July 16, 2007
Is Bush a neo-liberal?
According to a new study, the thick lumpy political center breaks down into several discrete categories.
Strategists and the media variously describe independents as “swing voters," "moderates” or "centrists" who populate a sometimes-undefined middle of the political spectrum. That is true for some independents, but the survey revealed a significant range in the attitudes and the behavior of Americans who adopt the label.. . . . The survey data established five categories of independents: [1] closet partisans on the left and right; [2] ticket-splitters in the middle; [3] those disillusioned with the system but still active politically; [4] ideological straddlers whose positions on issues draw from both left and right; and [5] a final group whose members are mostly disengaged from politics.
Below, my email list provides a good illustration of number [4] in a discussion stimulated by a WaPo op-ed.
Before you read on, a few definitions: Neoliberal. Neoconservative. (Yes, it’s Wikipedia, but both entries are sourced up the wazoo.)
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Judith | 07/16/07 at 02:40 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
July 04, 2007
Democracy Whiskey Sexy 2007
The Stuck Mojo video showcased on LGF reminded me of Dr Frank's response to the invasion of Iraq, "Democracy Whiskey Sexy." (Lyrics below)
I was going to link to an mp3 but I wasn't able to find one on the web lately, so let me recommend my Fourth of July playlist from last year, which leads off with "Democracy Whiskey Sexy" and includes more music you might not hear elsewhere, like Boxharp and Michael Hall.
Someone at LGF recommended this mashup from the Stuck Mojo site:
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Judith | 07/04/07 at 12:50 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
May 14, 2007
Nervous in the Sweet Air of Freedom in Havana
A striking movie scene occurs in The Falcon and the Snowman, when two U.S. spies for the Soviet Union cross back into the US, where the Federal agents are eagerly awaiting. One slams one of the spies (played by Tim Hutton, maybe?) and snarls, "You f'ing traitor!" (If I recall the movie incorrectly, straighten me out).
An article in the International Herald Tribune about American criminals livin' la vida loca in Cuba reminded me of that scene. It seems these are nervous days for the cop killers and hijackers who left this fascist hellhole for the sweet air of socialist freedom in Cuba.
Consider the case of one "Assata Shakur, formerly Joanne Chesimard, a leader of the Black Liberation Army, who is one of the most notorious of the fugitives."
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Van | 05/14/07 at 10:53 PM | 4 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
March 26, 2007
The Latest from Robert Novak
Robert Novak's latest column, A President All Alone, discusses Bush's distance - even isolation - from congressional Republicans, and their chagrin at ongoing revelations of Bush administration incompetence.
"We always have claimed that we were the party of better management," one House leader told me. "How can we claim that anymore?"
But the final paragraphs in the article is what really grabbed my attention.
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Alcibiades | 03/26/07 at 11:16 AM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
March 20, 2007
The Wilson-Plame controversy continues
Byron York says that Plame's testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is slightly different from her testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
As part of its probe into pre-war intelligence, the committee interviewed Valerie Plame Wilson for the portions of the committee’s report dealing with the Niger uranium matter. At that time, as now, the question of how the CIA chose Joseph Wilson for the Niger trip was a subject of great interest. But Missouri Republican Sen. Christopher Bond, vice chairman of the committee, says Mrs. Wilson did not tell the committee about the young junior officer, the call from the vice president’s office, or the passing CIA official who suggested Joseph Wilson’s name.“Friday was the first time we have ever heard that story,” Sen. Bond said in a statement to National Review Sunday evening. “Obviously if we had, we would have included it in the report. If Ms. Wilson’s memory of events has improved and she would now like to change her testimony, I’m sure the committee staff would be happy to re-interview her.”
Bond disputes several other contentions of Ms Plame as well.
Clifford May says:
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Judith | 03/20/07 at 12:20 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
March 17, 2007
The Wilson-Plame controversy marches on
[ UPDATE: At this end of this post is video of Victoria Toensing, drafter of the Act which defines whether or not a CIA agent is covert, attempting to answer questions put to her by Rep Henry Waxman. You have to see it to appreciate that this really is a show trial. ]
Andy McCarthy notes that Valerie Plame was outed by a Russian spy over ten years ago, according to the news media which now uncritically report her version of events.
