In Afghanistan? Despite some possible fraud, it went a lot better than expected. Elsewhere? Um . . . not so good.
Conservatives Honor Christopher Reeve
Below are some of the comments made at the Free Republic regarding the passing of Christopher Reeve. They were rescued by Digby before Free Republic deleted them. Wonder if Hell is handicapped accessible. The willingness to sacrifice another life to save his own was not worthy of the Man of Steel. I’m sorry, but I have no compassion for this … Read More
Convert Websites to ASCII Format
Go here, type in any URL (like www.kenashford.com), and it will be converted into ASCII format. Now you may ask "WHY would I want to do that?" I have absolutely no idea.
The Opposition Is Idiotic
I thought the "global test" flap was retarded, but the RNC is topping themselves yet again. Kerry said: ”We have to get back to the place we were, where terrorists are not the focus of our lives, but they’re a nuisance,” the article states as the Massachusetts senator’s reply. ”As a former law enforcement person, I know we’re never going … Read More
Re-election More Important Than Military Victory
President Bush likes to accuse John Kerry of harming the morale of our troops in Iraq by criticizing the war. Of course, if you were serving in Iraq your morale would probably be affected much more by things like roadside bombs and suicide attacks, but let’s imagine you got a hold of today’s Los Angeles Times and read this: WASHINGTON … Read More
Fun with Flashbacks
The Washington Post, April 19, 2001: An influential energy task force headed by Vice President Cheney has broached the possibility of lifting some economic sanctions against Iran, Libya and Iraq as part of a plan to increase America’s oil supply. According to a draft of the task force report, the United States should review the sanctions against the three countries … Read More
Book Recommendation
Conservatives and libertarians, you can skip this post. The rest of you: If you are at all like me, one of the questions that may plague you is WHY (why oh why oh why) does so much of "middle America" vote Republican when doing so is clearly against their economic interest. To that end, permit me to recommend Thomas Frank’s … Read More
Kerry’s Speech of October 9, 2001
I thought I would share with my friends on the right (and those on the left, if they aren’t aware of this), what Kerry said when he voted "for the war". Remember this is what Kerry said on the floor of the Senate on why he was giving a "yay" vote. The full text of the speech is here. The … Read More
Pop Quiz
When did the United States announce that it had developed a formal strategy to get control of Iraq in time for Iraq’s January elections? Before April 1, 2004 Sometime in spring 2004 (April – June) Sometime in summer 2004 (July – August) On or after September 1, 2004 Answer below the fold . . .
Cheney Implicates Himself
Well, it’s bound to happen when the wheels of the spin machine fall off. Speaking of the Duelfer Report, Cheney says: "As soon as the sanctions were lifted, he [Saddam] had every intention of going back. . . . [T]he sanctions regime was coming apart at the seams. Saddam perverted that whole thing and generated billions of dollars." (Emphasis mine) … Read More
The Story That Won’t Die
Bush’s mystery bulge at the first debate intrigued me about as much as Kerry’s "cheat sheets" — that is, not very much. But unlike Kerry’s "cheat sheets" — which turned out to be a pen — the Bush bulge story hasn’t ebbed. It has even inspired websites like www.isbushwired.com. The theory that Bush was wired was enhanced by the fact … Read More
Qui Est Le Menteur?
So the French didn’t want to help the United States invasion of Iraq? Not according to this story which I almost missed: French officials were prepared to provide as many as 15,000 troops for an invasion of Iraq before relations soured between the Bush administration and the French government over the timing of an attack, according to a new book … Read More
Oh What A Week It Was
Kevin Drum has put together a wonderful chronology of the past week, and how it has combined into a sort of "perfect storm" leading to a Bush downfall. Some of it is simply unfortunate timing — unwelcome news coming at a bad time — and there wasn’t much Bush could have done about it. Some of it was because of … Read More
Beyond Outrageous!
WASHINGTON – President Bush and his vice president conceded Thursday in the clearest terms yet that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction, even as they tried to shift the Iraq war debate to a new issue — whether the invasion was justified because Saddam was abusing a U.N. oil-for-food program. Are you shitting me?!? Are you fucking pulling … Read More
War Crimes
Who are were these people, and why were the bombed? It doesn’t look like anyone tried to find out beforehand. Disturbing video here. UPDATE: According to this, the Pentagon is investigating. I guess that’s what happens when our soldiers don’t over-think it.