January 2009
11 posts
The Roberts Puzzle
I’ve been trying to figure out this John Roberts character for a while. Yesterday the Times published a piece about the precarious state of the exclusionary rule, “the principle that evidence obtained by police misconduct cannot be used against a defendant.” Pretty basic shit, which makes it so police can’t cut corners to get arrests and convictions. Apparently the repeal...
"GOP losing patience with Obama, Dem leaders" →
This is fresh. Ten days into his presidency, and after meeting with congressional Republicans directly and requesting changes to legislation on their behalf, Obama has apparently exhausted the GOP’s patience.
What a crock. You lost the election, you fools. Badly. You are no longer in charge. Deal. And if that’s too hard, retire.
“All of which has led some forensic psychologists to see some similarities...”
– Julie Creswell of the New York Times, who chose the English language as her victim with this tortured metaphor. If only the paper had to adhere to Wikipedia’s rules on weasel words, this story would have been half as long.
"John McCain Does the Impossible" →
Jim Geraghty of the National Review deciding that he would have hated to have John McCain represent the conservative movement for any longer, so much so that he’s now glad that Obama won.
Mac is back—back to his moral preening about how bipartisan he is, back to his reflexive demonization of his own party, back to his refusal to recognize any legitimate concerns raised by those who...
Hillary Clinton Mouthing Along To Presidential Oath | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Source: www.theonion.com
WASHINGTON—Network news cameras covering Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony Tuesday captured Hillary Clinton silently moving her lips…
Shock: Fatah likely to be discredited for... →
The New York Times reports on the obvious; that the Israelis’ preferred negotiating partner, Fatah, is on ever-more tenuous ground as the IDF conducts this massacre in Gaza. Of course, Barak and Olmert don’t actually give a shit, this isn’t a strategic operation, just internal politics. The public wanted blood, and so they deliver. Likewise, our congress and administration cheer...
CQ Politics | History May See Lincoln-Like Greatness in George W. Bush
Source: www.cqpolitics.com
Just you wait, history will vindicate Bush in the end. I think it’s fair to compare him to the president that preserved the Union and ended slavery; after all, he’s a uniter, not a divider, and a compassionate conservative at that. Plus, they’re from the same party! Really,...
Newsweek has a new cover story for the magazine dated Jan 19th, arguing that Obama should take a page from the Cheney playbook on torture and rendition. It’s quite a gem.
The authors argue that while mistakes may have been made, Bush and Cheney “kept America safe.” (It’s testimony to the Orwellian nature of the Republican Party of today that after presiding over 3000...
“For many years, Israel has adhered to a number of basic assumptions that have...”
– Tom Segev
“It has become clearer than ever that the movie year is divided into two parts....”
– David Denby, reviewing Revolutionary Road
"I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid" →
Jane Hamsher sums it up perfectly. Harry Reid is totally incompetent as a leader. This is only the latest episode showing his ineptitude, but it’s a good case study on his bumbling.