It is the contention made in a 2005 brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit by the Times along with ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, AP, Newsweek, Reuters America, the Washington Post, the Tribune Company (which publishes the Los Angeles Times and the Baltimore Sun, among other papers), and the White House Correspondents . . . in an attempt to quash subpoenas issued to journalists — the argument being that if Mrs. Wilson's cover had already been blown, there could have been no crime when an administration official (who we now know to be Richard Armitage, not Scooter Libby) leaked her identity to journalist Robert Novak, and thus there was no need to compel reporters to reveal their sources.. . . How can it be possible that a leak in 2002 "jeopardized and even destroyed entire networks of foreign agents" associated with Mrs. Wilson's covert assignment when, by the media's own account to a federal court, those networks had to have been blown for years?
From a damning timeline which confirms that Joe Wilson thought Saddam had WMDs (and would use them on US troops if we invaded) up to the end of the war (based on his own op-eds):
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Judith | 03/17/07 at 09:31 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
March 16, 2007
Snapshots from Valerie Plame's testimony
[ UPDATE: They're liveblogging over at the Powerline Forum. Snippets at the end of this post.
Also "Wilson/Plame Central" blogger Tom Maguire. ]
I don't have a TV and our Wilson/Plame watcher Alcibiades is busy, so I'm posting snippets of the Corner's live-blogging of Plame's testimony:
The Invisible Leaker [John Podhoretz]
Valerie Plame Wilson has been testifying for an hour, and while it appears on a chart, the name of Richard Armitage — the actual person who actually leaked her identity to Robert Novak (and, a month earlier, to Bob Woodward) — has yet to be spoken. Scooter Libby's name? Ten times.
03/16 11:10 AM
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Judith | 03/16/07 at 01:14 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
March 08, 2007
Straining at gnats
Bill Bennett:
Now that we have established that no rock and no expense will be left unturned and unspent, that no reporter involved will be left unsubpoenaed for leaking or even purportedly leaking a classified agent's name, when we have some suspicion that a person who works at the CIA might be covert (but turns out not to be): Can we please begin the investigation and subpoenaing of journalists—also known as witnesses to a crime—for leaking classified national-security information in a time of war?!
. . . I'm not talking about disgruntled spouses with political differences with the president, I'm talking about the disclosure of the most serious war-time planning and procedures to keep our country safe. I'm talking about disclosing the secret detention facilities of high-value terrorists, I'm talking about the disclosure of terrorist surveillance programs, I'm talking about the disclosure of the Treasury Department's SWIFT program that tracked terrorist financing—all of which are now caput because insiders leaked to the press and the press willingly published these classified secrets—-NONE of the programs that were leaked were illegal, all of them were of great value, all of them are over or changed as a result of the disclosure.
And let's revisit the slap on the wrist to Sandy Burglar while we're at it.
UPDATE: The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform wants to follow up with Fitzgerald on the disclosure of Valerie Plame's status. Byron York says:
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Judith | 03/08/07 at 09:57 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
March 07, 2007
We are entitled to be tried by a jury of our peers
But sometimes we are tried by a jury of our fellow citizens who have rocks between their ears and no conception of civic responsibility.
First we had Denis Collins, who did not reveal until the trial was over that he had written a book about the CIA, and who less than 24 hours after the verdict published seven pages of notes at Huffington Post.
And now Ann Somebody tells Chris Matthews she thinks Libby should get a pardon and "it would be more fun to follow" if he gets one now rather than right before Bush leaves office. Watch the video at Hot Air.
Libby won't have to get pardoned. His appeal will be successful thanks to these airheads. Maybe they are Rove moles.
[Alcibiades adds: From the same show, Watch Kate O'Beirne argue with Chris Matthews about whether Scooter should be pardoned right away. She corrects him on the facts of the case as established by the trial, that Valerie Plame suggested Joe Wilson for the trip the day before the Vice President was even briefed on the situation in Niger; typical of Chris, he'll forget the correction by tomorrow and will continue to peddle the set of facts that he prefers.
By the way, I have a somewhat different read on this juror than does Judith. This one seems okay to me, diligent, possessing integrity, whereas Denis Collins is just atrocious. But, hey, he wants his hefty book advance. Who can blame him?
