Hats off to Kos for his post, Honoring our Veterans. It carries so much more weight when it comes from someone who actually served.
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I know my conservative friends will say these are just rare examples that we like to blow out of proportion. Still, the America of Ashcroft and the Patriot Act ain’t a pretty sight. A few months ago the FBI was out questioning some guy because of what he was reading. Now, they’re out knocking on […] I’ve previously ruminated about “what if” Bush had taken a different approach after 9-11 instead of squandering the opportunities it presented. Farai Chideya makes an excellent point on AlterNet: Progressives/left/liberals/you-name-it must move beyond the politics of opposition, where what’s bad for America is good for the President’s foes. We cannot rely on America’s fortunes continuing […] Let me preface this by saying I am a big fan of Tom Daschle. Not only is he my U.S. Senator, he is the most honest and sincere politician I have ever met. (I have met plenty and found very few to be sincere and even fewer to be honest). That said, it’s about time […] Glad to see everybody jumping on Dubya’s idiotic comment that the deaths of more than 30 people in one day is a sign of progress in Iraq and vindicates our approach there. Billmon and Crooked Timber note the Orwellian/Alice in Wonderland nature of this comment. Talking Points Memo points out the “sublime understatement” in the […] |
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