More than half of Iraqis believe that the country is worse off today than under Saddam (via). For the first time since 2003, fewer than half in the country, 42 percent, said that life in Iraq now is better than it was under Saddam Hussein, the late dictator accused of murdering tens of thousands during …
Archives for May 2007
Civility
Ah, the famous civility of rightwing bloggers. Leading conservatives from Reynolds to Malkin to Hewitt will tell you that civility makes righties better people than the angry liberal mob. Rightwingers never stoop to petty name-calling, they will tell you, and they correct their own on the (vanishingly!) rare occasion when somebody proves them wrong. We …
Dear Glenn
They thought Terri Schaivo was going to get up and go for a walk. What do you expect?
Happy Memorial Day
Take a minute from your time with family and friends at the BBQ to remember those who gave everything for this country.
Open Thread
Despite the fact that this administration, by rejecting outright ANY compromsie on global warming (see below), seems intent on being wrong on EVERY issue they touched during their eight year reign (you don’t have to agrre regarding global warming, but rejecting any discussion or efforts to even treat the issue serioously is another matter), I …
Tough Luck, Tony
Two days ago Tony Blair declared that George Bush would make some gracious concessions on climate emissions during the next G-8 summit. Yesterday I argued that the soon-to-be former British PM must be be insane to expect our president to start respecting him as a lame duck. I don’t even know how many times Blair …
No Point Waiting For Apologies
Being a mostly closed loop, the rightwing blogosphere amplifies some things that deserve it and many things that don’t. The often lamentable circle jerks that result usually come to an unsteady end when the House Seargant-at-Arms explains why Nancy Pelosi uses a bigger plane or a reporter interviews Jamil Hussein. Surprise, two nuggets from today’s …