Speaking of which, he's described by his colleagues as: The longtime journalist, 57, who has also written for The Miami Herald and the San Jose Mercury New, was recalled as smart,
hardworking and energetic, although not always "coloring within the lines." ]
Judith | 03/07/07 at 10:20 PM | 4 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
Speaking About Exploiting Jury Duty
Denis Collins is a juror on the Scooter Libby trial, somewhat discussed during the course of the trial because he had worked for Bob Woodward, who testified, and was a neighbor of Tim Russert, who also testified. Since unlike Russert, Woodward gave some very mature testimony, there was some hope that this guy would not prove to be an utter moonbat.
Wrong.
It turns out, a fact he did not reveal at the voir dire of the trial, that he had also authored a book on classified agents at the CIA, one of whom, a female of an appropriate age, just happened to have worked in Africa, very like, one, oh, Valery Plame. Meanwhile, he's already been on all the best liberal talk shows airing his opinions on this case. He's like the self-important Joe Wilson of the jury, can't shut up, is working to exploit this experience as a way to foist his self importance on the rest of us and is similarly endowed with important hair.
The guy has already come out with a massive article about his trial experience on Huffington Post, which, as we all know, is a nice politically balanced website. 7 pages. I expect he stayed up all night long, after the many talk shows he performed on last night, in order to get the work done in time to launch it this morning.
It would be interesting to know just who he was talking to to get this arranged while the jury was deliberating.
Can a deal for a book be far behind? Maybe he has already made one?
Alcibiades | 03/07/07 at 11:03 AM | 2 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
Breaking News: Mr. Cheney Has a Heart After All
Don't you love it when the NY Slimes speaks in the passive voice!
Still, liberal critics of the administration had a field day with the trial. They are hoping the Democrats who now control Congress will use the case to investigate Mr. Cheney’s role further. Mr. Schumer, who was among the first to call for a special prosecutor in the case, suggested in an interview that they might.No need to "question experts" in order to write up this particular paragraph. All that reporter SHERYL GAY STOLBERG had to do in this case was consult the demeanor of her colleagues in the newsrooms she shares with them.
The reference to Schumer is interesting, however. Clarice Feldman, who has written extensively at Just One Minute and American Thinker on the Scooter Libby case believes that Schumer worked a behind the scenes deal with James Comey, who was then Deputy Attorney General, to agree to bring Patrick Fitzgerald onto the case. As a very relevant aside, both James Comey and Patrick Fitzgerald prosecuted a case against Mark Rich, with Libby as Rich's attorney. They lost, Scooter won and the ruling in this case later formed the basis of the pardon for Mark Rich by President Clinton.
Meanwhile, Schumer, now, is all aglow to begin all kinds of investigations into high administration officials, the higher, the better.
“I think there is a view in the public that Libby was the fall guy,” Mr. Schumer said, “and I do think we will look at how the case shows the misuse of intelligence both before and after the war in Iraq.”The successful prosecution of Libby has apparently merely whetted his appetite for larger game. Although the misuse of intelligence in such a regard seems like a loaded phrase. Whose intelligence? I certainly feel that mine has been misused watching the process of this trial.
Interestingly, now that it looks like it will be hard times for Cheney, the NY Times finally decides to show a softer side of the man:
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Alcibiades | 03/07/07 at 02:34 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
March 06, 2007
Let's remember Wilson outed Plame first
David Frum reminds us what the point is:
Can you our readers find any example of denunciations of Richard Armitage's leak of Valerie Plame's name by a) Democratic officeholders or b) MSM columnists or c) left-wing bloggers? I did some Google searching this evening and came up pretty much blank.
So here's the paradox: We hear on the one hand that this leak represents a cloud over the vice presidency - a scandal - a threat to national security - possible grounds for impeachment. And then on the other hand: not one word of condemnation of the person who actually did the leaking!
Here is David Corn of the Nation, who along with Michael Isikoff broke the Armitage story, grudgingly trying to avoid acknowledging the glaringly obvious :
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Judith | 03/06/07 at 10:15 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
Happy Fitzmas to the Libs
Hope you're feeling good. That nothing quite like that special schadenfreude feeling.
The pursuit of justice by an overzealous special prosecutor is a wonderful thing. Finally, justice for the Clinton years.
