February 2, 2008

"Not Ready For Duty, Sir"

Back in the 2000 election, President Bush quite famously said the following in his nomination acceptance speech: "if called on by the commander-in-chief today, two entire divisions of the Army... [More]

February 11, 2008

Today's Must Read Post

To much to summarize. Just go read TPM\ here. Here's the takeaway from the NYT: The Army is accustomed to protecting classified information. But when it comes to the planning... [More]

February 18, 2008

Quote of the Day

Via Patrick Appel, Ryan McMaken: ...war is the biggest of big government programs, and the candidate that opposes it is almost inevitably the de facto small-government candidate. It reminds me... [More]

February 20, 2008

Ricks: Iraq Still a 'Fiasco'

Spencer Ackerman provides a thorough - and thoroughly depressing - take on the latest news out of Iraq. Ackerman spent part of yesterday listening to a presentation by Tom Ricks,... [More]

February 27, 2008

A Guvenator Smack-Down!

SFGate / BalloonJuice Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told Bush administration officials Monday that he is tired of the Pentagon treating the California National Guard like a stepchild by using its equipment... [More]