Far East Cynic

The irony of it is lost on them.

My Canadian counterpart explains why the current TSA kerfluffle is nothing but rank hypocrisy on the part of the GOP. Of course, with everyone flipping the fuck out, it tends to be forgotten that half of America is being more than a little hypocritical. It wasn’t too long ago, after

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A book you don’t need to buy.

Never trust a man that does not drink-especially one that gave it up to please his wife. Steve Walt reminds us why we should not fall for the nostalgia-George Bush really was a bad as he is made out to be.

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Summed up well

The GOP’s pledge that is not a pledge-but a rehash of stupid ideas: One person likes it though:

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Asking the wrong question…..

Lex and others have taken a great deal of pride in flashing this picture around-and then with a certain amount of snarkiness proclaiming how great it was under George W. Bush. Sad to see how short peoples memories really are:   Let’s just say for argument’s sake-Barak Obama is really the

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Don't hold your breath…..

Waiting for Donald Rumsfeld to apologize. The parallels between Rumsfeld and McNamara are strong — up to a point. Both men took charge of the Pentagon bent on exercising greater civilian control over the military. Both were determined to transform the military bureaucracy into a more efficient, more adaptable organization.

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Don’t hold your breath…..

Waiting for Donald Rumsfeld to apologize. The parallels between Rumsfeld and McNamara are strong — up to a point. Both men took charge of the Pentagon bent on exercising greater civilian control over the military. Both were determined to transform the military bureaucracy into a more efficient, more adaptable organization.

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Why they just won't get it…….

The party I was a proud member of and still claim as my political home. When Lieberman abandons the principles of his party-because of his beliefs-somehow that is OK. When a moderate Republican says I can’t stand what the party I served has morphed into-that is an act of treason.

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Why they just won’t get it…….

The party I was a proud member of and still claim as my political home. When Lieberman abandons the principles of his party-because of his beliefs-somehow that is OK. When a moderate Republican says I can’t stand what the party I served has morphed into-that is an act of treason.

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He's nothing like Truman……….

This last evening observes the final night of the administration of George W. Bush. As the clock has been ticking down towards a new beginning, his staunchest supporters have been publishing article after article, with a snarky tone, trying to tell people like me that – “See Bush was right

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He’s nothing like Truman……….

This last evening observes the final night of the administration of George W. Bush. As the clock has been ticking down towards a new beginning, his staunchest supporters have been publishing article after article, with a snarky tone, trying to tell people like me that – “See Bush was right

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