Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

There are some who say that there are too many strawmen arguments on this blog.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

We still have time to mess this up!

Trump’s legal defense is going to be a dumpster fire inside a clown car on a derailing train.

Everyone is in a bubble, but some bubbles model reality far better than others!

It could be worse. Vance could have said “post-menopausal sows.” Waiting for that audiotape to surface.

Wake up. Grow up. Get in the fight.

Everything is totally normal and fine!!!

Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?

Every day Vance writes another chapter in the book called “Worst VP Pick Ever”.

Don’t expect peaches from an apple tree.

A lot of Dems talk about what the media tells them to talk about. Not helpful.

This isn’t Democrats spending madly. This is government catching up.

Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.

The gop is a fucking disgrace.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

Israel is using food as a weapon of war. Unforgivable.

No Justins, No Peace

My right to basic bodily autonomy is not on the table. that’s the new deal.

If you still can’t see these things even now, maybe politics isn’t your forte and you should stop writing about it.

Spilling the end game before they can coat it in frankl luntz-approved dogwhistles.

Democrats have delivered the Square Deal, the New Deal, the Fair Deal, and now… the Big Joe Biden Deal.

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I Don’t Know How I Feel

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I am not sure what I think of this:

The Army has filed a criminal assault charge against an American officer who coerced an Iraqi into providing information that foiled a planned attack on U.S. soldiers.

Lt. Col. Allen B. West says he did not physically abuse the detainee, but used psychological pressure by twice firing his service weapon away from the Iraqi. After the shots were fired, the detainee, an Iraqi police officer, gave up the information on a planned attack around the northern Iraqi town of Saba al Boor.

But the Army is taking a dim view of the interrogation tactic. An Army official at the Pentagon confirmed to The Washington Times yesterday that Col. West has been charged with one count of aggravated assault. A military source said an Article 32 hearing has been scheduled in Iraq that could lead to the Army court-martialing Col. West and sending him to prison for a maximum term of eight years.

Some soldiers are privately questioning the Army’s drive to punish the officer for an interrogation technique that likely is used regularly to get information from terrorists.

Col. West’s unit in Iraq operates amid extreme danger. Fighters loyal to ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein are poised at any moment to kill the soldiers in ambushes using explosive devices, guns and rocket-propelled grenades.

I do not condone this type of interrogation (but I know it happens), yet I am sympathetic to an officer doing everything he can to protect his men ina tough situation. Comments?

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All Your OS Are Belong To Us

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You can call me officially underwhelmed:

Microsoft on Monday gave its most detailed look yet at the next version of Windows, code-named “Longhorn,” which features new methods of storing files, a complete revamping of the graphics, tighter links to the Internet and greater security.

Stop giggling about the greater security part. Stop it now, I say.

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Kerry Gone Wild

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During the desultory Democrat debates Sunday night, John Kerry was asked about his reputation for being standoffish and boring. His response:

“Wait till you see my video,” he deadpanned. ” ‘Kerry Gone Wild.’

For those of you who were waiting with bated breath for the release of this epic, your wait is over. Kerry was just on the Imus program, and he sounded as strident, hysterical, and unhinged as ever. IN the brief interview, Kerry repeated the following lies memes:

1.) There is no plan for Iraq

2.) The $87 billion is nothing but a payoff for Halliburton

3.) Bush lied about the war

4.) Bush lied on the carrier landing about the ‘mission being accomplished.’

There were others, but I forget them all, they were happening so fast. For more Kerry fun, Sullivan pens a piece about the French Senator and points to two TNR pieces about the junior Senator from Taxachussetts.

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Tribalism In Iraq

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Here is a rather interesting op-ed piece in the NY Times about tribalism in Iraq, how Saddam is using it against the coalition, and how we can counter it. Money quote:

But what works for Saddam Hussein can also be made to work against him. The coalition is eminently capable of winning over many tribes. An old saying in Iraq has it that you cannot buy a tribe, but you can certainly hire one.

Give it a read.

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