Atrios has the definitive post on rhetoric from the right But, the problem with the post by Bill Quick which started off the latest round in this endless discussion is not that he said that liberals and Democrats are all stupid, or mean, or even corrupt and evil. It’s that he, in effect, said that [...]
Archive for October 4th, 2002
Atrios on the right's attack on the left
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I am probably suffering from pop culture poisoning
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Phil the Show Killer reminds me of the dweeby tech from C.S.I.
CNN reporting 6 al-Queda members arrested
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CNN.com – Several al Qaeda suspects arrested, sources say – Oct. 4, 2002 Law enforcement sources say at least 6 U.S. citizens are under arrest as part of this ongoing operation. Sources say four people have been arrested in Portland, Oregon, one person arrested in Detroit, Michigan, and one person arrested overseas. Sources describe these [...]
Avedon on Partisianship
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The Sideshow October 2002 Archive Again, the idea that the entire political milieu is merely a team sport, where issues themselves don’t matter, is a big mote in the eye of all too many political commentators (and, alas, politicians themselves). Shortly after 9/11, I was fuming at a public statement by David Obey to the [...]
Good look at how the political "scandals" affected the war on terrorism
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CBS News | In the Crosshairs | October 2, 2002 16:51:28 And more confirmation that the Bush team blew off the Clinton team’s warnings: %u201CThe outgoing members of the Administration made numerous attempts to flag the importance of the issue for the new team, and there was a real feeling on the part of the new [...]
A sobering thought
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The Stones of Baghdad It is accepted wisdom in the US that the Iraqis will cheer our arrival. Looks like that might me wrong: 1. Iraqis dislike and distrust Saddam Hussein, particularly outside the Sunni heartland, and many Iraqis will be delighted to see him gone. 2. Iraqis hate the United States government even more [...]
Krugman asks a good question
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My Economic Plan The answer is that we should have a sensible plan for fiscal stimulus one that encourages spending now, to bridge the gap until business investment revives. Some of the elements of such a plan are obvious, and were described by Jeff Madrick in yesterday’s Times. First, extend unemployment benefits, which are [...]
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