Been gone all day - heard the news early afternoon on Rush - can't say I'm surprised except by the high number of guilty counts, as the jury questions of recent days indicated that a guilty verdict was coming.
I'll post on the verdict when I've caught up on the details.
Still catching up, but here's a tidbit to chew on:
"The trial has demystified the priestly practices of Washington journalism," said Roy Peter Clark, a senior scholar at the Poynter Institute, a school and resource center for working journalists. "I think we'll see prosecutors going after journalists more often."And it couldn't happen to a nicer group of people.
Of course, the priestly practices of Washingtonian journalists - and their biases - have long been evident to people in the blogosphere. Although it's true that this trial made the practices of several members of the profession of journalism a complete laughing stock.
More: from the inimitable David Shuster of Hardball fame.
as Libby was leaving, MSNBC's David Shuster called out, "Mr. Libby, are you willing to go to jail to protect Vice President Cheney?"What a ghoul.
Still more from Byron York:
Libby juror Denis Collins on CNN's Larry King Live:Q: Are you going to write about this?
A: I am going to write about it. I'm not sure of the format or where it will be…
Alcibiades | 03/06/07 at 06:16 PM | 6 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
February 26, 2007
Aussies, Brits and Frenchmen Who Love America!
Amidst all the media doom and gloom and the vitriolic commentary coming from the America-hating left, it's easy to forget that our nation is still a beacon of light to much of the world. With that in mind, a few examples of people from other nations showing such appreciation may be in order.
Via AFP (linked at Drudge) came this great photo from down under. It shows Australians expressing their appreciation not only for Vice-President Dick Cheney (in Sydney to meet with Prime Minister John Howard, who many of us Americans absolutely adore in return), but for America. As someone with a fair amount of Australian relatives, I just have to say, good on ya, mates!
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Cinnamon | 02/26/07 at 04:48 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
February 21, 2007
Justice by Prosecutor
Hat Tip: Clarice at JOM
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February 20, 2007
"Go Grab His Ass"
[ Judith - Plenty at Instapundit on the US government's changing mores on rendition and assassination, including reference to the story below. Rule of Thumb: If the Democrats suggest it, we go nudge nudge wink wink. If the Republicans suggest . . . more »Alcibiades | 02/20/07 at 11:22 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
February 13, 2007
Just Deserts: Impeachment Blues
Last week I wrote a post entitled Tim Russert - Boldly Lying on the Stand wherein I discussed the fact, as per the title of the post, that Russert had just lied on the stand in front of everyone. He . . . more »Alcibiades | 02/13/07 at 08:32 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
February 12, 2007
Speaking About Joe Wilson
Two frank assessments about Joe Wilson. God knows we can use the humor: Short and sweet, from Robert Novak's testimony as transcribed by liveblogger Empty Wheel at Firedoglake: Fitz: [When was your] first meeting with Wilson RN On MTP. The . . . more »Alcibiades | 02/12/07 at 05:54 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
February 06, 2007
The Southern Front: Rules of (Non) Engagement
While the Oscars and Obama captivate everybody, let's not overlook this confrontation on the US-Mexico border. According to this article, A recent standoff between National Guardsmen and heavily armed outlaws along the Mexican border has rattled some troops and raised . . . more »Van | 02/06/07 at 07:31 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
Fortunate sons
Some folks are born made to wave the flag, ooh, they're red, white and blue. And when the band plays "Hail To The Chief", oh, they point the cannon at you, Lord, It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't . . . more »Judith | 02/06/07 at 12:39 AM | 4 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
February 05, 2007
The Libby Trial
From Clarice Feldman, one of the most able commentators on the Libby Trial, at Just One Minute, summing up the current cross examination: "So--Libby said at [his initial FBI] interview says that he "didn't recall" and [FBI agent] Eckenrode writes . . . more »Alcibiades | 02/05/07 at 12:50 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
Senate Resolution on Iraq, Version 4.0
Jim Geraghty makes a suggestion about the wording of a Senate Resolution all the senators can sign on to: Aw, heck, why don't they just introduce a resolution declaring, "We, the Senate, like all the good parts of the war . . . more »Alcibiades | 02/05/07 at 10:27 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
February 04, 2007
Donald Sensing Poses A Question About Global Warming
