November 12, 2008
In 2003 American troops invaded Iraq to liberate it by removing a Hussein from power only to return 5 years later to an America in which a Hussein is about to take power. What happened is not an uncommon fallacy of great nations that marshal their resources for wars abroad while ignoring the wars...
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It's interesting to see the Republicans struggle through the reasoning behind their losses. It seems to be the common wisdom among Republicans that they simply weren't "Republican" enough--that they weren't conservative enough--and thus we have the ass smacking the Democrats gave to them at the poll...
go to article »November 11, 2008
I haven't seen anyone -- not even the libertarian blogs -- mention Bob Barr. So, why not. Shouldn't take long. There was a time when people thought Bob Barr might get three percent of the vote nationwide. (There was a Zogby poll at one point that showed him over five percent.) It was thou...
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Let me say first off that I think George Bush was a horrible president, far worst than Thaksin on every level. Comparatively, Thaksin was small potatoes compared to the harm that George Bush caused to the US and many parts of the world. I don't know if people will agree with that, but that is my opi...
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Our congrats to the new President-elect Mr. Barack Obama, who made history by becoming the first African-American to lead America. Our wishes to Mr. John McCain, who came close in popular votes in spite of everything stacked against him. Obama's younger feel combined with the economic crisis and unp...
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Around the world, leaders have mostly greeted the election of Barack Obama with enthusiasm, some of which is routine “congratulations to the new guy” you’d get with any U.S. election and some of which is no doubt informed by exhaustion with the President Bush years and a sincere appreciation o...
go to article »November 10, 2008
Okay... here goes... breaking my don't blog about politics rule again.. As we watched the world rejoicing at the election of Barak Obama last night* Secondborn, Firstborn and I wondered at the fate of Sarah Palin, who stood behind McCain as he conceded the election with tears in her eyes, apparen...
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I’ve been reading some of the responses to Obama winning. And the conservatives whining. Ooh, Obama is too partisan. Ooh, Obama is going to be too liberal. Ooh, Obama this and Obama that. Well, buddies… Go and… hum… you know… go away. Sore losers? No. Just pathetic stupid dingbats. Oh, ...
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After meeting with 17 economic advisers, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will hold a press conference today probably focusing on the worsening financial crisis. The press conference is expected to start at 1:30 p.m. (central time) at the Hilton Chicago. Attending the earlier meeting are billionaire busin...
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