Bush Eats the Press Michael Crowley has a nice piece in the New York Observer on Bush’s Iraq Press Conference: In other words: They … wuz … used! The press corps seemed mainly to serve as a prop, providing Mr. Bush with an opportunity to deliver another pro-war speech while appearing to bravely face the […]

Slate’s Explainer has something interesting that I didn’t know There’s an esoteric maneuver to get around a threatened veto: invoking the obscure U.N. Resolution 377, also known as the “Uniting for Peace” Resolution. In early 1950, the United States pushed through the resolution as a means of circumventing possible Soviet vetoes. The measure states that, […]

Miscellaneous Via Daily Kos:Snow claims Greenspan backs tax cuts (full story here). As I mentioned before, Snow used to be against deficits. Wampum has an interesting suggestion for further de-Frenchification of the House of Representatives. TalkLeft found some actual left-right bipartisanship. On the subject of my Iraq post, Matt Yglesias points out that my statements […]

Being preoccupied with thoughts of impending war, you might (conveniently?) miss this: Bush one vote away from Arctic drilling OK or this: Bush calls for ban on judicial filibusters or this: Ex-Judges and Prosecutors Fight Milestone Execution in Texas or this: Senate Blocks an Amendment to Alter an Abortion Measure or this: 2 Enron Executives […]

The Iraq Post As I wrote before, Unlearned Hand is collecting Bloggers’ opinions for a series called “Where Do We Go From Here?” Mr. Hand is looking for posts on “fleshed-out alternatives to war” and “what would you do in Bush’s place?” Here’s the post I submitted, edited very slightly for style. Ideally, Bush would […]

Talking Dog I’ve often thought it would make life easier if only someone would compile a master list of blogs, complete with descriptions. As it turns out, The Talking Dog has done it and it’s available here. I’ve even made the list: Angry Bear is the work of a real, live slightly left leaning economist. […]

Let Freedom Ring Get Oily Hot in a Deep Frier or be dipped in beaten eggs, placed on a griddle, and cooked until crispy on the outside and tender one the inside; sprinkle with powdered sugar or use syrup, as you prefer: WASHINGTON (CNN) — The cafeteria menus in the three House office buildings changed […]

I recommend that… …you read this. AB

Where do we go from here? Unlearned Hand is collecting Bloggers’ opinions for a series called “Where Do We Go From Here?” Mr. Hand is gathering posts on “fleshed-out alternatives to war” and “what would you do in Bush’s place?” For what it’s worth, I was asked to put in my two cents, which are […]

For the curious but unwilling or unable to watch… Kerry Lauerman watches and reports on MSNBC’s newest jackass, so you don’t have to. Here’s the show in a nutshell: On Saturday’s show, the only callers allowed to talk to Savage were his most exuberant fans. According to Pellegrino, “I told the screener that I was […]