Month: September 2007

Enjoying Novakula

I’m starting to enjoy Robert Novak’s columns. They give a certain kind of satisfaction. For example, I really got a kick out of this: As measured by offices held, Republicans have been in much worse shape during my...

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New Idaho Senator No Friend of Big Easy

Mark Schmitt has some interesting information on Larry Craig’s appointed successor, Jim Risch. When Hurricane Katrina hit, Risch was serving as the interim governor of Idaho. He had this to say: “Here in Idaho, we...

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Bush visits Iraq. Surprise!

I watched the “surprise visit” by Bush to Iraq today, after having watched Katie Couric in Iraq this morning. Katie wore a bulletproof vest as did the soldiers who escorted her. Bush came bubbling off the plane in a...

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We Have to Leave Iraq

Yes, Lindsey Graham really did say the following. Closer to home, Graham predicted that any Senate effort to withdraw troops would fail. “Now is the time to pour it on and not withdraw – more of the same. More...

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Dreaming of a New Frontier — for War

Space — the final frontier. And it’s not just a geeky Star Trek fan greeting anymore. It’s the official motto of the Defense Department’s R & D boys and girls, who can’t wait until we control...

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