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Remember back when Iraq wasn't a threat? Remember when the United States invaded Iraq despite the fact that Saddam Hussein truthfully said he had no weapons of mass destruction and no plans to build any? Well, today's New York Times has an article on that government Web site that invited armchair Arabists to translate (because […]

It's in German, but you can understand what's going on. Consider it a learning tool for those who get their understanding of the world from videogames.

From an Associated Press article on Sen. John Kerry's recent idiocy: One thing the episode does show, says a prominent analyst of political communication, is that more than ever, politicians need to listen to themselves while speaking, and catch remarks that could be misconstrued. Call it self-editing, or self-monitoring _ Kerry was not doing that […]

Late this afternoon Sen. John Kerry apologized -- sorta: As a combat veteran, I want to make it clear to anyone in uniform and to their loved ones: my poorly stated joke at a rally was not about, and never intended to refer to any troop. I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to […]

The troops cry out for help from Jon Carry! (via LGF)

I go to work and Sen. John Kerry continues his meltdown. The smart thing to do is to issue the following statement: In a lame attempt to make a joke at the president's expense I misspoke. I am sorry. I never intended to insult our troops in uniform serving in Iraq. I hope they will […]

Hugh Hewitt had ABC's political director on his show the other day and it was a very interesting interview. (You can find the transcript here. It was a three-hour interview, so it's long.) I read the transcript last night before going to bed and had a few thoughts. First, it was refreshing to hear Halperin […]

How else can you explain this stupidity: You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well. If you dont, you get stuck in Iraq. And this guy thinks that he has […]

You'll have to forgive me for the less-than-typical number of postings. I've had to work some long days, split days off and I've just been tired lately. I am going to get back to addressing why I think Andrew Sullivan's "conservatism" is a "conservatism" embraced largely only by himself (and not really conservative at all) […]

There's a reason why serious presidential hopefuls are often governors or senators -- you really have to demonstrate that you can carry your own state. Forget Florida in 2000, former Tennessee Sen. Al Gore wasn't able to carry his home state -- a seemingly trivial accomplishment that would've made Florida's ballot mess moot. Which brings […]