Liberal Talk Radio

This is a fun piece of contrarian wisdom by Jake Weisberg in Slate. I don’t really take issue with his conclusions, but take issue with a bit of his evidence: And there is one final argument that scotches any theory that Democrats should be glad to fall short in November: The party has now gone [...]

So this is the kind of thing I’m glad we don’t hear very often on American Television: The television announcements were made in the name of the Army Commander in Chief, Lt. Gen. Sondhi Bunyaglarin, who has publicly feuded with the prime minister. The spokesman accused Mr. Thaksin of corruption and constant interference with the [...]

Here’s an intriguing quote from a worthy John Broder piece in Week in Review: “L.B.J. lamented that he would listen to anyone who had a plan that met American goals and got the troops out of Vietnam,” Mr. Foyle said. “Nobody had one.” THAT gave Richard Nixon freedom to run on a vague antiwar platform, [...]

Someone, please get George Clooney some Talking Points. Look, I’m not trying to jump on the Bash-Clooney train just because he’s so clearly out of his depth at the UN. I respect him for doing what he’s doing. And I certainly don’t disagree with his cause. But he needs to avoid exchanges like this one, [...]

This should be somewhat frightening… Everyone recognizes the irony of the Bush apparatus doing their damnedest to get Lincoln Chafee– the Senator who admitted he didn’t even vote for Bush in 2004*– renominated to run on the Republican ticket against Sheldon Whitehouse this fall. But in this typically incisive column, EJ Dionne adds another wrinkle: [...]

A statement from the president on Governor Richards’ passing: Ann loved Texas, and Texans loved her. As a public servant she earned respect and admiration. Ann became a national role model, and her charm, wit, and candor brought a refreshing vitality to public life. We extend our sympathies to Ann’s family and friends. Texas has [...]

Andrew Sullivan commends TNR editor Frank Foer for giving Marty Peretz his own blog– immodestly entitlled The Spine– at the TNR website. Says Sullivan: Marty Peretz, was almost designed for blogging… Along with a spine, Marty also has a great heart. He has done more to nurse young talent and to stand up to smelly [...]

David Brooks is really charmed (subs. only) by George W. Bush. I’m not saying he always agrees with the President’s policies– he doesn’t. Not always. But he is clearly very taken with Bush’s personality– and he’s not the first. Just about every third- or fourth- hand story you hear about someone meeting Bush– Liberals and [...]

With well under a thousand days until the 2008 Presidential Election, there are good signs for potential Democratic contenders. Check out this polling data (via RCP) from Survey USA, detailing state-by-state approval ratings of George Bush. According to this chart, Bush’s approval is at 36% in Florida and a whopping 34% in Ohio– two of [...]

In what has to be the best example of my theory that conservatives have gone flaccid on their rejection of the Iraq-Vietnam comparison, Charles Krauthammer has this little nugget of tortured logic in today’s Post. Consider an analogy that the antiwar types hold dear: Iraq as Vietnam. I reject the premise, but let’s assume it [...]