It looks like it’s not just “the Left” who thinks that George W. Bush is dishonest. Ron Reagan Jr. agrees: KING: Do you have thoughts on the war? REAGAN: Sure, I have thoughts on the war. KING: And what do you think? REAGAN: And I think we lied our way into the war. KING: You [...]
Archive for June 24th, 2004
Reagan Jr. on Bush Jr.
Posted in Politics on June 24, 2004 | 12 Comments »
Why I Blog
Posted in Bloggin on June 24, 2004 | 5 Comments »
A while back, Kevin linked a post in which Jeanne asks why we blog. My original answer, which I did not post, was that I’ve always been interested in writing, and I’ve had an increasing interest in politics over the past couple of years, and blogging seemed like a logical way to merge those interests. [...]
Vatican Excuses
Posted in Religion on June 24, 2004 | 1 Comment »
This is depressing: Torture, burning at the stake and other punishment for the faithful condemned as witches or heretics by church tribunals during the Inquisition was not as widespread as commonly believed, the Vatican said Tuesday. Pope John Paul II praised the research, recalling that in 2000, the church asked pardon for “errors committed in [...]
Latin American Democracy and Free Trade
Posted in Economics on June 24, 2004 | Comments Off
International > Americas > Latin America Is Growing Impatient With Democracy” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/24/international/americas/24PERU.html?pagewanted=1&hp”>Latin American democracy is in trouble: In the last few years, six elected heads of state have been ousted in the face of violent unrest, something nearly unheard of in the previous decade. A widely noted United Nations survey of 19,000 Latin Americans in [...]
Large Scale, Coordinated Attacks in Iraq
Posted in Iraq on June 24, 2004 | Comments Off
International > Middle East > Violence Intensifies Days Before Shift of Sovereignty to Iraqis” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/24/international/middleeast/24CND-IRAQ.html?hp”>Attacks were carried out in five cities covering the length and breadth of the country. The death toll is high and rising, and it appears that the main targets were Iraqis working with the Occupation — primarily police. There was a [...]
Durable Goods Orders Drop
Posted in General on June 24, 2004 | 1 Comment »
Business > Surprise Drop in May Orders for Durables Goods” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/24/business/24WIRE-ECON.html?hp”>Nuts U.S. orders for durable goods posted an unexpected drop in May, a government report showed on Thursday, as weakness in demand for autos dragged the measure lower for a second straight month. The Commerce Department said orders for durable goods — those meant to [...]
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