This is going to make the irrational Earth Firsters insane: With gasoline prices up and his political standing down, President Bush on Wednesday proposed several new energy initiatives, including the novel idea of using shuttered military bases as sites for oil refineries. The president directed the federal agencies to work with communities to see if …
This IS a Religious Issue
The Judge has denied the request of the Schindler’s to re-insert the feeding tube, and the case will now go to the 11th Appeals Court. In case you are still confused, this is not about Terri Schiavo and her ability to recover. This is not about Terri Schiavo getting rehab and returning to the world …
Beware the Strawmen
The greatest weapon in the sophist’s arsenal is the strawman argument, and they are out in force today. Ezra Klein: Americans, for our part, will spend the morning watching CNN say the same thing a thousand ways. We’ll exult in the mystical power of voting, but next week, it’ll be back to the news ticker’s …
Score One for the Wingnuts
Most reasonable Democrats (and this includes James Carville, Paul Begala, and Michael Moore, so perhaps I am stretching the meaning of the word reasonable) acknowledge that Bush won the 2004 election fair and square. However, the wingnuts will have their say to bring up all the nonsensical charges that there was voter fraud in the …
A Positive Sign
This is a positive sign that perhaps this loss will finally mete out enough electoral punishment that they will learn: First, we need to get real. I can’t tell you how optimistic I was going into this election, though, looking back, there doesn’t seem to have been a reason for quite such a sunny view. …
Meltdown
Wow. I can’t believe how bad Lawrence O’Donnell broke down against John O’Neill. Although, if you have ever read the comments section at the Washington Monthly, Pandagon, or the Daily Kos, that is how the unhinged left argues. A conservative makes a statement, 40 leftists scream ‘liar’ or ‘brownshirt.’ If you want a classic example, …
Sudan
Speaking of Pandagon, I should not a rare occurrence in which I completely agree with Ezra Klein: Kristof really deserves an award for the amazing work he’s done on Sudan. As Wolf Blitzer luxuriates in his “Iron Man of Journalism” reputation, Kristof is writing sentences like: The Sudanese government refuses to give me a visa …