Iraq’s Tragic Future by Scott Ritter Any analysis of the current state of the ongoing U.S. occupation of Iraq that relied solely on the U.S. government, the major candidates for president or the major media outlets in the United States for information would be hard pressed to find any bad news. In a State of [...]
OP-ED COLUMNIST When the Magic Fades By DAVID BROOKS Published: February 19, 2008 At first it seemed like a few random cases of lassitude among Mary Chapin Carpenter devotees in Berkeley, Cambridge and Chapel Hill. But then psychotherapists began to realize patients across the country were complaining of the same distress. They were experiencing the [...]
OP-ED COLUMNIST When Reality Bites By DAVID BROOKS Published: February 12, 2008 There’s a big difference between the Republican and Democratic campaigns: The Republicans have split on policy grounds; the Democrats haven’t. There’s been a Republican divide between center and right, yet no Democratic divide between center and left.
Obama’s Path to Victory By WILLIAM KRISTOL Published: February 11, 2008 Last summer, George W. Bush told The Washington Examiner’s Bill Sammon that Hillary Clinton would probably be the 2008 Democratic nominee. “She’s got a national presence and this is becoming a national primary,” he said. “And therefore the person with the national presence who [...]
Questions for Dr. Retail By DAVID BROOKS Published: February 8, 2008 QUESTION: Dr. Retail, now that the Democratic presidential race has entered its long, bloody slog phase, I figured it was time to get a fresh perspective. Can you explain to me what it’s all about?
(I thought this was a blockbuster of a story – Clinton gets $100 million for setting up a $3billion uranium mine deal with a dictator. But it didn’t seem to go anywhere. Is there something I’m not seeing? Some reason it’s not a bigger story? – promoted by Ben) After Mining Deal, Financier Donated to [...]
(Chris Kelly is a writer on the Bill Maher show. He also writes a column on the Huffington Post. – promoted by Ben) by Chris Kelly TheHuffingtonPost.com John McCain’s campaign just produced a new internet ad called “A Tale of Two Mitts.” (Get it? It’s a pun. Because “Mitt” and “City” are both words. Must [...]
Bush reminded me of a part card player. He really wanted to say mission accomplished again but didn’t dare. He so badly wants to believe that he is winning the war that he has lost all perspective. I can’t think of another time when military success has been defined in a reduction of fatalities with [...]
(Remember how Arthur Miller said charisma is not making people like you, it’s making people want you to like them? It looks like Obama read the same Arthur Miller book we did – and is taking Miller’s advice to heart. Either that, or he just knows it in his bones. – promoted by Ben) Team [...]
Hillary’s campaign tactics are causing some liberals to turn against the couple. January 26, 2008 by Jonathan Chait Something strange happened the other day. All these different people — friends, co-workers, relatives, people on a liberal e-mail list I read — kept saying the same thing: They’ve suddenly developed a disdain for Bill and Hillary [...]