fan. Whether I’ll be a Secretary-General Ban fan (couldn’t resist the rhyme) remains to be seen, but at least … Continue reading →
New podcast: Iran + Annan
The Sanity Squad is back opining at Pajamas Media. The topics? Iran’s “scientific” [sic] Holocaust Denial Conference, and the legacy of Kofi Annan, whose term as UN Secretary-General is up at the end of the month. So go to PJ … Continue reading →