On Sept 14, 1959, the USSR completed the first moon landing, beating the US by a full decade. Its amazing the lies we tell ourselves as a nation, innit?... [More]
September 14, 2007
September 20, 2007
The Effect of Dynasty
Blumenthal @ Salon on Draper's take on Bush: Draper's unusual access enabled him to collect valuable anecdotes as well as to put a microphone in front of a president who,... [More]
September 21, 2007
The Seeds of Anti-Semitism? Hardly.
I usually avoid the whole "power of the Israeli lobby" debate, but today's WaPo column by Michael Gerson is so stupid that I have no choice but to respond. First,... [More]
September 25, 2007
Quote of The Day
Courtesy of Bob Herbert: It's an old one, but it is worth remembering: "You start out in 1954 by saying, 'Nigger, nigger, nigger,' " said Atwater. "By 1968, you can't... [More]
September 26, 2007
Perlstein on Ahmadinejad: Once Upon A Time... (Multiple Updates)
Hopefully this will be my only post today on Ahmadinejad's visit to the US. Hopefully. Over at Campaign for America's Future, Rick Perlstein does a bit of then-and-now on the... [More]
Civilization Hangs By A Very Thin Thread
I've spent all day posting angry rants, so its time for something a bit more uplifting. If you remember the Cold War, go read this.... [More]
September 28, 2007
BU's Bacevich Throws Down
In The American Conservative, no less Sycophant Savior General Petraeus wins a battle in Washington—if not in Baghdad. by Andrew J. Bacevich In common parlance, the phrase “political general” is... [More]
A Nation of Tax Revolters? Hardly.
I know that I'm fighting a losing battle here, but I'm going to fight nonetheless. This story about our history being "founded in a tax revolt" is so deeply misleading... [More]
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