I saw this a couple of days ago, and thought it was hilarious . Honestly, if you're stupid enough not to read what you put your name to, you deserve what you get. Students, who last month signed a petition that was being circulated on the Blue Bell campus t
Hi Lee1776 Right, I think Bush has increased the flu threat, and you think Kerry would increase the chance that American cities will get nuked. My point was that it was unfair to focus specifically on Kerry's words regarding the flu vaccine shortage, when the very same day Cheney was warning that a Kerry victory would make it more likely that cities would get nuked. In my humble opinion, both candidates are using scare tactic
THK said something stupid, she apologized almost immediately (don't we all wish that Misters Bush and Kerry would apologize every once in a while?) and LB was very gracious. About half the time Mrs blogic and I want put a muzzle on THK, and the other half we're thrilled that she's so off the rails. Honestly, if I were getting the attention she is, I'm sure I'd find out -- out the 6 o'clock news -- that I say all kinds of crazy things. <br
drmiller, You're joking, right? A. American cities will get nuked unless that threat is effectively combated. B. Cheney says only tough, aggressive war on terrorism can effectively combat threat of cities getting nuked. C. Cheney says Bush will fight tough, aggressive war on terrorism. D. Cheney says Kerry won't fight an tough, aggressive war on terrorism. A + B + C = E. American Cities less likely to get nuked i
Hi CK, Sorry for my confusion over who you were addressing. Please show me a link for where Kerry literally campaigned to have the Australian troops removed. Also, where's your evidence that Truman was unpopular during the mid to late 1940s? I never said coalitions were built up by the popularity of Kerry in other countries. I said that Bush's unpopularity in other countries makes alliance building more difficult. That's c
Hi dmiller, If you look at my comment, you'll see I said "implied." Here's another edit of the same <a href="http://www.washin
Best. Title. Ever.
Sure: Cheney doesn't think Kerry could handle 'the ultimate threat' .
Daiwa, Yes! I avoided watching the game because I seem to curse the teams I root for. I've seen my A's lose too many times, and I paid close attention to the Sox last year... and we all know how that turned out. Great news. Cheers and congratulations!
They played a bit of Kerry's speech about this issue today on NPR. As a Kerry supporter, I was PISSED that he gave this speech in Florida to a bunch of old people. Don't accuse Bush and Cheney of using scare tactics if you're going to give this kind of speech, OK JOHN? DO YOU HEAR ME? Myrrander, I respect your feeling on this, even if I dis
Daiwa, I've periodically discussed whether Bush is actually a conservative. The linked piece fits into that discussion. I'm not sure how this has anything to do with whether I'm happy or not. You may not think a conservative making a detailed argument about why a Republican president isn't conservative isn't newsworthy, but I think many would disagree with you.
Hi Myrrander, I encourage debate with the discussions of my posts, and appreciate your comments. I am somewhat surprised that you dropped your normally civil tone. I think I've seen you talk elsewhere about the importance of civility in how we talk about other writers at JoeUser. Once again, thank you for your comments.
Daiwa, Two things. (1) Are you really claiming that the executive branch wasn't aware of this, when the GAO was repeatedly testifying in the Senate about this, and academics were warning the administration? (2) Bush does lead the party that controls Congress, and nearly every proposal that Bush has prominently supported has passed. I enjoy your comments, but I wouldn't mind it if you left out the personal attacks. I'm fairl
Hi GX, Putin said this: I consider that the activities of terrorists in Iraq are not as much aimed at coalition forces but more personally against President Bush ... International terrorism has as its goal to prevent the election of President Bush to a second term, if they achieve that goal, then that
Hi CK, I think I was fairly clear I was talking about Bush's popularity in other countries, not domestically. When we deal with other democracies, their leaders necessarily care about whether their constituents support alliances with America. In fact, European supporters of the Iraq War are now having political problems precisely because the war is so unpopular there. So the question is, could Bush have handled it differently so tha
Hi Myrrander, I wasn't talking about his domestic popularity, so I'm not sure why you brought it up -- I certainly never implied it wasn't important. I was talking about Kerry vs Bush's ability to put together an alliance. Do you disagree with me on this? Believe Bush is more likely to work with allies? Also, as you know, I write commentary pieces periodically. I've always done a mix of link posts and commentary, and even li
Hi Myrrander, I think I answered both your questions as well as I can, and I think my answers were both reasonable and admitted their internal limits. Question number one boils down to "Why did Kerry flip-flip?", and I said that the "9/11 changed everything" answer applies at least as logically to Kerry's views as Bush's. Both Bush and Kerry's views have evolved over time. Are you holding Kerry to a different standard than you hold Bush? A
As I indicated, I think Germany has already signalled they'd be more willing to work with a President Kerry. Regarding potential allies, various members of the Bush administration have made many pointed comments about "Old Europe," so I hardly think Bush is in a strong position there. Not that I think it should matter in the election, but it's no secret that Bush is not a popular leader in most of the world. I think it's very likely that more world
Hi alison, Probably because the election is fewer than two weeks away. My guess is that once it's settled who's going to be the next president, there'll be more readers for other topics.
Many would say that 9/11 changed everything, and international alliances are far more important than they used to be. The War on Terrorism is more important than Saddam Hussein, and to have any hope of winning the WoT we will need a grand coalition. Unfortunately, Bush's approach to Iraq has made building the necessary coalition more difficult. I understand that you would probably assert that Iraq is part of the WoT, but obviously reasonable people
This is an excerpt from a short Dahlia Lithwick piece at Slate. Basically, the essay touches on two points: (1) Bush appealed to his base when he talked about the Supreme Court and (2) it makes more sense to look at Bush and Kerry's records than to engage in dreaming up scare stories about what they will do. Th
"which is the real Kerry?" Well, the original article is perfectly open that Kerry, like most senators, has views that have evolved over time. Of course, the same is true of Bush. In 2000, he favored a "humble" foreign policy built on stronger international alliances.
Thanks for the comments, GX and CK, Well, Kerry's argument is that if Bush had been less abrasive with his "you're either with us or against us" approach, it would have been easier to attract allies. So the fact that we're having trouble getting allies is due to that approach. I realize that's a disputed dispute assertion. As I understand it, the Polish troops are signalling that <a href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2004/10/04
Thank you for your comments, Chemicalkinetics, You may not have read the article closely enough: "Win as much allied support as possible before going to war". Also: "There's no question he's wandered around" on issues such as the use of force, but so have most senators, said a Republican colleague and friend who supports Bush but also admires Kerry. "I don't think he wo
Hi drmiller, I see you're not contesting that the GAO first warned the Bush administration of this potential problem over three years ago, and closely predicted the characteristics of the current shortage. Thank you for your comment.
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