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Big lies, little lies and the fools who consume them

Due to real life activity, blogging may be even more sporadic for the near future. But there just seemed a perverse karma here:

BIG LIES: Reuters, The Guardian and the Associated Press report that AP has obtained a videotape that contradicts US claims that our attack last week killing 40+ people was on a safehouse […]

Instilling more faith in our anti-terrorism efforts

Everybody is reading today about the fact Brandon Mayfield, a Portland lawyer, was released after being held for two weeks as a “material witness” (i.e., without charges being filed) in the Madrid bombings. He was held after his fingerprint was allegedly found on a bag of detonators recovered after the bombings. Many of the stories […]

Torturing the rule of law

I don’t want to detract from the abuse/torture reports coming out of Iraq, Afghanistan, etc., or even claim some sort of direct comparison. In fact, I am beginning to believe these scandals may turn out to be the most likely things to topple the Bush Administration. But, unfortunately, physical abuse is just one sign of […]

Follow up on Bush poll results

The trend numbers of the Mason-Dixon poll appear in today’s Argus-Leader. The only surprise to me is the fact I evidently overlooked earlier erosion of support for Bush in the state.

The results indicate Bush’s favorable name recognition has gone from 58% last August to 54% in November to 47% in February to the most […]

All not well for Bush in South Dakota?

KELO and the Argus-Leader are now beginning to report the Bush-Kerry numbers from the recent poll they sponsored. The first KELO story doesn’t come as a shock on the surface. “If the election was held today, Bush would get 51% of the vote, compared to John Kerry’s 35%, 4% would vote for Ralph Nader, 10% […]