Month: August 2007

A Few Good Men in Iraq

Today’s New York Times editorial pages contain what can only be described as a courageous editorial by seven current members of the 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq, none of them with a rank higher than Sergeant. What they...

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When Is It Okay to Abandon the Dems?

I want to stipulate up front here that I have nothing but the utmost respect for Howie Klein of Down with Tyranny and firedoglake. Very few people work harder for progressive issues. But I am not real pleased with the decision...

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Judgment at Nuremberg

Judge Dan Haywood: Janning, to be sure, is a tragic figure. We believe he loathed the evil he did. But compassion for the present torture of his soul must not beget forgetfulness of the torture and death of millions by the...

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it’s a wonderful economy! (not!)

cross-posted at skippy and a veritable cornucopia of other community blogs. for those who thought runs on banks were a thing out of 30’s movies, think again.  the current sub-prime mortgage crisis didn’t do...

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