Month: October 2007

AQI: You Can’t Defeat a Myth

Thomas Ricks and Karen DeYoung report that we are, as Bush claimed on his trip to Australia, kicking ass in Iraq. Specifically, we are kicking the ass of some organization known as Al-Qaeda in Iraq, or AQI. You’ll never...

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Gore not compatible with Evangelicals?

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlargeWhen I was a teen, I got kicked out of Sunday School. I was not disruptive, drunk, high or violent, my crime for banishment was curiosity....

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Monday News Bucket

It was such a lovely day.  I thought it a pity to get up. -W. Somerset Maugham I’ll bet that was said on a Monday.

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The flight of the white male

 Un-enlightened Self-Interest One of the myths of democracy is that voters know their interests and vote accordingly. At worst, voters may see those interests narrowly and choose to reward politicians whose policies are...

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