What if global warming is a good thing? He asks this with reference to this data list compiled by J.R. Dunn that appeared in the American Thinker, Resisting Global Warming Panic. Despite the insistence of Al Gore and friends, this . . . more »Alcibiades | 02/04/07 at 09:09 AM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
February 03, 2007
Positive Stories From Afghanistan
In the spirit of continuing to post items regarding Aghanistan that shed light on the complexity of the situation, rather than the MSM's steady diet of doom and gloom, I ran across two inspiring stories. One is on the man . . . more »Cinnamon | 02/03/07 at 11:08 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
January 30, 2007
National Review in person
[ UPDATE: Atlas has lots of video and photos from her attendance. Streaming video of John Bolton and Quicktime videos of Newt Gingrich and Jeb Bush at the NRI.] My friend Susan attended the NRI Summit in Washington DC this . . . more »Judith | 01/30/07 at 10:21 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
January 24, 2007
Listen to the general
If you agree with General Petraeus that sending more troops specifically to pacify Baghdad is a good idea, please inform your Republican congresspersons that you will not be happy with them if they do not agree that it is a . . . more »Judith | 01/24/07 at 11:58 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
January 18, 2007
Harridan of the Sea
But she's doing it for the children! That is, the children of Del Monte's investors. . . . more »Alcibiades | 01/18/07 at 09:38 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
December 27, 2006
RIP President Ford
President Gerald Ford is dead, aged 93. If only we had kept him in charge, as the old campaign ad exhorts - the situation in Iran might be very different today. . . . more »Alcibiades | 12/27/06 at 01:59 AM | 4 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
December 06, 2006
More Examples of Mob Rule on College Campuses
No sooner had my last SFGate column, "Mob Rule on College Campuses" come out, when bullying behavior reared its ugly head on America's college campuses yet again. Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo, one of the strongest anti-illegal immigration voices in politics, . . . more »Cinnamon | 12/06/06 at 02:44 PM | 4 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
November 10, 2006
The Big Gloat
And so it begins. This just in from Reuters: A purported audio recording by the leader of Iraq's al Qaeda wing gloated over the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, as a top U.S. general said the military was preparing . . . more »Alcibiades | 11/10/06 at 01:06 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
November 09, 2006
A farewell to Rumsfeld
Most of us at Kesher Talk have been fans of Donald Rumsfeld, and here's what I found in our archives and elsewhere. Got a favorite Rumsfeld moment? Leave us a link in the comments. Popular Mechanics sums up the Rumsfeld . . . more »Judith | 11/09/06 at 08:20 PM | 2 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
November 05, 2006
Rev. Ted Haggard Channels Bill Clinton
Rev. Ted Haggard has been in some hot water lately after his shenanigans with the Dark Side became known. He's out, in the employment sense of the word, at the National Association of Evangelicals and his New Life Church. A . . . more »Van | 11/05/06 at 11:30 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
Webcams on the Rio: I Like to Watch
Now streaming into your PC: live images of the Texas-Mexico border, thanks to a state program that puts webcams at nine undisclosed locations along the 1,260-mile long border running from Brownsville to El Paso. To sneak a peek at the . . . more »Van | 11/05/06 at 08:17 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
November 02, 2006
Hitch and Sullivan on Iraq
Via Omni Ceren . . . Andrew Sullivan and Christopher Hitchens mix it up on TV. But that's not the only reason this video is entertaining. Well, let Omri explain. Within thirty seconds of the interview, Hitchens has corrected the . . . more »Judith | 11/02/06 at 07:00 AM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
October 09, 2006
From the Annals of Inadvertently Inappropriate Advertising: Joe Torre and J.H. Cohn
New York accounting firm J.H. Cohn has raised its profile recently with ads featuring a celebrity endorsement. The firm went with a very well known New York face and name, a smart association with a winner. Until Saturday, when celebrity . . . more »Van | 10/09/06 at 11:48 AM | 1 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
October 05, 2006
Ground Zero Revisited
While visiting New York City last month, I made a pilgrimage to Ground Zero to pay my respects. It was the day before the fifth anniversary of 9/11, but the circus-like atmosphere had already begun. Between the as-of-yet unbuilt WTC . . . more »Cinnamon | 10/05/06 at 12:51 PM | 2 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
Good cop, bad cop
The PA struggles over which face to present to the world, while Israel continues its diplomatic work. Some sobering thoughts on the Iraqi government - and on men in government everywhere - plus advances for gay rights in California round . . . more »Asher Abrams | 10/05/06 at 10:33 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
