From ABC News: Asked by Tapper how Obama could be so sure that certain controversial domestic anti-terrorism policies instituted by the Bush administration were not instrumental to the protection of U.S. citizens, Obama said that he did not necessarily oppose all the efforts, but “it is my firm belief that we can track terrorists, we […]

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It’s got to say something about the hypersensitivity of the contemporary American right that Iron Man—Iron Man fer chrissakes—can be cast as a piece of anti-American leftie propaganda. For those unfamiliar with the plot—which nobody should be, because the movie is awesome and ought to be viewed immediately—let me sum up without, I hope, spoiling […]

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Hey, Matt? I’m looking back over what Noah Pollak has written about Samantha Power, and I’m just not seeing anything that can reasonably be interpreted as a claim that Power is an anti-Semite or “tainted by Jew hatred” or anything else like that. All I’m seeing is an argument that Power has some terrible ideas […]

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Since Perry de Havilland is trotting out the “Spanish capitulation” meme again, I may as well link the Reason column I wrote in the wake of the 2004 elections in Spain.

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Depressing, depressing, depressing.

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Glenn Reynolds: WINNING IN IRAQ: T.M. Lutas is saying “I told you so.” UPDATE: And Lutas isn’t the only one gloating. I think it’s okay to gloat about things that are good for America. I know it’s tough to grok, but for some of us, the War in Iraq is not primarily a big game […]

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From The Weekly Standard, offered without comment: Many in the mainstream press have been willing to cite this latest NIE unquestioningly. Perhaps they should start asking some pointed questions. (Don’t hold your breath.)

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They must call it “spin” because of the uncanny ability of the hawk message-crafters to pivot on a fucking dime. Old Line: Iran’s defiant, ongoing pursuit of nuclear weapons necessitates George Bush’s bellicose policy of preemption. New Line: Reports that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago validate Geoge Bush’s bellicose policy of […]

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I’m no McCain fan, but I think I want that on a T-shirt.

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From Jeff Jacoby’s recent Globe column: Blind opposition to war that seems lost is understandable. But can Democrats be so invested in defeat that they would abandon even a war that may be winnable? I’m not sure why there’s such a tone of shock in that second sentence: Of course a war might be winnable […]

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