McStrangelove

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McCain, the Human Volcano

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), on the prospect of John McCain occupying the White House: “The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me.” Yeah, my thought, ...

Obama Bows and Scrapes

From one of my favorite liberal Democratic bloggers: “The most pathetic thing about Barack Obama’s efforts to bow and scrape for AIPAC are that the AIPAC crowd has been suspicious of him from Day One and his pandering doesn’t change the fact that they don’t like him. Why ...

Live-blogging the GOP Debate

The opening shot on CNN saw Ron Paul getting friendly with Mitt Romney and John McCain, who gave his principal ideological opponent a patronizing pat on the back. Are Americans better off now than they were 8 years ago? Mitt Romney says he’s not running on President Bush’s record. ...

He’s a Uniter, Not a Divider

Matt Yglesias has it right: “Whatever else happens in 2008, one thing that’s certain is that Rudy Giuliani won’t be elected president. That’s something I’m thankful for. And, based on the results, I think it’s something that virtually everyone in America can be ...

The End, or Just the Beginning?

Andrew Sullivan avers that “a McCain nomination means one thing for sure. The era of legal, authorized torture in America is coming to a close.” So they’re going to stop torturing those guys in Guantanamo, and start torturing the rest of ...

Florida: Give It Back

In response to Ron Paul’s showing of 3 percent in Florida, one can only propose that we give the place back to its rightful owner: Spain. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, first Spanish governor of Florida, founder of St. ...

Arise Sweet Destiny: Go Ron!

"€œDr. Paul is the only candidate I know of who would have signed the Constitution of the United States had he been there.I"€™m with him because he seems to be the only candidate who actually believes it has as much relevance today as it did a couple of hundred years ago."€ —Arlo ...

From Here to Mendacity

Via Matt Yglesias, Paul Krugman’s got that right: “Even now, it's better for your reputation not to have noticed until, say, 2005 that we had some dangerous people running the country. If you noticed earlier "€” or, worse yet, you caught on to the administration's essential mendacity ...

The AIPAC Spy Trial”€”Justice Delayed, And Likely Denied

While the AIPAC spy case may never make it to court—the defense, which is the best money can buy, has so far succeeded in delaying the trial for over two years—some interesting details are coming out, anyway. A recent piece in The Washingtontonian has several interesting tidbits, ...