I heard today on NPR a story about Iraq in which Dick Cheney described our invasion as a “great success.” If he considers Iraq a success, he must have also thought that Hurricane Katrina was simply urban renewal.
Archive for March, 2008
Cheney: Iraq a “great success”
Posted in Politics on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Another thought on Spitzer
Posted in Politics, tagged Sptizer, Wall Street on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Robert Scheer has an interesting commentary about the Spitzer affair over at TruthDig.com. He concludes his thoughts with this paragraph which especially jumped out at me:
The best rule of thumb these days is that ordinary Americans should be mightily depressed over any news that Wall Street hustlers cheer, for they have been exposed as a [...]
Impeachment. Spitzer or Bush?
Posted in Politics on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Among the many issues stirred up by the Spitzer melodrama is that it clearly demonstrates why Democrats should have pushed hard for impeachment of George Bush last year. The GOP in New York have already threatened Spitzer with impeachment. Think about it — the GOP are saying (rightly so) that a governor who betrays his state as [...]
The Spitzer Fiasco
Posted in Politics on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are so many levels on which to comment about the Spitzer-prostitution scandal that I’m not even sure where to begin. I’ll start small and work my way up.
While it may be distasteful, prostitution should not be a crime. What two consenting adults agree to do in private is their business, even if one is [...]
