I am not sure to make of this rambling and incoherent piece by Richard Cohen other than to let the WaPo front office know that Oliver Willis would love to write for them.
War
Blinded By Science
I’m with BigWig on this one: The Win Without War phone-in protest tied up the phone lines on Capitol Hill today, at least the ones whose numbers are given out to the public. Senators have lots of phone lines, so I doubt that too much sand was thrown into the Congressional gears. Not that we’d …
The Cost of War
This WaPo article claims Bush wants up to $95 billion for the war in Iraq. According to Drudge, that breaks down to $320.00 per citizen. Who do I write the check to and where do I send it?
Yglesias Gets the Game
This is why Matthew Yglesias will end up going places- he refuses to deny the obvious, whereas others in his ideological realm continue to spin, spin, spin. I’ll let Matthew speak for himself: If Saddam woke up one morning, had a sudden change of heart, and decided to abandon his WMD programs because he was …
Osama Returns
Osama is back, just in time for the Oscars, releasing a new collection of his greatest hits: An audio tape purported to carry the voice of Osama bin Laden called on Iraqis to carry out suicide attacks against Americans and defend themselves against a U.S. attack. The tape was broadcast on the Al-Jazeera Arab satellite …
Goodbye, Saddam
When the anti-war (at all costs) movement and Saddam have lost the entire WaPo editorial board, including Mary McGrory (“I’m Persuaded“), your time is limited. When you have lost the NY Times editorial board, it is time for Hussein to start thinking about exile. Or, as Matt Yglesias puts it: As America’s slow-motion rush to …
My Favorite Headline
Today’s best headline: Saddam Says He’s Against War No, seriously. That is the headline. Go check the link.