Palin
by Pete on August 31, 2008
She’s comically unqualified for any Executive Branch post, given that, by all accounts, she appears to have given not the slightest thought to any of the major policy positions she would be faced with should she take office. She is (…)
Luckily, we’re only looking for a plurality here.
by Pete on August 19, 2008
Yes, please–let’s have more liberals and Democrats take to the blogs and other media outlets to fret, complain, and pontificate about the fact that Obama and McCain are running pretty close in the polls. It’s not like there’s a huge (…)
The Saddleback dog-and-pony show
by Pete on August 17, 2008
I caught the last half of Obama’s appearance at Rick Warren’s Q-and-A last night, and managed to sit through about fifteen minutes’ worth of the session with John McCain. Obama did a reasonably good job of answering Warren’s questions in (…)
Asking for trouble
by Pete on August 14, 2008
This is insane: On Wednesday, the United States and Georgia called the Russian advances into Gori and another strategic Georgian city a violation of the cease-fire agreement struck only hours earlier. In response, Mr. Bush sent American troops to Georgia (…)
Kent, I’d be lying if I said laws hadn’t been broken.
by Pete on August 12, 2008
Michael Mukasey, Attorney General of the United States, explaining why he will not be pursuing charges against Justice Department officials who applied political litmus tests to the hiring process: “Where there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime, (…)
Chickens heading home to Georgia to roost, film at eleven
by Pete on August 12, 2008
Fred Kagan hits the nail on its head in this Slate article: Bush pressed the other NATO powers to place Georgia’s application for membership on the fast track. The Europeans rejected the idea, understanding the geo-strategic implications of pushing NATO’s (…)
Pete’s recipe for successfully hosting the Olympics
by Pete on August 9, 2008
Imprison tens of thousands of dissidents, ruthlessly oppress the rest of your citizenry, and engage in hardcore media censorship to keep anyone from talking about what’s going on. Put on a big show with lots of pretty lights and shiny (…)