Another Anti-War March…yawn…

So, apparently, there's another anti-war march today in NYC. I'm growing more and more disenchanted with the movement, since marching is the only thing most folks seem to want to do.
Back in 2004, playwright Tony Kushner, of Angels in America fame, said this in an interview. It's stuck with me, since it was such a [...]

The Folly of Impeachment

Several of the mailing lists that I’m publicize the prospect of impeaching the President (and as often as not, the Vice President, too) for “high crimes and misdemeanors”. I’ve gotten into some pretty sharply-worded debates over the subject, because I happen to think that impeachment is the wrong solution, at least now, for two reasons: [...]

Three Years Too Long; Our Voices Too Silent

It was this date, three years ago, that our war against Iraq entered a new and deadly phase. By launching missiles at a smattering of targets, we hoped to bring the war to an end, even as it began.
Of course, that gambit failed. Saddam mocked us from a hidden bunker, deep within the bowels of [...]

A Real Response

Why isn’t anyone on our side saying this:
These guys are corrupt and incompetent. They have screwed up the Iraq war, turned FEMA into a joke and landed the next generation with a mountain of debt. We’re for making the homeland safer, winning back our allies, and taking on the Iranian dictatorship. We’re for energy [...]

State of the Union Preview

So, it’s a couple of hours before the President delivers his sixth State of the Union Address, and the White House Communications Office has released some excerpts from the speech. Most notable excerpt: an admission that this country is addicted to oil. I’ve long believed that the only way we, as a country, will be [...]

Why?

Why?
I’m looking at video from the Superdome in New Orleans and wondering just what in the hell is going on? You’ve got scenes reminiscent of a coup in Haiti, and all the Administration can think to do is cover its own political ass.
Sometimes, as much as I love this country, I can’t abide this [...]

Correction

It seems that there’s more to the “Free Speech” story than meets the eye. Apparently, the story is more complex than first reported, and as soon as I find the link, I’ll put it up. But I wanted to get that out while I could.
Also, I’ve just been swamped with offline work this week, [...]

Onward, Brave Trojans

I’m on my way to go see Troy, but before I do…many of you have written me concerning SPC Joe Roche. The gist of these emails is that he may not exist, because you can’t Google him or find any proof of his existence beyond his rather frequent appearances in conservative blogs.
Folks, he’s real. [...]

Goals

Courtesy of my friend Tacitus, I came across this blog post. (Warning: Long Post)
It’s an email from SPC Joe Roche, who’s currently serving with the 16th Engineer Battalion, part of the 1st Armored Division. Yes, that’s the division that whose tour was extended by three months. They’re located in the Baghdad area, and they’ve seen [...]

Speech! Speech!

I’ve been swamped with work here, but I’ve been doing my best to follow the ins and outs of the Abu Ghraib story. You can find the Taguba Report here. Once you’re done reading that catalogue of horrors, feel free to pass it on to GEN Richard Myers (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs), Don Rumsfeld, [...]