September 01, 2006
Plamegate fallout
Poor David Corn. The latest in a string of stories on this by Hitchens, links to all the others are embedded, I believe. The gist is that the people making the most noise about what an awful thing it was . . . more »Judith | 09/01/06 at 07:48 AM | 6 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
August 09, 2006
Laugh Break of the Day
If you want a laugh break, this video, Stephen Colbert interviewing Eleanor Holmes Norton, is extremely funny: And flip here for some "light relief" from Stephen Pollard. [Hat Tip: Ann Althouse] . . . more »Alcibiades | 08/09/06 at 02:48 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
A White House Divided
I've been kind of amazed at Condi's support for the war. My impression of her had been that she was much more of the "realist" school; and when it comes to Israel, the realist school always demands capitulation and diplomacy. . . . more »Alcibiades | 08/09/06 at 02:57 AM | 4 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
August 02, 2006
A Call for Action
I don't have a link for it yet, but the following message was forwarded to our liberal hawk list serve by one of our members, originally from Charles Jacobs at the David Project, a man whose work we at Kesher . . . more »Alcibiades | 08/02/06 at 09:16 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
July 18, 2006
The Senator Goes A-Blogging
Tennessee Senator Bill Frist will be contributing to a blog, medicalmatters.org, started by his leadership committee, VOLPAC. The site describes itself as "a 21st century discussion of health care matters." Frist, a heart and lung transplant surgeon and member of . . . more »Van | 07/18/06 at 02:57 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
July 13, 2006
Bring It On Baby!
As if the world did not have enough craziness this particular day, Drudge is reporting in a preliminary way that: VALERIE PLAME SUES CHENEY, ROVE, LIBBY... DEVELOPING... Plame and her husband Joseph Wilson allege that Cheney & Co. outed her . . . more »Alcibiades | 07/13/06 at 04:14 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
July 11, 2006
Novak About To Spill All On the Plame Game
Drudge has the red siren flashing: Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has informed my attorneys that, after two and one-half years, his investigation of the CIA leak case concerning matters directly relating to me has been concluded. That frees me to . . . more »Alcibiades | 07/11/06 at 05:35 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
June 30, 2006
The convolutions of Hamdan
Big round-up on the Hamdan decision. Executive summary: If you think this ruling means we have to mollycoddle terrorists, it's not as bad as you think. If you think this ruling means that all prisoners in Guantanamo will get civilian . . . more »Judith | 06/30/06 at 12:13 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
June 28, 2006
Republicans Acting Badly
I promise that Judith, Alcibiades and I will never, ever act like this, as covered by Wave Maker. The blog in question is New England Republican: Things are getting pretty ugly over at New England Republican, all as a result . . . more »Van | 06/28/06 at 11:54 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
June 15, 2006
Coulter Cranks It Up, Leno Tanks, Carlin Nods Off
I stayed up way past my bedtime to see the battle royale expected on the Tonight Show, on which Jay Leno welcomed George Carlin and Ann Coulter. I expected verbal fireworks, a stalwart defense of liberalism from Carlin, witty jibes . . . more »Van | 06/15/06 at 12:44 AM | 7 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
June 13, 2006
Someone got a coal in his stocking
Aaaaaannnnnd . . . . he's still spinning! Jason Leopold hangs on grimly to his Rovian theories. You might think this is a parody, but check out the comment threads on the anti-Bush sites. Hell, check out the posts themselves. . . . more »Judith | 06/13/06 at 02:00 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
June 05, 2006
Torture is complicated
[ As per usual, lots of discussion on this post over at Winds of Change. ] "How do we define "torture?" And is it ever okay to do it, and if so, what are our criteria for deciding that? At . . . more »Judith | 06/05/06 at 02:16 PM | 10 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
May 31, 2006
Another late Memorial Day post
[ UPDATE: Coincidentally, an article about US atrocities in the Korean War appeared today. ] Occasional Kesher Talk pundit Ben: As usual for me, a bit late; Memorial Day is already past. It takes time to put things together. For . . . more »Judith | 05/31/06 at 10:13 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
May 30, 2006
Late Memorial Day post
[ RELATED: ProtestWarriors, United American Committee, College Republicans, and True Democrats faced off against SDS and A.N.S.W.E.R and assorted antiwar folk in front of the USS Intrepid during Fleet Week. Report from the unique angle of The People's Cube. ] . . . more »Judith | 05/30/06 at 11:12 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
May 29, 2006
Winning the Long War, cont.
