The chains that bind us

I’m not the only one to bring this up: since his landmark speech on St. Patrick’s Day,...

Below this post, you’ll see a video taken by a soldier’s father, depicting living conditions for...

The Odierno Way

So, it’s official — GEN David Petraeus is moving (upward?) to command CENTCOM (U.S....

The Twenty Percent

I’m looking at a blank screen, and the cursor’s blinking. Why is that? I’m...

Writing has been light lately, mostly because I’m reading two books for review, and neither is...

"A Different Understanding With the...

Sad to say, Too Hot For TNR is dead. It had to happen, if...

"The Misguided Privilege of Feeling...

“And that’s their right. Americans have had the presidency they deserved these past four...

“The costs of leaving Iraq are debatable. The costs of...”
— Joe Biden, telling it like it...

Meanwhile, I don’t mention this near enough, but ProgressNow really does a lot of good work...

war·mon·ger (wôr’mŭng’gər, -mŏng’-)  Pronunciation Key n.   One who advocates or...

Charlton Heston, 1923-2008. One hell of an actor. 

“Perfection [in design] is achieved not when there is nothing...”
— Antoine de Saint-Euxpery

One last note: I’ve finally added a badge to the site indicating my support for Sen. Obama. My...

No sooner had I written the post below, when I got another email from another fellow Obama supporter...

One of my friends just emailed me, and in the process of asking me if I’d go to Pennsylvania...

Holy cow…I think I just figured out why Hillary Clinton’s campaign ads are set late,...

Just finished with the Mario Solis Marich show…and if you want more information on the...

The Responsible Plan, Part I

If you’ve caught me in any kind of public forum since March 17, you’ve heard me talk...

Concerning that PPP poll that came out today showing Barack Obama with a two-point lead in PA...

A few brief notes: Still working on that Responsible Plan write up. One of the problems with...

One thing I didn’t mention last night (and my pal Ezra Klein did this morning) is that the...

One last note, before I hit the sack.  People are going to read this, and ask, “well, why...

One other thing, that I didn’t add in my essay below — for interests of time and (some)...

"Never Gonna Give You Up! Never Gonna...

Really? I mean, really? Are you serious?  What you’re seeing is my reaction to reading...

I switched to a different Twitter client — twhirl. It’s an Adobe AIR application, which...

Now that’s what I call a smooth picture! Though, truth...

Good God, it’s 3:30 in the morning, and I can’t frakkin’ sleep.  Y’know, now...

Well, we now know who McCain’s running mate will be:...

The Real Meaning of 4,000 Dead

Went to Denver’s DL tonight. Very engaging, and frustrating, and thought-provoking, which...

Vote for Spencer! Vote to see him hang out...

Matt Ortega

Shadow of the Hegemon

“CHENEY: On the security front, I think there’s a general...”
— Um, Dick? Two-thirds of the...

There! I’m done! I’ve imported all the archives (those I was able to unmuck and unravel,...

Reddit: "BREAKING: Hillary Finally Drops Out...

Good words from my friend Chris Bowers, who has the statements from Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama on...

So I’m still plugging away at this essay on the Responsible Plan. Part of the reason...

Well, that took long enough. 6 hours after I started, I’m done tweaking the site to my...

Square State on Blog Talk Radio

Happy Easter. This year, think of the bunnies, won’t...

it's all just a tool

On a totally different subject…I ditched my last mobile for another one. The less said about...

The previous link leads to a plan to end the Iraq War that has by now been endorsed by 25 candidates...

A Responsible Plan

Blogger Summit

At NOI’s Blogger Summit. We’re having a very intense and productive discussion about the...

Laundry

Seriously, I did it last week, and it’s spread like Gremlins!

Break time's over, man.

Usually, the end of the year is a time for me to reflect on how the year’s gone. What I’ve done,...

“this above all: to thine own self be true for it then...”
— hamlet, by the bard

They say I'm indestructible...

They say I’m indestructible. They also say that the law of big numbers says things have to go...

So, apparently, there’s another anti-war march today in NYC. I’m growing more and more...

Three Years Too Long, Our Voices Too...

It was this date, three years ago, that our war against Iraq entered a new and deadly phase. By...

All Wars Are Crimes

The past couple of days, I’ve been involved in a number of discussions regarding how we (as...

Striking a Pose

Look, let’s just get this out there. Over the last few hours, I’ve gotten a fair amount...

Goals

Courtesy of my friend Tacitus, I came across this blog post. (Warning: Long Post) It’s an...

There Is No Honor

There is no honor. I saw Don Rumsfeld’s testimony today, and there is no honor. Certainly,...

Call & Response, Part II

Diana Moon says something in my comments that bears repeating: But I think it’s important...

Call & Response, Part I

I’ve been thinking about some of the criticism that my plan to win the war in Iraq has...

Daydream Believer

Now we’re talking. Now we’re fighting. Now we’re talking. Now we’re...

Victory

So, earlier I stated that I was fairly pessimistic about our chances in Iraq. One of the big reasons...

An Open Letter

Over the past year, all kinds of right wing bloggers have ceaselessly harped on their belief that a...

By their deeds...

Some of you, after reading my post on the Spanish terror attacks and elections last night, have...

A Myriad of Problems, But Nary a...

Reading Matthew Yglesias, I thought that he stated our problems in Iraq pretty simply. What’s...

Wishing Won't Make It So

I read the transcript of the President’s interview with Tim Russert. One thing immediately...

Learning From Our Mistakes

Finally, after much thought, are my reflections on the debate answers I gave one year ago. You...

An Apology

No, it’s not what you think. Think, instead, about a defense. I was reading one of my...

For War, But Reluctantly

This is part of my blog reclamation project. I’ve been blogging off and on since May 25, 2001,...

Five Questions on the Coming War

Another part of the blog reclamation. This essay was written as part of a cross-blog debate between...