Part one here. Many have commented on Bush's allusions to Truman in his commencement speech at West Point. It's certainly not the first time his deliberate naming of Islamism as the enemy has been compared to Truman's confrontation with Communism. . . . more »Judith | 05/29/06 at 12:41 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
May 28, 2006
Memorial Day
From the email list: You guys have probably seen the Veterans giving out Poppy flowers lately. As you know, the Poppy is a powerful symbol that honors those who served and/or gave their lives for their country. Every year, for . . . more »Judith | 05/28/06 at 01:45 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
May 18, 2006
Repressing the New Trotskyites: Enthusiasm Swells
KT recently reported on efforts to expose and purge the thought crimes inherent in human resources deparments, many of which are infested with the new Trotskyites who insidiously practice bias in hiring decisions. Often, these snakes favor kulaks (i.e., straight . . . more »Van | 05/18/06 at 05:00 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
May 15, 2006
Is it Fitzmas yet???? Take 2
Wasn't Karl Rove supposed to be in jail about now? Fitzgerald doesn't seem to have got the memo. Leopold and friends must feel like Charlie Brown. But they keep trying to kick that football. UPDATE: Charlie Brown indeed! Leopold . . . more »Judith | 05/15/06 at 10:45 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
May 12, 2006
Tax schmucks
I received this email yesterday, signed by "An Independent Jewish Conservative":The Senate gave final approval Thursday to a $70 billion election-year package of tax cuts that will extend lower rates for investors and also save billions for families that work. . . . more »Judith | 05/12/06 at 12:31 AM | 4 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
May 11, 2006
Tony the Tiger: That's GRREEAATTT
Tony Snow is seeking to challenge negative, lazy mainstream MSM news reporting techniques. White House sources said Snow ... is determined to aggressively counter what the administration considers unfair assertions in both news and editorials about Bush. And Tony . . . more »Alcibiades | 05/11/06 at 11:42 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
May 10, 2006
Goss Pushed Out by Bolten?
Apparently Goss was pushed out by Bolten. Intelligence insiders say that former CIA Director Porter Goss was given less than a day to pack his bags by new White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, who is moving swiftly to . . . more »Alcibiades | 05/10/06 at 10:55 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
May 04, 2006
Mass. Town: No Illegals to Work in Restaurants
Hard working, diversity, open borders, etc. -- and don't forget infectious diseases as one side of illegal immigration. The city fathers of Milford, Mass. didn't, and after a rise in the number of TB cases, they are banning illegal immigrants . . . more »Van | 05/04/06 at 06:58 AM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
May 02, 2006
John McCain thinks the 1st Amendment is expendable
If you think John McCain is the perfect RINO to counteract all those genuinely rightwing Republicans trying to take over the party, watch this video. "If I have to choose between the 1st Amendment and clean government, I would pick . . . more »Judith | 05/02/06 at 08:22 AM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
May 01, 2006
May Day
A friend emails: The ubiquitous "Spanish Buses" that shuttle me over the GW Bridge from my Fort Lee apartment were conspicuosly absent today; leading me to believe that they are participating in today's nationwide extortion. I jumped on a NJ . . . more »Judith | 05/01/06 at 12:40 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
April 28, 2006
The Southern Front: Los Hombres Latinos del Minutemen
First, black groups in LA protest illegal immigration. Now, the Houston Chronicle has an eye-opening article about Latino members of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. Could this be the start of a rainbow coalition? The article quotes Al Garza, the . . . more »Van | 04/28/06 at 10:23 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
April 24, 2006
States Take Action, NY Times Quivers With Concern
Last Thursday KT ran a lengthy piece outlining legislative initiatives by states, actions pleasing to those on the left and the right (in different states). I also touched on the Free State Project and Christian Exodus movements, which seek to . . . more »Van | 04/24/06 at 10:37 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea